If you don't have good insurance, the medication prescribed from a doctor is FAR more expensive than almost all alternative therapies. I'm not a proponent of "go alternative first", but when I see...
I think part of the reason people push them is because those individuals found relief. It doesn't mean the alternative treatments are silver bullets, nor does it mean they should be used instead of...
Anyone here try rice milk (or other dairy substitutes)? If so, did you notice any benefit vs. regular milk?...
I have a good friend with Crohn's who is really suffering, and I'd like to find some alternative therapies that help her. She's been on prednisone, asacol, remicade, humira, imuran, a few other...
Has anyone else tried this? No offense "lookforcure", but this sounds like an advertisement....
Ah, I saw Iowa in your profile, sorry. Yeah, the blue cross high deductible I found covered UC ... I think I paid $150/month and had a $5,000 deductible. The normal rate was $75, but they doubled it...
Sara - have you looked into one of the high deductible plans? You'll basically have to pay everything out of pocket, but at least you'd be covered if you went into the ER or had any other "big"...
I talked to both G.I.'s that I've had, and both kind of dismissed it. I've had problems with ulcers since I was a kid, always worse after sugar intake (Halloween was the worst ... one year I was...
Did you find it hard to stick with at first? What is your diet like now?...
Sugar, and other high glycemic foods (like white bread, potatoes, rice) increases inflammation throughout your body. If you're research-oriented, I can reply with some studies and articles that go...
I used to get dozens of them at a time, particularly if I was eating a lot of sugary food. Some were bigger than dimes. Really annoying. Sugars can cause them due to the increased acidity (from...
Some states have some type of guaranteed insurance program, or mandates on pre-existing condition limits. I'm not sure if Iowa is one of them, but you could try contacting the # on this site:...
I did a FT a year or two ago, and it worked great ... for 6 months. However, I only used one infusion (my wife was the donor), so I definitely did it "wrong". 6 months of relief for 10 minutes of...
Have you tried SCD or focusing on dense (higher calorie) foods? Losing weight always scares me, which is why I liked the I.F. routine (I have gained a decent amount while on it)....
Your example is basically it ... here is how I do it: day 1-eat from 6pm to 6pm the next day day 2-fast from 6pm to 6pm the next day repeat cycle indefinitely Some people fast one calendar day, then...
I just did one fecal transplant. I had wanted to do it the proper way (6-7 times, once per day, relaxed environment, etc) ... but work schedule, kids, etc did not afford such luxury. If my current...
I think it depends on how you divide up your eating. Having one large meal per day does spike your insulin, and can raise triglycerides and cholesterol. This is more due to the size of the meal than...
The only way that you'll gain weight is if you consume more calories than you burn. If you normally burn 2000 calories in a day, you might burn 1600 while fasting (this is hypothetical - the # is...
@Dsm4life - that's only true if you eat the exact same # of calories. Most people find that they eat somewhat less when on an intermittent fast, and don't gain weight (I gained weight myself at...
Eva Lou - I've never tried the 19/5 plan, I basically do a 24/24 plan (24 hours eating followed by 24 hours of fasting, but the fast starts at dinner, so I only skip breakfast/lunch every other day)....
@imagardener2 Glad to hear you saw some benefit. It has worked wonders for me, and I've found it very easy to follow. I'm looking forward to hearing an update in the future if you continue on it....
Regarding the FT - The donor was my wife. We only did one transplant, and I held it in for around 6 hours. She hadn't taken antibiotics for many years. I had never experienced remission up to that...
Have the doctors tried stronger drugs? Some people on here are unresponsive to Asacol and similar meds, but have terrific success gaining remission with a short bout of steroids or other 'more...
According to my GI doc UC can impact the last few feet of the small intestines, and that my UC was widespread enough to impact my own small intestines (yay, fun). In my case, the doc said I probably...
Unfortunately, if they did produce sterile worms the therapy probably wouldn't work. The "dirtiness" of the worms, and the extra bacteria/viruses that the worms carry, is probably what really...
