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Colitis and pregnancy

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<<   I attempted breast feeding with both babies, and was only able to do so for 3 months with each.  I had to get back on Asacol, and was told it wasn’t safe for them.  But that 3 months was very rewarding, regardless. I am not a doctor, but I have been on Asacol continuously for the past seven years and have two sons, ages five and three.  I nursed the older one until he was three and a half–nursed him all the way through my second pregnancy and then tandem nursed for seventeen months.  My younger son is still nursing.  My OB was very supportive of my nursing while on Asacol, as was the boys’ pediatrician (who is married to a GI).  Both boys are healthy and very bright! Speaking from experience, though, I do not recommend nursing while in labor. :-/ A good source for answers about breastfeeding and medications is La Leche League (1-800-LaLeche). Mary Ellen UC class of ‘93

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I was diagnosed with CD 3 years before I first conceived.  With both pregnancies I went into remission and was able to eat and enjoy it.  I gained without any problems and had healthy babies!  I was told the only med I could take was Azulfadine, and eventually didn’t need that either.  I attempted breast feeding with both babies, and was only able to do so for 3 months with each.  I had to get back on Asacol, and was told it wasn’t safe for them.  But that 3 months was very rewarding, regardless. Best of luck to you both! Dena

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Dave, I myself was diagnosed during my first pregnancy so it was during a flare.  I had my second baby last July, I discovered I was pregnant with her after finding out I was having another flare.  I found that the hardest thing during both of my pregnancies was gaining weight.  There are ways to keep on the medication while pregnant.  Asacol is safe to take while pregnant.  As well  as there are enemas with prednisone in them.  I have two healthy children, and UC.  I had no problems my deliveries other than what any other women have had.  I wish you good luck…. Tammy

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I don’t really have a specific question, but am looking for people to relate their experiences with colitis/crohns and pregnancy.

Dear Dave:   I have had CD for over 30 years and have had UC for over 4 years.  During those 30 years, I also gave birth to 3 beautiful children (who are all grown, healthy and have healthy babies of their own now) and had no problems during any of my pregnancies.  In fact, I seemed to be even healthier, if that is possible, during my pregnancies.  I did have to see both a GI and and OB/GYN doc more often than most women, but that was just to be on the safe side.   All in all, I would do it all again.  I wish you luck in trying to concieve, and I wish your wife wellness.  (By the way, don’t forget to have fun while you are trying!!  LOL)  My best to you both. Please keep me posted.  Thanks. Love,   Margie CD Class of 67 UC Class of 96

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I have CD. But I was symptom free and med free during my pregnancy ( i was diagnosed for only the third pregnancy altho we now know I probably had CD before all 3 kids)….I stayed that was until the baby was a year old.        eMi

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Dave,    I had my first flare and was diagnosed while pregnant.  I took Pentasa and Cortenemas.  Prednisone is usually safe for pregnant women, but I had gestational diabetes, so I couldn’t take it.  I don’t know how much of a help I am, as I didn’t have any symptoms before hand.  I guess I’m not one of the lucky women who’s symptoms get better with pregnancy.  But, my son is now 4 and healthy and intent on outsmarting his mom lately.  BTW, I nursed him for 15 months and took Asacol, Prednisone and Rowasa and Cortenemas.     If you or your wife think of any specific questions, feel free to E-mail me. Sarah UC class of ‘96, J-pouch ‘98 My son’s current wish list:  Baby sister, puppy, dog, kitten, fish & bird. Oh, and the "Ants in the Pants" game.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – My wife has ulcerative colitis and we are ready to start trying to have kids. She is not in remission at the moment, so her doctor has upped her asacol and put her on cortifoam and Rawasa enemas. Naturally, her (great) doctor wants her to be in remission before she gets pregnant. (He put her on Folic Acid.) We feel a small bit of pressure to receive some good news from her mid- August colonoscapy (sp?). She has a pattern of having flare-ups in Fall/Winter, so we were hoping to be pregnant by the end of the summer. In addition to all of this, we are in the midst of buying a house. It’s gone well thus far, but the inevitable stress can’t be helping her condition. I don’t really have a specific question, but am looking for people to relate their experiences with colitis/crohns and pregnancy. Many thanks. dave Before you buy.

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My wife has ulcerative colitis and we are ready to start trying to have kids. She is not in remission at the moment, so her doctor has upped her asacol and put her on cortifoam and Rawasa enemas. Naturally, her (great) doctor wants her to be in remission before she gets pregnant. (He put her on Folic Acid.) We feel a small bit of pressure to receive some good news from her mid- August colonoscapy (sp?). She has a pattern of having flare-ups in Fall/Winter, so we were hoping to be pregnant by the end of the summer. In addition to all of this, we are in the midst of buying a house. It’s gone well thus far, but the inevitable stress can’t be helping her condition. I don’t really have a specific question, but am looking for people to relate their experiences with colitis/crohns and pregnancy. Many thanks. dave Before you buy.

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Zithromax

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I apologize, I was thinking of Zivorax instead of Zithromax!!!! and I don’t have any blonde on my head  ; )           eMi

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If you take any antibiotics you should consider taking probiotics. IBD may well be a result of having an imbalance of bad bacteria. The antibiotics may kill off the last remaining good bacteria and then you’ll be worse off then before. I took CIPRO but also took a probiotic complex. This combination really helped me a lot. It got rid of my horribly smelly gas, still had a little gas but no more smell. Also helped reduce blood and mucus. You should also try to identify foods that irritate your system. Continuing to ingest them can perpetuate a bad intestinal situation. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi: Anybody taken this antibiotic? I am on it right now (day two) and am having terrible gut problems. I can’t decide if I should call the doc or just tough it out for 5 days. I have a nasty throat infection which *is* getting better — Any advice? Rebecca :-)

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You should call your DR Immediatly!!! That could cause or worsen your colitis/crohns. Do not delay. Tina

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – askv your doc if you can take cipro instead–2 birds with one stone

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Yup — taking my probiotics religiously! I have contacted the doctor and we are going to try something else. Golly this disease is fun!  Thanks for all the advice and help! Rebecca :-)

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – If you take any antibiotics you should consider taking probiotics. IBD may well be a result of having an imbalance of bad bacteria. The antibiotics may kill off the last remaining good bacteria and then you’ll be worse off then before. I took CIPRO but also took a probiotic complex. This combination really helped me a lot. It got rid of my horribly smelly gas, still had a little gas but no more smell. Also helped reduce blood and mucus. You should also try to identify foods that irritate your system. Continuing to ingest them can perpetuate a bad intestinal situation. Hi: Anybody taken this antibiotic? I am on it right now (day two) and am having terrible gut problems. I can’t decide if I should call the doc or just tough it out for 5 days. I have a nasty throat infection which *is* getting better — Any advice? Rebecca :-)

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Rebecca, I never had stomach problems from Zithromax, other than more D.  If it continues I’d call your Dr. just to be safe. I hope you feel better soon.  : ) Take Care, Sherry    (CD Class of ‘91)

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askv your doc if you can take cipro instead–2 birds with one stone

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I’m on day three out of five so I too, will finish the course. Biaxin makes me really sick (throwing up kind) so I need to find something else to take when I get these nasty upper respiratory/sinus infections. Rebecca :-) and her totally whacked out immune system

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I found that the stuff gave me horrible diarrhea and have refused to take it since that first time. I did finish the course, but I’ve told my doc that he’s gonna have to give me something that doesn’t aggravate my gut so much — Biaxin is not so bad for me and it works pretty quickly, so that is usually my choice these days. — steve (H) CD Class of ‘82 ascc on the web: www.geocities.comHotSpringsFalls3298 Hi: Anybody taken this antibiotic? I am on it right now (day two) and am having terrible gut problems. I can’t decide if I should call the doc or just tough it out for 5 days. I have a nasty throat infection which *is* getting better — Any advice? Rebecca :-) —–= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =—– http://www.newsfeeds.com – The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! —–==  Over 80,000 Newsgroups – 16 Different Servers! =—–

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I have been on zithromax with out any problems.  You might want to consider taking acidophilus pills or eat yogurt to counteract the killing off of good bacteria in your gut.  That might help your bowels.-Lee

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Zithromax is prescribed for herpes ( doesn’t have to be the "bad" herpes, my kids get herpetic throat infections)

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I found that the stuff gave me horrible diarrhea and have refused to take it since that first time. I did finish the course, but I’ve told my doc that he’s gonna have to give me something that doesn’t aggravate my gut so much — Biaxin is not so bad for me and it works pretty quickly, so that is usually my choice these days. — steve (H) CD Class of ‘82 ascc on the web: www.geocities.comHotSpringsFalls3298

Hi: Anybody taken this antibiotic? I am on it right now (day two) and am having terrible gut problems. I can’t decide if I should call the doc or just tough it out for 5 days. I have a nasty throat infection which *is* getting better — Any advice? Rebecca :-)

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The doc told me the name of whatever I have (sorry, can’t remember, blonde moment) but said it was related to strep. . . . Rebecca :-)

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Zithromax is prescribed for herpes ( doesn’t have to be the "bad" herpes, my kids get herpetic throat infections)

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Hi: Anybody taken this antibiotic? I am on it right now (day two) and am having terrible gut problems. I can’t decide if I should call the doc or just tough it out for 5 days. I have a nasty throat infection which *is* getting better — Any advice? Rebecca :-)

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CALL THE DR!!!!! I’ve never been on this particular antibiotic, but I wouldn’t mess with those symptoms. :)  mgbio – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi: Anybody taken this antibiotic? I am on it right now (day two) and am having terrible gut problems. I can’t decide if I should call the doc or just tough it out for 5 days. I have a nasty throat infection which *is* getting better — Any advice? Rebecca :-)

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Irritable Bowel Syndrome, How do you deal with it?

