Herbal scerbal (as they used to say in the 70's)

Hi,

Posted re: a flare and Euceris last week, still no great improvement week 2.

I have a very good, very intelligent, friend who runs her own "healthy living" biz - she suggested the following supplements indicating she had a LOT of success with clients with both UC and Crohn's. She uses the same supplements herself, orders only from one preferred provider (no she is not asking me to sell / no pyramid) and has three grown children on all this stuff who are (gorgeous) and super insane healthy and athletic.
Point is, I trust her.

Thoughts? Because A) I am wicked hesitant to put anything in my body during a flare and B) you can find pros and cons for ANYTHING on the internet. She has given me dosage info on all of this.


Colloidal Silver
Sulfur capsules
Noni juice
Pure aloe vera juice (not distilled) - I am drinking this, have had it before

Just curious on experiences here - Thanks!

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50 yo female, dx 16 years ago, small flares re: antibiotics but only two MAJOR flares / 3 years ago and now. Euceric for flare (budesonide MMX extended release), Lialda max dose, mesalamine and steroid rectals, Turmeric, Renew Life pro b, and other supplements / vitamins

There's little, if any, scientific evidence that any of those supplements will help your UC symptoms. Ancedotally some say some supplements do help them (varies wildly among us on which help and which do not). If you are so inclined to add supplements add one at a time, try for one month and keep/stop it depending on if it helped or not. Add them all at once and you won't know which work and which do not work. Supplements aren't cheap, only use if proven effective for you. Do not blindly rely on what helped someone else, as there's no guarantees it will work for you.

Personally, I have yet to find a supplement that helps me at all. I use none as none help me. That's a valid possibly for you too!