True, but at the same time your metabolism decreases pretty significantly when you only eat one meal per day ... so he likely eats far fewer calories than other active 48 year olds....
Doctors typically don't advocate a treatment unless there is extensive research behind it. Partly because of liability, but probably more because they really want to "do no harm". For many, it is...
Eating less makes us age slower ... Herschel Walker is a GREAT example. How many 48 year olds look like this (pic is from past year)?...
Don't most multi-vitamins (at least those for Seniors) now contain Selenium?...
I agree with Zippy123 - I had problems with fructose as well. Doesn't seem like Vitamin C by itself would cause a problem (but you never know)....
I don't think a single week long fast is going to help you for a long period of time, at least it did not for me. I tried a week long 'juice fast', and a few shorter water-only fast. During the...
I don't skip breakfast and lunch every day, but rather every other day. It's a lot easier mentally/physically, and gives you 24 hours of eating whatever (assuming you don't snack after dinner),...
That's what my wife keeps asking too! I honestly don't have a great reason ... although it's partly because I want to "to do it right" when I do it again. Meaning eating right, having daily implants...
Here's a decent overview (you might have snipped from the same article), that also includes links to the original clinical trial info, supplement facts, technical abstract of the trial results, etc....
I became so afraid of errant squirts (back when I had really bad UC), that I now always go to the bathroom if I have to let one rip. Even now, I'll run into the bathroom and take a seat 5-10 times a...
When fasting over ~18 hours, you usually can't eat a lot your first meal ... but usually I'm VERY hungry for my second meal. In general, I probably eat ~50% more during each meal than before, which...
A lot of schools offer really nice music rooms for teachers if they give a small % of the lesson fee to the school. Check out your music department to see if there's anything similar....
I had a similar experience in that a water fast stopped my bleeding pretty quickly, but after a few days it came back in full force. The idea of having this benefit all the time, without any of the...
In 2001 I was in a similar situation as you, just with a different tropical destination for my honeymoon. I didn't know I had UC yet (found out 6 months later), so I followed these steps: * only...
I tried Align years ago, but the only probiotic that I noticed a difference with was VSL#3. However, the minimal difference did not warrant the price, so I cut out probiotics entirely and decided to...
I take a generic multi-vitamin daily and sometimes eat fish oil if it's sitting around (my wife and kids take them). When I remember I still take psyllium powder mixed with water, but I usually...
Oh, that's the other weird thing. All my food sensitivities have gone away! I used to have gas/D problems with gluten (I was gluten free for almost 5 years) and dairy, and had lots of D after...
That's why I always eat dinner - it's pretty easy to just say "I'm too busy to go to lunch today" at work, but skipping dinners would be pretty hard socially. I'm not hardcore about it either ......
I really look forward to hearing your results! I'll keep my fingers crossed that it works really well for you! I did a Fecal Transplant a couple years ago and it worked for ~4 months. I didn't follow...
I used to have joint/muscle pain and rashes. Lately I've been making some anti-inflammatory diet choices that have basically eliminated those issues (and I'm back to extensive running and rowing...
Computer stuff. Official title = Chief Information Officer, which is really just a fancy way of saying I manage a whole bunch of fellow computer geeks....
There are too many people fighting against Universal health care for us to ever see it here. Doctors, Hospitals, Insurance Companies, GOP, businesses (due to increased taxes), etc. Look at what...
It has eliminated the symptoms. I had D ~12 times per day before trying this, which wasn't bad compared to where I was years ago, and now I go 1-3 times per day (depending on what I eat), no D, with...
A few of the studies are linked from the Wikipedia page of Intermittent Fasting . There are dozens of others. The basic finding is that Intermittent Fasting has all the same benefits as extreme...
@quincy - this is not starving yourself. Many people actually GAIN weight (as I did). There have been countless studies showing the positive effects of IF, and it has been shown to be very safe (as...