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Bill, I can’t believe I forgot something.  An hour or so sitting in front of a fire in the fireplace works wonders on stressful days.  And if the stress gets REALLY bad, opt for candlelight instead of electric. There’s something soothing about candlelight. Kitten – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Yeap…there is our old favorite…..*stress* <snipped But the major eliment in dealing with IBS is the stress reduction. Eliminate unnecessary stress from your life and find ways to deal with/work through the stress factors that can’t be eliminated.  I do deep breathing exercises, a bit of meditation, Reiki, and an occasional massage. Hope this helps. — Light, Love, & Laughter, Kitten "Thousands of years ago, cats were worshipped as gods. Cats have never forgotten this." – Anonymous "Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what you want."  - Joseph Wood Krutch Before you buy. — It is of immense importance to learn to laugh at ourselves. –Katherine Mansfield//////Question of the day. How do you handle stress? Before you buy.

– Light, Love, & Laughter, Kitten "Thousands of years ago, cats were worshipped as gods. Cats have never forgotten this." – Anonymous "Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what you want."  - Joseph Wood Krutch Before you buy.

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Stress?  IBS WILL make you stressed, naturally! I eventually found I don’t absorb fats which points to a pancreas problem.  Taking pancreatic enzymes now and get very few bouts no matter how stressed I am…   John. Bill, I can’t believe I forgot something.  An hour or

so sitting in front of a fire in the fireplace works wonders on

stressful days.  And if the stress gets REALLY bad, opt for candlelight

instead of electric. There’s something soothing about candlelight. Kitten Yeap…there is our old favorite…..*stress* <snipped But the major eliment in dealing with IBS

is the stress reduction. Eliminate unnecessary stress from your life and find ways to deal with/work through the stress factors that

can’t be eliminated.  I do deep breathing exercises, a bit of

meditation, Reiki, and an occasional massage. Hope this helps. — Light, Love, & Laughter, Kitten "Thousands of years ago, cats were

worshipped as gods. Cats have never forgotten this." – Anonymous "Cats seem to go on the principle that it

never does any harm to ask for what you want."  - Joseph Wood Krutch Before you buy. —

* It is of immense importance to learn to laugh at ourselves. –Katherine Mansfield//////Question of the day. How do you handle stress? Before you buy. — Light, Love, & Laughter, Kitten "Thousands of years ago, cats were worshipped

as gods. Cats have never forgotten this." – Anonymous "Cats seem to go on the principle that it never

does any harm to ask for what you want."  - Joseph Wood Krutch Before you buy.

Before you buy.

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Hi Mark, You might want to try the Specific Carbohydrate Diet.  There’s a website for this approach, it’s at: www.scdiet.org Best of Luck! Peg Before you buy.

I completely and permanently reversed irritable bowel syndrome myself, by eating a raw food diet.  A friend of mine cured himself of ulcerative colitis by eating a raw food diet. Here’s a link to follow if you’re interested. http://www.colitis-crohns.com habib

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Do a deja NG search on "Caltrate" and "IBS" – it seems to be helping a lot of people. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – G’day Folks! I was once diagnosed as having IBS by a Naturopath. Now my local Doctor is hinting at the same thing…..Probably about time I dealt with it. If you know anything about IBS, how to treat it…. better still how to cure Thanks for your help Mark — Hey put yourself on the Web with a 15 Meg web site for approximately $178 Aus Also, there’s a great chance to earn extra $$$$ from the comfort of your home Check out our web site at http://www.skynary.com/spiritwind_promotions

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If you know anything about IBS, how to treat it…. better still how to cure it? Then please let me know at

Yes, I know of an excellent site for all kinds of great advice. http://www.altmed.com/conditions On the left hand side, you’ll see Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Headings: Signs & Symptoms What Causes It? What to Expect at Your Provider’s Office Treatment Options www.altmed.com Thought of the day:         Really?

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I can’t believe I forgot something.  An hour or so sitting in front of a fire in the fireplace works wonders on stressful days.  And if the stress gets REALLY bad, opt for candlelight instead of electric

yeap ,if you know  how to use it. There’s something soothing about candlelight.

That’s why in the States they have so many candle sales. Visited my daughter in  VA.  could of had a  candle sale in her apt.. What abount getting rid of the incents. How about meditation. Consenrate on the flame. Kitten you havn’t gone far enough. Plus you have to believe in the power……:-) Which is important. Take a warm bath/with candles (now make sure you have the right odor)…..& everything will go alright? *you have to have the right training* relax ….( tense& release) enjoy……. & afterwords do a kitten stretch.  (dog stretch) Have  a good day. Billy. Bye! It is of immense importance to learn to laugh at ourselves. –Katherine Mansfield//////Question of the day. Are candle sales booming in your area? Before you buy.

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Hey, you keep posting things like that and my hubby will think you’re peeping in our windows!!  lol Actually, I do aromatherapy and make my own bath oils for those nice long soaks.  And even unscented candles help.  So does natural lighting. To me, there is something stressing about having too much artificial lightening. Kitten – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I can’t believe I forgot something.  An hour or so sitting in front of a fire in the fireplace works wonders on stressful days.  And if the stress gets REALLY bad, opt for candlelight instead of electric yeap ,if you know  how to use it. There’s something soothing about candlelight. That’s why in the States they have so many candle sales. Visited my daughter in  VA.  could of had a  candle sale in her apt.. What abount getting rid of the incents. How about meditation. Consenrate on the flame. Kitten you havn’t gone far enough. Plus you have to believe in the power……:-) Which is important. Take a warm bath/with candles (now make sure you have the right odor)…..& everything will go alright? *you have to have the right training* relax ….( tense& release) enjoy……. & afterwords do a kitten stretch.  (dog stretch) Have  a good day. Billy. Bye! It is of immense importance to learn to laugh at ourselves. –Katherine Mansfield//////Question of the day. Are candle sales booming in your area? Before you buy.

– Light, Love, & Laughter, Kitten "Thousands of years ago, cats were worshipped as gods. Cats have never forgotten this." – Anonymous "Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what you want."  - Joseph Wood Krutch Before you buy.

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How do you know you have stress? What john17347? Could be all together something different from what you prespect. Have a good day. Bill – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Stress?  IBS WILL make you stressed, naturally! I eventually found I don’t absorb fats which points to a pancreas problem.  Taking pancreatic enzymes now and get very few bouts no matter how stressed I am…   John. Bill, I can’t believe I forgot something.  An hour or so sitting in front of a fire in the fireplace works wonders on stressful days.  And if the stress gets REALLY bad, opt for candlelight instead of electric. There’s something soothing about candlelight. Kitten Yeap…there is our old favorite…..*stress* <snipped But the major eliment in dealing with IBS is the stress reduction. Eliminate unnecessary stress from your life and find ways to deal with/work through the stress factors that can’t be eliminated.  I do deep breathing exercises, a bit of meditation, Reiki, and an occasional massage. Hope this helps. — Light, Love, & Laughter, Kitten "Thousands of years ago, cats were worshipped as gods. Cats have never forgotten this." – Anonymous "Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what you want."  - Joseph Wood Krutch Before you buy. — * It is of immense importance to learn to laugh at ourselves. –Katherine Mansfield//////Question of the day. How do you handle stress? Before you buy. — Light, Love, & Laughter, Kitten "Thousands of years ago, cats were worshipped as gods. Cats have never forgotten this." – Anonymous "Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what you want."  - Joseph Wood Krutch Before you buy. Before you buy.

– It is of immense importance to learn to laugh at ourselves. –Katherine Mansfield//////Question of the day. Before you buy.

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Hi Mark, You might want to try the Specific Carbohydrate Diet.  There’s a website for this approach, it’s at: www.scdiet.org Best of Luck! Peg Before you buy.

