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Posted 3/28/2010 3:16 AM (GMT 0)
Hi, all.
So, less than 2 weeks after my biopsies said that I do not have UC, I seem to have UC. I am bleeding. I cried and cried when I saw it.

I probably caused it myself by trying the wild oil of oregano without taking the probiotics in the dose suggested (but the powder tastes disgusting and made me gag). So, after one week of the "antibiotic" oil, I am now like I was after taking the Rx antibiotic that started this whole nightmare.

I have read on Jini Patel's blog that other people have also started bleeding on W.O.O.. Do any of you have experience with this. I am absolutely devastated.

Thanks.
Posted 3/28/2010 8:43 AM (GMT 0)
Hi...what exactly did your biopsy results state?

Bleeding in the colon (disease-wise) is pretty limited....what did the doc say about those results?

What other meds are you on?

q
Posted 3/28/2010 11:26 AM (GMT 0)
I am frustrated for you but so glad you posted this! I was looking at the WOO at Whole Foods and decided to wait to see what happens with this round of Cipro first. Now I am leery...
Posted 3/28/2010 11:58 AM (GMT 0)
I've never tried Wild Oil of Oregano but have been taking Olive Leaf Extract which is also known as "natures antibiotic" and have had no issues
Posted 3/28/2010 1:40 PM (GMT 0)
Hi.
He said the biopsies were completely normal! Not even microscopic evidence of any inflammation! Now, 3 weeks later, I am bleeding! about 10 days ago, after getting the results and talking about it, I started a 2 week "no asacol" (drug free) trial period. He thought the continued symptoms may be related to the drug itself. Son I stopped and stayed the same for about 5 days, and then was NORMAL. For 2.5 glorious days...then I got cramps, gas and watery diarrhea, which I'd never had throughout this. I freaked and restarted asacol, but he suggested it was food poisoning. I improved over the week,even having near normal stool as recently as 3 days ago, then I got bad cramps again. At the 7 day mark, I stopped the asacol(yesterday morning). By the evening, I was bleeding.
Posted 3/28/2010 2:24 PM (GMT 0)
Doc, what dose are you taking? As you know I'm sure, WOO is as powerful as vancomicyn in high doses. I'd not worry about it too much (I know it's easy to say considering I go into meltdown hysterics when I see blood in my kid's poop) and up the probiotics to the recommended dose asap. Are you taking anything else at the moment?
Posted 3/28/2010 2:30 PM (GMT 0)
I was easing into the woo, no more than 20 drops per day. I was also using some l-glutamine. I was taking asacol 3 tabs 3 times per day. Now I am taking 4.

I'd been on so many antibiotics for lyme, but only one class gave me a problem. I guess woo does something similar. Or, it's completely unrelated...
Posted 3/28/2010 2:41 PM (GMT 0)
Do you have lyme? There's another poster here who thought she had mild uc for many years but it turned out to be lyme. Is there any way this could be the case? Maybe it is a misdiagnosis?
Posted 3/28/2010 2:51 PM (GMT 0)
I had biopsies for lyme that were negative, but it is still possible. That's why this is so devastating. I need antibiotics for the lyme, but it turned my gut to roadrash. I nearly lost my colon. I am only 37.
Posted 3/29/2010 6:02 PM (GMT 0)
How long did you take the wild oregano oil for? My daughter takes the wild oregano oil in cycles, 5 drops a day for 3 weeks at a time, with at least 3 weeks rest in between, never had a problem, she's done 4 cycles since November. I am so sorry that you are going through such a terrible ordeal! I hope things turnaround for you soon.
Posted 3/29/2010 9:59 PM (GMT 0)
i took it for about 8 days...2-3 times per day.

i took vsl3 and sacchromyces yesterday and today...
and, i haven't had any BMs today...all of that blood yesterday, and now nothing (so far)!
I do still have some gurgling in my gut and an ache in my rectum, so i am sure that this has just been a temporary reprieve...

but, i'll take it.
Posted 3/30/2010 3:11 PM (GMT 0)
hmm, we were thinking of increasing her dosage to of w.o.o. to twice a day with the next cycle, I am going to rethink that now because of your experience.

Hopefully things are turning around for you now.  Did you take the vsl3 and saccharomyces boulardii for the first time yesterday or have you been taking them all along?  My daughter's bm's decreased significantly when she started taking saccharomyces boulardii.

 

Posted 3/30/2010 4:06 PM (GMT 0)
I have been taking these probiotics rather randomly in the past many weeks.

Today is anther bad day...actually had to stay home from work. I never do that. But, I have already been to the bathroom 3 times, with 2 additional false alarms (severe cramps).

I guess I just can't eat anymore. I feel fine when I don't eat. But, I do get rather hungry!
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