Immune system

You ask a very good question- the answer, really, is that the immune system is something of enormous complexity, composed of numerous- possibly hundreds- of feedback loops, the product of millions of years of evolution layering new things on top of old things... Blunt one thing, and something else tries to fill the gap and compensate for the loss; Boost one thing, and smething else is blunted via a feedback loop... And so on and so on. This kind of explains why all the so called immune suppressing drugs often cause, ironically, inflammatory side effects (eg joint pains from bioligics). It also explains how drug therapies targeting one small component of the immune system rarely seem to come up with a magic bullet. Its also why I had hi hopes for a natural organism like helminths that have co-evolved with humans over millions of years- they woukd jn theory automatically make all the needed adjustments... Boost a bit here, blunt a bit there, etc... Alas worm therapy didnt work that well for me.

bananagirl said...
something that boosts the immune system doesn't make it overactive. it just means that it will work more efficiently and be more balanced. an immunosuppressant won't do anything to help the immune system, just make it less active. i would definitely take immune system boosters while on immunos.

OK I guess that makes sense.

Btw just looking at your signature I see all the treatment options you tried. I just started taking l-glutamine, probiotics, asaxanthin and slippery elm root. I've been on asacol for awhile and a hydrocortisone enema the last month or so. Have none of the things you've tried worked? If you don't mind, what was your experience with them? I'm considering going on 6-mp but the risks definitely worry me. I'd like to try LDN first.

Thanks

 what would be the best immune sytem boosters we could take while on supressant drugs???  like bee pollen ? probitics? etc . LETS GET A LIST GOING??? :)

Super fruits are your best bet to boost immunity (blueberry, acai berry)... Its funny, I just posted a link on my facebook to this article on the best herbs to boost immunity. HERE.

Its an assumption that our immune systems are over active, but idealy, its the fact that the immune system has been triggered to release many white blood cells that are fighting off harmless body tissue, because they are confused at what to attack. That's why when I went to get a blood cell study done before even being diagnosed with colitis, my doctor couldn't find alot of white blood cells, and same with eye doctor -probably because they were mostly concentrated in the colon.

Immune Suppressors can be dangerous, and bring on infection in other areas of the body because you're basically warding off those white blood cells (that are mistakenly attacking your body) but in a healthy person, actually ward off disease and infection.

ZINC, CALCIUM,GREEN TEA!!