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To me, there is something stressing about having too much artificial lightening.

Very interesting. (but yet…true, from some of the reports I’ve read) Have a good day & enjoy your candles for release. Kitten

It is of immense importance to learn to laugh at ourselves. –Katherine Mansfield//////Question of the day. Do many people feel comfotable in what helps?….yeap. Before you buy.

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Yeap…there is our old favorite…..*stress* – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – G’day Folks! I was once diagnosed as having IBS by a Naturopath. Now my local Doctor is hinting at the same thing…..Probably about time I dealt with it. If you know anything about IBS, how to treat it…. better still how to cure Thanks for your help Mark — <junk and spam snipped Mark, I control my IBS with diet and stress reduction. If you’re having a flare, switch to a bland diet (no spicy foods, no foods with lots of tomato paste{pizza, chili, spaghetti, etc}, and for me, no lettuce).  If it’s a major flare, switch to clear liquids for a day or two. But the major eliment in dealing with IBS is the stress reduction. Eliminate unnecessary stress from your life and find ways to deal with/work through the stress factors that can’t be eliminated.  I do deep breathing exercises, a bit of meditation, Reiki, and an occasional massage. Hope this helps. — Light, Love, & Laughter, Kitten "Thousands of years ago, cats were worshipped as gods. Cats have never forgotten this." – Anonymous "Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what you want."  - Joseph Wood Krutch Before you buy.

– It is of immense importance to learn to laugh at ourselves. –Katherine Mansfield//////Question of the day. How do you handle stress? Before you buy.

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G’day Folks! I was once diagnosed as having IBS by a Naturopath. Now my local Doctor is hinting at the same thing…..Probably about time I dealt with it. If you know anything about IBS, how to treat it…. better still how to cure Thanks for your help Mark —

<junk and spam snipped Mark, I control my IBS with diet and stress reduction. If you’re having a flare, switch to a bland diet (no spicy foods, no foods with lots of tomato paste{pizza, chili, spaghetti, etc}, and for me, no lettuce).  If it’s a major flare, switch to clear liquids for a day or two. But the major eliment in dealing with IBS is the stress reduction. Eliminate unnecessary stress from your life and find ways to deal with/work through the stress factors that can’t be eliminated.  I do deep breathing exercises, a bit of meditation, Reiki, and an occasional massage. Hope this helps. — Light, Love, & Laughter, Kitten "Thousands of years ago, cats were worshipped as gods. Cats have never forgotten this." – Anonymous "Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what you want."  - Joseph Wood Krutch Before you buy.

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G’day Folks! I was once diagnosed as having IBS by a Naturopath. Now my local Doctor is hinting at the same thing…..Probably about time I dealt with it. If you know anything about IBS, how to treat it…. better still how to cure Thanks for your help Mark — Hey put yourself on the Web with a 15 Meg web site for approximately $178 Aus Also, there’s a great chance to earn extra $$$$ from the comfort of your home Check out our web site at http://www.skynary.com/spiritwind_promotions

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Ulcers Need Veggie Juice, Not Antibiotics

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None of the many people I know who have healed themselves with fresh and raw diets decided to ask their doctor’s permission or contact the FDA and AMA to license a study. Nice to hear from yet one more person who knows that raw diets heal. Since I began saying that in this newsgroup, there are some here who consider themselves scientific experts, who feel that my assertions are foolish. But since then, more and more "raw people" keep coming to this newsgroup, to back up this claim.

Nobody doubts that a raw diet can be healthy.  But you still haven’t produced anything to prove that it is healthier than other diets.  Moreover, your claims of paranormal powers (no matter how you spin it, being able to knock people over by projecting "thought energy", or whatever, is paranormal) and immunity to disease (although you call it something else, the net effect is the same) are so outlandish that they beg for some verification.  But you take the suggestion of this as an insult from an unbeliever. I am certain, that if one could gather together in one place, all the "circumstantial" claims of cure by raw diets, the phenomenon would be so impossible to ignore,

That’s obvious.  The faithful make the same claim as well.  And have a similar amount of proof. erf

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Hey Mike: Nice to hear from yet one more person who knows that raw diets heal.

Habib, I know that also. I have seen it several times, and experienced it when I adhered to it.  The most stunning example that I saw for myself was a friend who had worked as a pest controller for many years, – had worked with and around all kinds of toxic chemicals.  When I first met him (circa 1992) he looked like a very old and frail man. His hair was dead-white, lifeless looking and falling out. His skin was discoloured and very ’saggy’. He stooped, and his movements were slow and awkward. He had various chronic ailments. I had not seen him for two years, when one day this young-looking man kind of bounced into the bookshop where I was working. I was sure this could not be Robert, but something about him was also similar. I only realised this *was* him as he signed his name on a docket, buying a book.  Looking at him then was one of the most extraordinary sensations I have had. His whole body was different  - His skin was now firm and evenly coloured. His hair was now a *dark* grey, and looked healthy. His eyes were unusually clear and bright. He had lost the stoop, he moved lightly and quickly, and he seemed to have an abundance of energy. He was reluctant to tell me how it came about, as he said he had had to deal with a lot of prejudice – even antipathy – whenever he did explain. Eventually he told me he had  become a fruitarian. His whole family did – including his two high-school age sons. I think that if I had even half the sense I should have, I would be doing that now too. k

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I question the premise that finding bacteria at a disease site means that the bacteria are the cause of that disease.  By analogy, just because homicide detectives are found at the scene of the crime does not mean that they committed it. This argument, or philosophy, or quackery (choose any) is further developed at http://doctoryourself.com/germs.html and http://doctoryourself.com/nature.html . Saurkraut is probably harder to digest and absorb than fresh raw cabbage juice.  It is certainly saltier.  Perhaps for prevention, it would be better than no cabbage product at all. However, the answer I’d have to give if under oath is, follow Dr. Cheney’s raw-cabbage-juice protocol if you want results. — Andrew,

I have seen that when patients are treated with Metrondizole (Flagyl) for peptic ulcer disease (for Heliobacter Pylori) the condition is resolved. To me that points as Heliobacter as a probable or at least possible causative agent. That doesn’t mean there isn’t more than one way to treat gastritis/pud. There is also a big difference between opportunistic bacteria and the bacterial flora present in and on the human body. Raw cabbage juice sounds very tasty btw :) frank Before you buy.

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Now,now, did I suggest the death penalty for people with closed minds to anything different, I mean alternative, No, not yet anyways :-) About unknown diseases, well knowledge is about as much as we know. — Wishing you an abundance of all you desire, Regards, Ray ?: http://communities.msn.co.uk/RAYSNEWAYS – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – X-No-Archive: Yes Certainly the chinese herbalists must have worked. the philosophy was that a persons "doctor" was paid a weekly retainer, every week when the "customer" was healthy. If he fell ill the "doctor" wasn’t paid again until he was better. What a good idea. * How about the death penalty for quacks who treat people with zappers, urine, eye or newt, cabbage juice, etc. and the person goes ahead and dies from lack of real medical care?  Sounds good to me.   This way most quacks would be removed from society and the others would get REAL jobs quickly. This might be too dangerous. If this idea were implemented, most medical doctors would almost never get paid! Habib — Y Before buying any health care products on the net see: http://www.falseprofits.com/links.html http://www.wellweb.com/ALTERN/bunko/bunko.htm http://www.quackwatch.com http://www.mlmwatch.org

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I question the premise that finding bacteria at a disease site means that the bacteria are the cause of that disease.  By analogy, just because homicide detectives are found at the scene of the crime does not mean that they committed it. This argument, or philosophy, or quackery (choose any) is further developed at http://doctoryourself.com/germs.html and http://doctoryourself.com/nature.html . Saurkraut is probably harder to digest and absorb than fresh raw cabbage juice.  It is certainly saltier.  Perhaps for prevention, it would be better than no cabbage product at all. However, the answer I’d have to give if under oath is, follow Dr. Cheney’s raw-cabbage-juice protocol if you want results. — Over 110 articles (indexed by topic, or keyword with an on-site search engine) plus hundreds of scientific references on nutritional therapeutics are posted at http://doctoryourself.com  Links to other clinical nutrition and alternative medicine sites are provided. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – To give you an idea of the therapeutic potential of vegetable juices, consider the work of Garnett Cheney, M.D.  He had 100 peptic ulcer patients drink a quart of raw cabbage juice daily.  The patients reported dramatically less pain, and X-ray examination confirmed faster healing time.  There was no other change in their diet, and they did not have drug therapy.  81% of the patients were symptom-free within one week; over two-thirds were better in just four days.  Average healing time for patients given standard hospital treatment was over a month.  (Cheney, G: "Vitamin U Therapy of Peptic Ulcer," California Medicine, vol. 77, number 4, October, 1952) Dr. Cheney used cabbage juice to also treat gastric ulcers and duodenal ulcers.  He clearly was onto something, which he called "Vitamin U" (for ulcer) for lack of a better name.  Today, the cabbage family (cruciform) vegetables including Brussels sprouts, cauliflower and broccoli, are finally being recommended to help prevent diseases including cancer.  Dr. Cheney was getting therapeutic results in four days with cabbage juice nearly 50 years ago!  Do we really have to wait for orthodox medical approval of vegetables? I know of people who have utilized cabbage juice along with vegetarian diet and fasting to heal all forms of gastrointestinal diseases without drugs and without surgery.  One person even cured her untreatable rectal bleeding with cabbage juice.  The attending physician confirmed her excellent but unexplained progress, asking her what she was doing. She told the doctor of her diet and about cabbage juice.  His response was, "No, that couldn’t be it." (From a G.I. disease-related article posted at http://doctoryourself.com/colitis.html ) — Andrew, Just a couple of thoughts- 1) With the recent research of finding that Heliobacter Pylori is the culprit in peptic uclers/gastritis how does cabbage juice work/help??  Do they know? Does it have antimicrobial activity?? This bacterium is a nasty one!!  2) I love saurkraut- would this I wonder be an equivalent to cabbage juice?? frank Before you buy.

