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My great uncle had PSA 45 ...after one year it came 52...after one more year it came 162...Only symptoms : frequent urination and warmth and pain on sides of testicles. An ultrasound showed mild...

Mr yardmaster, As my uncle (58) is going thru something like you....a severe prostate and testicular infection with PSA coming out 145 ,which went down to 44 after 2 weeks of antibiotic treatment. 2...

it's 5 months on NOPAL juice/gel one 12 oz glass every morning. Still, asymptomatic . I also take 2 tabs Apriso and 2 capsules of Turmeric. I am going to continue with Nopal as its considered a food...

Its been almost 3 months now since I started NOPAL juice/gel and the good news keeps coming. I am only on 2 Apriso. I am eating my regular food..no changes. A glassful of NOPAL juice along with its...

I am doing pretty good with NOPAL juice.....a glassful every morning for last 3+ months. Only on 2 Apriso now. Colonoscpy showed 10 days ago, minimal inflammation (just in rectal area) No symptoms at...

UPDATE ON NOPAL EFFECT: After being on Home Made Nopal Juice for 3 months and Apriso 2 tabs a day, Yesterday I had follow up colonoscpy...RESULT: Inflammation cleared almost 95 %. Only, some...

NOPAL Update: This is 6th weeks now ,I am drinking Nopal Juice. I have successfully reduced my Apriso dose to 2 tabs per day. Absolutely symptom free. I think Nopal is doing something good to me and...

About food preservatives and emulsifiers, many people already knew that they are hazardous to your health. But, the food industry(McDon, Kentucky,Burger etc. ) are too powerful and rich and could...

Cassidy..I was diagnosed in Nov2014 and went thru what you are going thru...predni...mood swings, acne, high appetite etc. Now, I am on Mesalamine and natural remedies (Turmeric, Boswellia, Probiotic...

Turmeric Probiotics Boswellia Flax seed oil AND NOPAL CACTUS JUICE (and loving it) Fully asymptomatic after starting the handy dandy cactus juice....

UC rates are lowest in Korea, China and Japan...one common thread in diet of all Asian countries is a lot of vegetables and sea weeds....I think the secret is in some leaf...be it tobacco leaf, sushi...

UPDATE about My Nopal Juice trial: Its 4 days that I have been drinking a glassful of Nopal Juice every morning. Interestingly, the only symptom I had before starting was some crampy Abd.pain before...

First of all, prednisone can cause mood swings, anxiety and weird feelings some call "energized bunny" feelings BUT, steroid psychosis is a very uncommon condition. The symptoms mentioned above do...

There is no doubt that depression is much more common in people with IBD. Recently, there is research showing that FOLATES reduce symptoms of depression and some mental health doctors have started...

I have started drinking a glass of "NOPAL WATER" as suggested by "The Answer" It is easy to drink because it has NO taste.(no bitterness.) I am not stopping Apriso (4 tabs) and at present I have 1-2...

The Rock has a very good point when he says that evryone's UC is different....some respond to dietary changes..some need diet+herbal supplements..some need Mesalamine+ supplements and some need a...

Hip...Hip..Hurrah....lets all do the NOPAL thing and see if it's the answer ! What's the harm in trying ? Don't forget to tell us your experience with our dear NOPAL... friendy...dandy Cactus !...

The reaction to suggestion about NOPAL on this forum is strange. Nobody reacted when people talked about Turmeric Indian spice. Boswellia, Aloe Vera gel etc which are all natural remedies. Why such a...

Having UC is like a loss and the brain goes in grieving mode. It feels like we are not "perfect" anymore...BUT, who is perfect? Every colon in the world is going to become dust..(dust in dust)...

I agree with London Lurker. Too much of a good thing can be bad ! There is a tendency these days to promote mega doses of natural stuff. We need to make sure that we are not taking very high doses of...

I was on Predni for two weeks and it did wonders ....all UC symptoms started going away within 3 days and everything was back to normal by 10 days .BUT, I was like energized Bunny...hyper in the...

If you are masochistic and enjoy suffering..its OK to not consider treatment for depression and ride it out. Its true that Predni is causing depression but you need Predni to heal the bleeding ulcers...

Feelinggross, I am familiar with depression and I would suggest you go see a psychiatrist ASAP and get on anti depressant meds like Prozan,Zoloft etc. and you will be glad you did it ..because these...

Agree. Mesalamine are probably the safest drugs for keeping UC in remission. Even Safer are natural remedies which help such as Boswellia, Turmeric, ProBiotics ,Aloe Vera and anti-inflammatory foods....

sorry to hear about your Health Insurance problem...it's sad that we spend 100s of billions of dollars on wars and can not take care of health of our own people. We have to think 'If life gave us...