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About unknown diseases, well knowledge is about as much as we know.

LOL.  Very profound.  Our "knowledge" is very limited.  : ) Connie – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – — Wishing you an abundance of all you desire, Regards, Ray ?: http://communities.msn.co.uk/RAYSNEWAYS X-No-Archive: Yes Certainly the chinese herbalists must have worked. the philosophy was that a persons "doctor" was paid a weekly retainer, every week when the "customer" was healthy. If he fell ill the "doctor" wasn’t paid again until he was better. What a good idea. * How about the death penalty for quacks who treat people with zappers, urine, eye or newt, cabbage juice, etc. and the person goes ahead and dies from lack of real medical care?  Sounds good to me.   This way most quacks would be removed from society and the others would get REAL jobs quickly. This might be too dangerous. If this idea were implemented, most medical doctors would almost never get paid! Habib — Y Before buying any health care products on the net see: http://www.falseprofits.com/links.html http://www.wellweb.com/ALTERN/bunko/bunko.htm http://www.quackwatch.com http://www.mlmwatch.org

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Mike, Habib, karuna, et al, I want to hear these stories, too.  I’ve seen first hand the effects of raw foods, and have heard a few testimonials about cancer reversals, etc. just from "de-chemicalizing" one’s life with all natural fiber clothing, juices from organic fruits and veggies, and avoiding all plastics, etc. Makes so much sense to me – should be common sense logic to anyone who understands the body at all. I’m so amazed with the erroneous idea that our bodies can collect "toxins" for years and "suffer no ill effect," basically because there is no such thing as a "toxin" in some minds.  Mind boggling.  And we’re the "illiterate, uneducated."   Is there a club button we can wear?  I wanna button.     : ) Connie – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – X-No Archive: Yes This type of "unproven, unsubstantiated testimonial" is just what I want to hear.  It also helps to validate the thousands of other unproven and unsubstantiated testimonials from people who claim similar results. None of the many people I know who have healed themselves with fresh and raw diets decided to ask their doctor’s permission or contact the FDA and AMA to license a study. Possibly you would like to fund that interest. Your simple rhetoric proves your ignorance. Mike O.

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – X-No Archive: Yes This type of "unproven, unsubstantiated testimonial" is just what I want to hear.  It also helps to validate the thousands of other unproven and unsubstantiated testimonials from people who claim similar results. None of the many people I know who have healed themselves with fresh and raw diets decided to ask their doctor’s permission or contact the FDA and AMA to license a study. Possibly you would like to fund that interest. Your simple rhetoric proves your ignorance. Mike O.

Hey Mike: Nice to hear from yet one more person who knows that raw diets heal. Since I began saying that in this newsgroup, there are some here who consider themselves scientific experts, who feel that my assertions are foolish. But since then, more and more "raw people" keep coming to this newsgroup, to back up this claim. It matters not whether the evidence is circumstantial, as long as it works, and people’s lives are saved. I am certain, that if one could gather together in one place, all the "circumstantial" claims of cure by raw diets, the phenomenon would be so impossible to ignore, that many who now bleat about peer reviewed studies might pause to consider rethinking their opinions about what constitutes good science, and whether good science long ago fell victim to the obscuring veils of paradigmatical thinking. Habib

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Right on! Thank you for the link. — Over 100 articles (indexed by topic, or keyword with an on-site search engine) plus hundreds of scientific references on nutritional therapeutics are posted at http://doctoryourself.com  Links to other clinical nutrition and alternative medicine sites are provided.

You’re most welcome. I know David personally, and he really does have a 100% success rate with people who follow his program for healing these intestinal disorders. Often, they become part of the raw food community after they discover this, and the rest of us get to know them personally, through communication, articles about their cure, and meeting in person at various classes and workshops. I discovered this on my own before I met David, and I know it worked for me, and that there are quite a few people with degenerative intestinal disorders of all kinds who have completely and permanently reversed their disorders, as I did. Believe it or not, the same approach seems to work with a very wide variety of these disorders. Irritable bowel syndrome is no fun. Sometimes when I had a flareup I would be sleepless for up to three days, curled up in a fetal position from the pain. This started for me when I was in Junior High. The pain at times made me feel like cursing God. Now I am free of it. I have a friend here in Portland who also reversed his Crohn’s disease. David has also had clients reverse Crohn’s disease. I think that with the success rate this approach has, that it is quite unfortunate that every single person active over at the Colititis & Crohn’s Support Group doesn’t immediately drop what they are doing, and try this out. I don’t know of a single person who has tried this approach, and failed. David and I tried it, and it gave us our lives back. No "managing" our conditions, just 100% complete, genuine reversal. Again, here’s the link: http://www.colitis-crohns.com Habib

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What you report is precisely what I have heard again and again for 25 years: juicing works especially well for a variety of quite serious gastrointestinal diseases.  Call it anecdotal evidence; call it quackery; call it unscientific; no matter.  Juicing works.  Those of us who’ve done it, know it. — Over 100 articles (indexed by topic, or keyword with an on-site search engine) plus hundreds of scientific references on nutritional therapeutics are posted at http://doctoryourself.com  Links to other clinical nutrition and alternative medicine sites are provided. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Right on! Thank you for the link. — Over 100 articles (indexed by topic, or keyword with an on-site search engine) plus hundreds of scientific references on nutritional therapeutics are posted at http://doctoryourself.com  Links to other clinical nutrition and alternative medicine sites are provided. You’re most welcome. I know David personally, and he really does have a 100% success rate with people who follow his program for healing these intestinal disorders. Often, they become part of the raw food community after they discover this, and the rest of us get to know them personally, through communication, articles about their cure, and meeting in person at various classes and workshops. I discovered this on my own before I met David, and I know it worked for me, and that there are quite a few people with degenerative intestinal disorders of all kinds who have completely and permanently reversed their disorders, as I did. Believe it or not, the same approach seems to work with a very wide variety of these disorders. Irritable bowel syndrome is no fun. Sometimes when I had a flareup I would be sleepless for up to three days, curled up in a fetal position from the pain. This started for me when I was in Junior High. The pain at times made me feel like cursing God. Now I am free of it. I have a friend here in Portland who also reversed his Crohn’s disease. David has also had clients reverse Crohn’s disease. I think that with the success rate this approach has, that it is quite unfortunate that every single person active over at the Colititis & Crohn’s Support Group doesn’t immediately drop what they are doing, and try this out. I don’t know of a single person who has tried this approach, and failed. David and I tried it, and it gave us our lives back. No "managing" our conditions, just 100% complete, genuine reversal. Again, here’s the link: http://www.colitis-crohns.com Habib

– Over 100 articles (indexed by topic, or keyword with an on-site search engine) plus hundreds of scientific references on nutritional therapeutics are posted at http://doctoryourself.com  Links to other clinical nutrition and alternative medicine sites are provided. Before you buy.

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Right on! Thank you for the link. — Over 100 articles (indexed by topic, or keyword with an on-site search engine) plus hundreds of scientific references on nutritional therapeutics are posted at http://doctoryourself.com  Links to other clinical nutrition and alternative medicine sites are provided. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – To give you an idea of the therapeutic potential of vegetable juices, Some have also had very good results with cultured cabbage juice. I have a friend who suffered with ulcerative colitis, undergoing treatments with many experimental drugs. His life was hell. His doctors wanted to remove his colon. Then he got smart: he educated himself in natural health, and set out to change all his life practices. Through a 100% raw vegetarian diet and fasting, he completely and permanently reversed his condition. He now teaches other people with degenerative colon disorders to completely reverse their conditions also. I myself completely healed myself of irritable bowel syndrome by following virtually the same program he teaches. For those who truly follow his program, he claims 100% success. He is for real, and has helped a lot of people. Habib Here is his website: http://www.colitis-crohns.com/

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those are proven either. SHOW US THE PROOF! YOU SHOW "US" THE PROOF THAT QUACKERY WORKS!!! —

Once again you missed the whole point. You are so gullible you believe anything Jan

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X-No Archive: Yes This type of "unproven, unsubstantiated testimonial" is just what I want to hear.  It also helps to validate the thousands of other unproven and unsubstantiated testimonials from people who claim similar results. None of the many people I know who have healed themselves with fresh and raw diets decided to ask their doctor’s permission or contact the FDA and AMA to license a study. Possibly you would like to fund that interest. Your simple rhetoric proves your ignorance. Mike O.

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – To give you an idea of the therapeutic potential of vegetable juices, consider the work of Garnett Cheney, M.D.  He had 100 peptic ulcer patients drink a quart of raw cabbage juice daily.  The patients reported dramatically less pain, and X-ray examination confirmed faster healing time.  There was no other change in their diet, and they did not have drug therapy.  81% of the patients were symptom-free within one week; over two-thirds were better in just four days.  Average healing time for patients given standard hospital treatment was over a month.  (Cheney, G: "Vitamin U Therapy of Peptic Ulcer," California Medicine, vol. 77, number 4, October, 1952) Dr. Cheney used cabbage juice to also treat gastric ulcers and duodenal ulcers.  He clearly was onto something, which he called "Vitamin U" (for ulcer) for lack of a better name.  Today, the cabbage family (cruciform) vegetables including Brussels sprouts, cauliflower and broccoli, are finally being recommended to help prevent diseases including cancer.  Dr. Cheney was getting therapeutic results in four days with cabbage juice nearly 50 years ago!  Do we really have to wait for orthodox medical approval of vegetables? I know of people who have utilized cabbage juice along with vegetarian diet and fasting to heal all forms of gastrointestinal diseases without drugs and without surgery.  One person even cured her untreatable rectal bleeding with cabbage juice.  The attending physician confirmed her excellent but unexplained progress, asking her what she was doing. She told the doctor of her diet and about cabbage juice.  His response was, "No, that couldn’t be it." (From a G.I. disease-related article posted at http://doctoryourself.com/colitis.html ) —

Andrew, Just a couple of thoughts- 1) With the recent research of finding that Heliobacter Pylori is the culprit in peptic uclers/gastritis how does cabbage juice work/help??  Do they know? Does it have antimicrobial activity?? This bacterium is a nasty one!!  2) I love saurkraut- would this I wonder be an equivalent to cabbage juice?? frank Before you buy.

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Thanks for the information Dr Saul, so far I have found your info to be reliable and trustworthy. Love and light Steven

Yeah, Doc Saul is one of the good ones. Habib

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Cabbage juice is hard to swallow. How do you think about DGL (licorice extract) ? http://www.doctormurray.com/articles/ulcer.htm * Sent from AltaVista http://www.altavista.com Where you can also find related Web Pages, Images, Audios, Videos, News, and Shopping.  Smart is Beautiful

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Certainly the chinese herbalists must have worked. the philosophy was that a persons "doctor" was paid a weekly retainer, every week when the "customer" was healthy. If he fell ill the "doctor" wasn’t paid again until he was better. What a good idea.

This might be too dangerous. If this idea were implemented, most medical doctors would almost never get paid! Habib

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YOU SHOW "US" THE PROOF THAT QUACKERY WORKS!!!

It’s worked for thousands of years: Shamans, witch doctors, medicine men, etc. What do you think the first medical practicioners were called. Perhaps that "snake oil worked. Certainly the chinese herbalists must have worked. the philosophy was that a persons "doctor" was paid a weekly retainer, every week when the "customer" was healthy. If he fell ill the "doctor" wasn’t paid again until he was better. What a good idea. The first surgeons were considered quacks, perhaps correctly so. Anything medical that is new to someone or to a people or a  nation is always considered quackery. Consider the first missionery doctors. Concoctions that the chinese have used for thousands of years are quackery, except when they work. You should try some, to stop you shouting :-) Wishing you an abundance of all you desire, Regards, Ray ?: http://communities.msn.co.uk/RAYSNEWAYS

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http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/invest/mlm.htm http://www.uoguelph.ca/~kkolas/#teeth http://cancerguide.org/lsmith_hulda.html http://www.falseprofits.com/links.html http://www.wellweb.com/ALTERN/bunko/bunko.htm http://www.quackwatch.com http://www.mlmwatch.org http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/1999/699_fraud.html http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~btcarrol/skeptic/tialtmed.html http://www.nih.gov/nia/health/pubpub/healthqy.htm http://www.mtn.org/~quack/

You know that anything longer than a four line sig file is considered as spam. Anyway, some of them a cross linked, so duplicated, but keep spreading the message, as more people follow your links, more people will recognise their bias and perhaps see through the smoke screens to the truth. Wishing you an abundance of all you desire, Regards, Ray ?: http://communities.msn.co.uk/RAYSNEWAYS

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Thanks for the information Dr Saul, so far I have found your info to be reliable and trustworthy. Love and light Steven

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – What you report is precisely what I have heard again and again for 25 years: juicing works especially well for a variety of quite serious gastrointestinal diseases.  Call it anecdotal evidence; call it quackery; call it unscientific; no matter.  Juicing works.  Those of us who’ve done it, know it. — Over 100 articles (indexed by topic, or keyword with an on-site search engine) plus hundreds of scientific references on nutritional therapeutics are posted at http://doctoryourself.com  Links to other clinical nutrition and alternative medicine sites are provided. Right on! Thank you for the link. — Over 100 articles (indexed by topic, or keyword with an on-site search engine) plus hundreds of scientific references on nutritional therapeutics are posted at http://doctoryourself.com  Links to other clinical nutrition and alternative medicine sites are provided. You’re most welcome. I know David personally, and he really does have a 100% success rate with people who follow his program for healing these intestinal disorders. Often, they become part of the raw food community after they discover this, and the rest of us get to know them personally, through communication, articles about their cure, and meeting in person at various classes and workshops. I discovered this on my own before I met David, and I know it worked for me, and that there are quite a few people with degenerative intestinal disorders of all kinds who have completely and permanently reversed their disorders, as I did. Believe it or not, the same approach seems to work with a very wide variety of these disorders. Irritable bowel syndrome is no fun. Sometimes when I had a flareup I would be sleepless for up to three days, curled up in a fetal position from the pain. This started for me when I was in Junior High. The pain at times made me feel like cursing God. Now I am free of it. I have a friend here in Portland who also reversed his Crohn’s disease. David has also had clients reverse Crohn’s disease. I think that with the success rate this approach has, that it is quite unfortunate that every single person active over at the Colititis & Crohn’s Support Group doesn’t immediately drop what they are doing, and try this out. I don’t know of a single person who has tried this approach, and failed. David and I tried it, and it gave us our lives back. No "managing" our conditions, just 100% complete, genuine reversal. Again, here’s the link: http://www.colitis-crohns.com Habib — Over 100 articles (indexed by topic, or keyword with an on-site search engine) plus hundreds of scientific references on nutritional therapeutics are posted at http://doctoryourself.com  Links to other clinical nutrition and alternative medicine sites are provided. Before you buy.

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To give you an idea of the therapeutic potential of vegetable juices, consider the work of Garnett Cheney, M.D.  He had 100 peptic ulcer patients drink a quart of raw cabbage juice daily.  The patients reported dramatically less pain, and X-ray examination confirmed faster healing time.  There was no other change in their diet, and they did not have drug therapy.  81% of the patients were symptom-free within one week; over two-thirds were better in just four days.  Average healing time for patients given standard hospital treatment was over a month.  (Cheney, G: "Vitamin U Therapy of Peptic Ulcer," California Medicine, vol. 77, number 4, October, 1952) Dr. Cheney used cabbage juice to also treat gastric ulcers and duodenal ulcers.  He clearly was onto something, which he called "Vitamin U" (for ulcer) for lack of a better name.  Today, the cabbage family (cruciform) vegetables including Brussels sprouts, cauliflower and broccoli, are finally being recommended to help prevent diseases including cancer.  Dr. Cheney was getting therapeutic results in four days with cabbage juice nearly 50 years ago!  Do we really have to wait for orthodox medical approval of vegetables? I know of people who have utilized cabbage juice along with vegetarian diet and fasting to heal all forms of gastrointestinal diseases without drugs and without surgery.  One person even cured her untreatable rectal bleeding with cabbage juice.  The attending physician confirmed her excellent but unexplained progress, asking her what she was doing. She told the doctor of her diet and about cabbage juice.  His response was, "No, that couldn’t be it." (From a G.I. disease-related article posted at http://doctoryourself.com/colitis.html ) — Over 100 articles (indexed by topic, or keyword with an on-site search engine) plus hundreds of scientific references on nutritional therapeutics are posted at http://doctoryourself.com  Links to other clinical nutrition and alternative medicine sites are provided. Before you buy.

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To give you an idea of the therapeutic potential of vegetable juices, consider the work of Garnett Cheney, M.D.  He had 100 peptic ulcer patients drink a quart of raw cabbage juice daily.  The patients reported dramatically less pain, and X-ray examination confirmed faster healing time.  There was no other change in their diet, and they did not have drug therapy.  81% of the patients were symptom-free within one week; over two-thirds were better in just four days.

Define "better"?  Was that determination made endoscopically?  How long was follow up to monitor for re-occurence? Average healing time for patients given standard hospital treatment was over a month.  (Cheney, G: "Vitamin U Therapy of Peptic Ulcer," California Medicine, vol. 77, number 4, October, 1952)

Ulcer detection and ulcer treatment has changed enormously since 1952. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Dr. Cheney used cabbage juice to also treat gastric ulcers and duodenal ulcers.  He clearly was onto something, which he called "Vitamin U" (for ulcer) for lack of a better name.  Today, the cabbage family (cruciform) vegetables including Brussels sprouts, cauliflower and broccoli, are finally being recommended to help prevent diseases including cancer.  Dr. Cheney was getting therapeutic results in four days with cabbage juice nearly 50 years ago!  Do we really have to wait for orthodox medical approval of vegetables? I know of people who have utilized cabbage juice along with vegetarian diet and fasting to heal all forms of gastrointestinal diseases without drugs and without surgery.  One person even cured her untreatable rectal bleeding with cabbage juice.  The attending physician confirmed her excellent but unexplained progress, asking her what she was doing. She told the doctor of her diet and about cabbage juice.  His response was, "No, that couldn’t be it."

I doubt that any of these miracle cures happened to any of your clients. This is yet another made up story. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – (From a G.I. disease-related article posted at http://deleted/colitis.html )

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Better? Pain-free and symptom free.  100 patients.  No drugs. Medical doctor-conducted study at a hospital.  Peer reviewed publication. Einstein died in 1955, and his relativity theory seems to still be true. Same with simple, effective, safe, natural vegetable-juice cures for ulcer. Would you like to read the paper?  Any library’s interlibrary loan department will get you a copy.  If you send me a self-addressed envelope with three ounces of US postage on it, I’ll copy one for you myself. You said that the rectal bleeding anecdote was a "made up story." At http://doctoryourself.com/rectal.html you can read for yourself the real-life account of this case of fairly severe idiopathic rectal bleeding that was cured by Dr. Cheney’s therapy. — Over 100 articles (indexed by topic, or keyword with an on-site search engine) plus hundreds of scientific references on nutritional therapeutics are posted at http://doctoryourself.com  Links to other clinical nutrition and alternative medicine sites are provided. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – To give you an idea of the therapeutic potential of vegetable juices, consider the work of Garnett Cheney, M.D.  He had 100 peptic ulcer patients drink a quart of raw cabbage juice daily.  The patients reported dramatically less pain, and X-ray examination confirmed faster healing time.  There was no other change in their diet, and they did not have drug therapy.  81% of the patients were symptom-free within one week; over two-thirds were better in just four days. Define "better"?  Was that determination made endoscopically?  How long was follow up to monitor for re-occurence? Average healing time for patients given standard hospital treatment was over a month.  (Cheney, G: "Vitamin U Therapy of Peptic Ulcer," California Medicine, vol. 77, number 4, October, 1952) Ulcer detection and ulcer treatment has changed enormously since 1952. Dr. Cheney used cabbage juice to also treat gastric ulcers and duodenal ulcers.  He clearly was onto something, which he called "Vitamin U" (for ulcer) for lack of a better name.  Today, the cabbage family (cruciform) vegetables including Brussels sprouts, cauliflower and broccoli, are finally being recommended to help prevent diseases including cancer.  Dr. Cheney was getting therapeutic results in four days with cabbage juice nearly 50 years ago!  Do we really have to wait for orthodox medical approval of vegetables? I know of people who have utilized cabbage juice along with vegetarian diet and fasting to heal all forms of gastrointestinal diseases without drugs and without surgery.  One person even cured her untreatable rectal bleeding with cabbage juice.  The attending physician confirmed her excellent but unexplained progress, asking her what she was doing. She told the doctor of her diet and about cabbage juice.  His response was, "No, that couldn’t be it." I doubt that any of these miracle cures happened to any of your clients. This is yet another made up story. (From a G.I. disease-related article posted at http://deleted/colitis.html )

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Now it’s magic healing "cabbage juice"… what next?  I too believe it’s a typical made up story.  There’s no end to the anecdotes and testimonials here on these alt.health NG’s. Just unproven, unsubstantiated testimonials… proven either. SHOW US THE PROOF! Jan

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To give you an idea of the therapeutic potential of vegetable juices,

Some have also had very good results with cultured cabbage juice. I have a friend who suffered with ulcerative colitis, undergoing treatments with many experimental drugs. His life was hell. His doctors wanted to remove his colon. Then he got smart: he educated himself in natural health, and set out to change all his life practices. Through a 100% raw vegetarian diet and fasting, he completely and permanently reversed his condition. He now teaches other people with degenerative colon disorders to completely reverse their conditions also. I myself completely healed myself of irritable bowel syndrome by following virtually the same program he teaches. For those who truly follow his program, he claims 100% success. He is for real, and has helped a lot of people. Habib Here is his website: http://www.colitis-crohns.com/

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accupunture??

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Has anybody had any past treatment or sucess with accupuncture for treating colitis/crohns disease??

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I tried it for about a month in the hopes of easing my uc and helping me get off the pred.  I didn’t notice any appreciable difference in how I felt, either for the better or the worse.   Jennifer UC Class of 98

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Soy Milk — Anyone try this?

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Soy milk has a great taste.  Unfortunately(at least for me) it tends to cause diarrhea due to the sea salt which is an additive they put in there.  My hunch is that this problem may only exist for those of us who’ve had surgery because the subsequent lack of the ileocecal valve makes us prone to diarrhea and sea salt is the type of thing that goes straight through the system. * Sent from AltaVista http://www.altavista.com Where you can also find related Web Pages, Images, Audios, Videos, News, and Shopping.  Smart is Beautiful

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I have tried several Soy Milks and the only one I like is called ‘Soy Nice’ The vanilla tastes like a milkshake and is great in cereal.  :) Laura – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – x-no-archive: yes But there are many more bad things in milk which make it risky for IBD/IBS symptoms, such as animal fats and animal protein, In my experience, I’ve found animal fats and proteins to be among the most digestible foods there are. an abundance of bacteria, Yes, however heating milk, such as is done when preparing it for making yogurt, can significantly reduce bacterial contamination. and lots of carrageenan. Would you please provide a reference for your assertion that milk contains "lots of carrageenan?"  I wasn’t aware that it had any. Thanks! — MG

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Hi, I like plain soy milk, not vanilla.  The vanilla is too sweet for me! Patsy

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But there are many more bad things in milk which make it risky for IBD/IBS symptoms, such as animal fats and animal protein, In my experience, I’ve found animal fats and proteins to be among the most digestible foods there are.

Animal fats are not easily digested, in fact its like a major cause of heartburn and indigestion. Basically animal fats give intestines a lot of grief. Undigested fats interacting with the intestines is a major suspect in colon cancer. Milk is a high gas producer because it is not easily digestable. Animal fats result in arachidonic acid increasing PG-1 levels which increase inflammatory leukotrienes causing intestinal cramping and possibly severe pain. Milk increases acid secretion in the stomach to the detriment of ulcer conditions. Milk contains like two dozen different animal proteins. Digestion is not the issue. The problem is you may not be able to handle all of them. It has been shown that some people have specific allergic/inflammatory responses to one or possibly more of them. Basically there are so many reasons to avoid milk products, its like pick your poison. Its also a common cause of arthritis. an abundance of bacteria, Yes, however heating milk, such as is done when preparing it for making yogurt, can significantly reduce bacterial contamination.

Yeah, but not all bacteria is removed from milk products. and lots of carrageenan. Would you please provide a reference for your assertion that milk contains "lots of carrageenan?"  I wasn’t aware that it had any.

Its used in many foods to stabilize proteins, particularly found in milk, cottage cheese, chocolate. Any nutritional book will confirm. However there is not much evidence to suggest carrageenan is actually bad for UC/CD patients, just a suspician it may react with certain specific bacteria which may be present in some people’s intestines. It has been proven in animal studies, but not necessarily humans. — Bob Buchner 1G-411 x97707

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BTW – They are making manufacturers call it soy beverage as opposed to soy milk – because it has absolutely no relationship to milk! It is the juice fom the soy bean!

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Most people can digest at least some amount of lactose, although that lessens with age. Some of us can hardly digest any, but that does not necessarily warrant a 100% free product, although it is available. They probably assume the worst of us can just go ahead and take lactase enzymes. But there are many more bad things in milk which make it risky for IBD/IBS symptoms, such as animal fats and animal protein, an abundance of bacteria, and lots of carrageenan. Bob *** Once I bought the reduced fat kind and i was sick.  also, if you decide to buy lactaid milk, be careful because some are just lactosed reduced and they list the percentage (something like 70%) on the package.  make sure it says something like 100% lactose-free or 100% lactose-reduced.  i never understood why they would only reduce it 70%.. i mean if you can’t tolerate lactose and are buying their product, won’t even 30% hurt you?!

– Bob Buchner 1G-411 x97707

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 I have used soy milk for years but never gave up hope I could SOMEDAY return to real milk taste…it’s not milk and your taste buds know but it’s a good sub. Also some brands have small containers (in the fridge area usually) so ask…like they said make sure it’s cold as it does taste better cold. And…make sure you SHAKE IT UP !!!! It will taste watery if you don’t.  I’ve been able to use Lactaid milk 100 % reduced with very little problem…so mostly I use that since I have my Crohns boyfriend using it also…and the cheese and the ice cream also…all Lactaid products. He’s had less problems and admits he wished he tried it earlier as I had been using it and he kept pooh-poohing that it would help. It’s so nice I don’t have to say I told you so.                    Good luck…Linda

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soy milk is an excellent dairy alternative.  not only can i not tolerate dairy products, i am vegan.  i use "Silk" brand, vanilla soy milk.  it can be found in the refrigerated section of the grocery or natural food store, near the regular milk.  it is great on cereal. it’s definitely worth a try. -a

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Personally i cant tolerate soay products either – probably the years of over-exposure in ready meals! Soya milk gives me wind & pain so i use Rice Dream – not bad with sugar-coated rice Amanda.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hi Dan: I live in the dairy state (Wisconsin) and have loved dairy products all my life. When I was dxed with IBD three years ago — I had to give up dairy cold turkey. I started using soy milk and I have to say that it is quite good (don’t care for the ice cream so I eat the real stuff once in a while after popping a Lactaid Ultra). I use Eden Soy brand — the vanilla flavor. I would give it a try. It tastes best really cold so be sure it is refrigerated for a while. Tastes yummy with cereal and good in hot cocoa too. Rebecca :-) Hello, I, like most of you, had to give up milk and dairy products because of the lactose intolerance associated with Colitis/Crohns (I have colitis).  I saw this new soy milk product on a 20/20 segment and it’s supposed to be really good tasting. Even though it has no dairy in it, I was a little hesitant to buy it when I saw it at the store.  I am wondering if anyone has tried it and if it affected them? I would really love to have a bowl of cereal which I haven’t had in 12 years.

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Hi Dan: I live in the dairy state (Wisconsin) and have loved dairy products all my life. When I was dxed with IBD three years ago — I had to give up dairy cold turkey. I started using soy milk and I have to say that it is quite good (don’t care for the ice cream so I eat the real stuff once in a while after popping a Lactaid Ultra). I use Eden Soy brand — the vanilla flavor. I would give it a try. It tastes best really cold so be sure it is refrigerated for a while. Tastes yummy with cereal and good in hot cocoa too. Rebecca :-)

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hello, I, like most of you, had to give up milk and dairy products because of the lactose intolerance associated with Colitis/Crohns (I have colitis).  I saw this new soy milk product on a 20/20 segment and it’s supposed to be really good tasting. Even though it has no dairy in it, I was a little hesitant to buy it when I saw it at the store.  I am wondering if anyone has tried it and if it affected them? I would really love to have a bowl of cereal which I haven’t had in 12 years.

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i’ve had "vanilla soy milk" and it tastes like vanilla.. not bad and has the same consistancy as milk.  i buy lactaid 100% lactose free milk to use in cereal.. and i have no problems drinking it as long as its the fat free kind.  once i bought the reduced fat kind and i was sick.  also, if you decide to buy lactaid milk, be careful because some are just lactosed reduced and they list the percentage (something like 70%) on the package.  make sure it says something like 100% lactose-free or 100% lactose-reduced.  i never understood why they would only reduce it 70%.. i mean if you can’t tolerate lactose and are buying their product, won’t even 30% hurt you?!  i don’t know.  anyway, i also saw the segment on 20/20 about soy milk…i’ve only tried it once and thats because we had a house guest who bought it.  not bad but i still buy the lactaid stuff.. out of habit i guess. good luck and be well!  -leighann  

: Hello, : I, like most of you, had to give up milk and dairy products because of : the lactose intolerance associated with Colitis/Crohns (I have : colitis).  I saw this new soy milk product on a 20/20 segment and it’s : supposed to be really good tasting.   : Even though it has no dairy in it, I was a little hesitant to buy it : when I saw it at the store.  I am wondering if anyone has tried it and : if it affected them? : I would really love to have a bowl of cereal which I haven’t had in 12 : years.

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Hello, I, like most of you, had to give up milk and dairy products because of the lactose intolerance associated with Colitis/Crohns (I have colitis).  I saw this new soy milk product on a 20/20 segment and it’s supposed to be really good tasting.   Even though it has no dairy in it, I was a little hesitant to buy it when I saw it at the store.  I am wondering if anyone has tried it and if it affected them? I would really love to have a bowl of cereal which I haven’t had in 12 years.

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Lactose is only one reason we have to give up milk. Otherwise you could simply buy lactose free milk. And I confess that I sometimes break down and do so just to get my cereal craving satisfied. Note some people have trouble with soy products. But otherwise its at least worth a try. You may want to try rice milk if the others fail. Bob *** Hello, I, like most of you, had to give up milk and dairy products because of the lactose intolerance associated with Colitis/Crohns (I have colitis).  I saw this new soy milk product on a 20/20 segment and it’s supposed to be really good tasting.   Even though it has no dairy in it, I was a little hesitant to buy it when I saw it at the store.  I am wondering if anyone has tried it and if it affected them? I would really love to have a bowl of cereal which I haven’t had in 12 years.

– Bob Buchner 1G-411 x97707

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THAT??????? YEAST INFECTIONS?

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – jennifer no never heard of this..and what a stupid thing to be saying…especially a doctor.. is someone maybe confusing it with ibs…which to some extent is more stress related… obviously all illnesses…even the flu etc..respond negatively to stress..but stress doesnt cause them…the symptoms can just worsen..from stress…the immune system weakens..etc etc.. if we find out that this dr glasser really wrote this..i think we as a group should write to him …this is the kind of stuff we do NOT need.. thanks for sharing the info.. annie in boston

   I agree.  I was quite outraged that this doctor would even mention this stuff.  I can’t remember why I didn’t look up the book before, but I think it was because my computer crashed and it was getting late, so I went to bed and forgot to look in the morning.  The book is edited by Naomi Glasser and was designed by William Glasser, who IS a doctor- but a psychiatrist, not a doctor for physical ailments.  It is a book of case studies.  I’ll have to skim through it the next time I’m in a bookstore.  It was published in 1989- only two years before my diagnosis of CD and assurances from my doctor that it was NOT caused by mental problems- in contrast to what everyone else tried to convince me of.    I do suffer from mental problems too, but my worst depression was caused by my CD (and other problems), not the other way around.  But I do find that stress makes me feel worse, as does nervousness.  But gee, don’t a lot of people with healthy intestines get diarrhea and nausea from nervousness too?  I also have certain "triggers", such as the stores The Body Shop and Barnes and Noble, checking my email, long car rides, etc.    I too thought that the person who referred me to this book might have meant IBS, but I asked and he said it was IBD that was mentioned in the book.   I didn’t mean to upset people bringing this up.  I wanted to know if anyone here had read the book.  I wanted to know if maybe the man I was talking to could have been mistaken.  I also was going to post more info on the book as I found it.  And I wondered if the thought that some doctor out there saying this about illnesses that has pretty much been proven to have physical, not mental, causes seemed a bit strange or outrageous.  I guess I’ll leave this topic at that, as it seems to be upsetting some people and they think I’m being stupid or silly to bring this up (or did they mean that the doctor was silly and stupid, to which I would agree).  I won’t bother telling you all what this doctor says in his book because it will probably just piss everyone off.  Sorry.  I just wanted to get more info.      Jennifer- always feeling like I said something wrong

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Jennifer,   We went down that road a number of months ago….let’s not get that one started again!  Jane

    This is exactly why I avoided responding to or even reading this thread for so long.  Excuse me!  I asked if anyone had read the book or heard this man’s theory, not if the diseases actually WERE psychosomatic.  I know that they aren’t.  I was told that by my doctor when I was first diagnosed.  I was outraged that a doctor, a supposed expert, could flush several years of research and reassurances down the toilet and come out with this $#!T.  Sorry if opened an old can of worms.  All I asked was if anyone had heard of this doctor.  I didn’t mean it to start an argument or anything.  I’m sorry I didn’t read the old discussion on this, pardon me for the mistake of not spending hours on Dejanews.  But was that discussion in relation to the book or the doctor I mentioned, or just on the topic of IBD not being psychosomatic?      Jennifer- wondering if I’m just too overly sensitive, or if some people don’t think don’t realize that they could be hurting other people’s feelings by the wording of their posts.

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Not again!! I will have to tell the kind janitors in Wal-mart, that were cleaning up my mess, that the diarhea all over there floor was physcosymatic. I think we can make our selves sicker with worry and stress, but this is a real disease, with real consequences,in my opinion. Cathy

I don’t think anyone is really arguing that, Cat — but I do think we can psych ourselves out sometimes. I mean, we all agree that stress can really screw you up, although it doesn’t have to. How you deal with stress and what stresses you is an important consideration. I have almost never had problems just getting on the phone, though it has come up and I’ve excused myself and went to the bathroom, no big deal. I’ve also used it as an excuse to get out of a phone call, he he! For some people, the thought of not being near enough a bathroom really stresses them out. Not me — I figure I got really big, strong muscles to prevent serious problems in that area — at least until I can excuse myself and find a bathroom! But I also used medicines to help me achieve my confidence — anti-diarrheal’s were very useful in the first few years although now I don’t really need them that much. Robbie, on the other hand, stresses me out! And I start cramping! But, it just goes to show you, it’s always something! love, steve preferred e-mail address: without the "SPAM," of course! HOME: http://www.digdat.com/~psyche0/index.html ASCC: http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/Falls/3298/

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Not again!! I will have to tell the kind janitors in Wal-mart, that were cleaning up my mess, that the diarhea all over there floor was physcosymatic. I think we can make our selves sicker with worry and stress, but this is a real disease, with real consequences,in my opinion. Cathy

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I agree! I also have urgency while on the phone, and before I leave to go somewhere. If I don’t go before I leave, I almost force myself to so I won’t have to while I’m out walking around, not knowing where the next john is. I go through this every day! Definitely some mind connection there. ryan – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – You got something there Moira. There was a time that I could not walk into a Blockbuster video without having to squeeze my knees. Or as soon as I left work on an errand I would need to drive to the first McDonalds for relief. If I don’t go anywhere I have much less urgency problems and my bm’s are less frequent. I think it has to do with constantly thinking about where my next bathroom will be along the way. When I have plans, before I leave my house if I don’t have to have a bm I sometimes sit in the john and there comes the urge, mind over fecal matter! Sometimes I think I have unwittingly caused my illness from my own head. Jack << While it is true that the disease is real and so is the bleeding and breakdown of bowel tissue-for me, at least, there is a psychological component. I ALWAYS have an extreme urgency while on the telephone (if it has a cord).

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You got something there Moira. There was a time that I could not walk into a Blockbuster video without having to squeeze my knees. Or as soon as I left work on an errand I would need to drive to the first McDonalds for relief. If I don’t go anywhere I have much less urgency problems and my bm’s are less frequent. I think it has to do with constantly thinking about where my next bathroom will be along the way. When I have plans, before I leave my house if I don’t have to have a bm I sometimes sit in the john and there comes the urge, mind over fecal matter! Sometimes I think I have unwittingly caused my illness from my own head. Jack << While it is true that the disease is real and so is the bleeding and breakdown of bowel tissue-for me, at least, there is a psychological component. I ALWAYS have an extreme urgency while on the telephone (if it has a cord). I usually find waiting in checkout lines leaves me shifting from foot to foot and hyperventilating-trying not to think about how much "I gotta go". For me there is a psychosomatic component to the disease.  I’m sure it isn’t just coincidence that these situations cause me to have to run.  Often if I get out of a line or hang up the phone I no longer have to go. That can’t be "real". Moira – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text –

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While it is true that the disease is real and so is the bleeding and breakdown of bowel tissue-for me, at least, there is a psychological component. I ALWAYS have an extreme urgency while on the telephone (if it has a cord). I usually find waiting in checkout lines leaves me shifting from foot to foot and hyperventilating-trying not to think about how much "I gotta go". For me there is a psychosomatic component to the disease.  I’m sure it isn’t just coincidence that these situations cause me to have to run.  Often if I get out of a line or hang up the phone I no longer have to go. That can’t be "real". Moira – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Yep — it’s so psycosomatic that I not only imagined blood and pain and constant bathroom trips for 15 years. All of my Dr.s imagined that my colon fell apart like hamburger. Now I imagine that I no longer have a colon and have an ileostomy. Psychosomatic doesn’t mean "imagined." Jan… Nope — it usually means the disease is all in your mind and doesn’t really exist! It does exist and is not caused by ones thoughts. Barbara Skoglund (I)

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Just to clear things up a bit , I didnt mean that it was all in my head; I had agreed, ( iguess i wasnt clear) , that ones emotions can seem to play a big role in my case anyway.    and for that reason i wondered if any one had tried hypnotherapy to aid in control. thanks                                                     joe

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    HI GUYS….I can tell u that I have had therapy for over 15 yrs,, under the guise of crohns adjustment therapy…BUT,, tho crohns is not CAUSED by stress, of course,, it doesnt help.. BUT, the way it was explained to me.. many yrs ago..I have had this for 30 yrs..now most of u know that by now.. u either got it or u dont.. they say its hereditary.. but I have over 70 people in my IMMEDIATE family and NO ONE has anything remotely similar to this.. I have 2 children.. unfortunately.. they have had very traumatic lives for a 20 and 17 yr old.. and when they tell me they hurt (abdominally) I get SOOO scared.. my older daughter has actually fallen over writhing in pain..BUT they only have known me as a mom that has always been sick..so they are SCARED to death of hospitals. etc.. they dont even come visit me when I am in the hospital :( .. but I understand totally.. plus their dad was a DOC…SOOOO it may add to the chances of a flare up.. but the diagnosis of CD is not the same at all as ulcerative colitis.. etc.. they are similar.. meaning the symptoms.. but when I was diagnosed.. I was diagnosed at least 6 different times.. in 6 states.. no one believed I had Crohns..I have been thru every drug treatment.. unfortunately I am allergic to sulfa..and I have tried 6MP.. prednisone,, and had a Hickman cathetar for 6 mos.. I could go on and on… BUT.. stress DOES NOT CAUSE CROHNS.. sorry I had to unload.. I am a newbie to these boards.. and I have been having a terrible time for over 4 yrs now.. I have had multiple surgeries.. by supposedly the "BEST".. and I am no better.. now I am trying Remicade.. and I am sooo sick.. Thanks for reading.. if anyone did… sorry to take up so much time.. I just REALLY needed to vent.. Thanks again… Bless u all.. and good health to those have such a thing as a good day… I am not being negative.. just honest… Please bear with me.. I am not a bad person.. AND I cant believe I am actually going to post this.. BUT HERE GOES.. Thanks again.. Bonnie.. the newbie on the block

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i believe that emotional stress can make the colitis or chrones feel worse but not psychosimatic (spelling) i think its cause your adrenilin starts pumping faster that just seems that way,,,,i was having a real good day today till my daughter called and gave me bad news now my belly is killing me big time

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Yep — it’s so psycosomatic that I not only imagined blood and pain and constant bathroom trips for 15 years. All of my Dr.s imagined that my colon fell apart like hamburger. Now I imagine that I no longer have a colon and have an ileostomy. Psychosomatic doesn’t mean "imagined." Jan…

Nope — it usually means the disease is all in your mind and doesn’t really exist! It does exist and is not caused by ones thoughts. Barbara Skoglund (I)

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Nope — it usually means the disease is all in your mind and doesn’t really exist! It does exist and is not caused by ones thoughts.

That isn’t what it means at all.  Do some reading.  A psychosomatic illness is one in which there is actual structural damage and in which there is some psychological factor involved in the etiology of the disease.  That’s straight from the textbook.  It does NOT mean that the condition doesn’t exist. I don’t think anyone here believes CD or UC are psychosomatic, but many of this group’s members notice that there are emotional factors which seem to exacerbate their conditions. Jan…  

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      I guess one could do this but the s**t is going to go somewhere and I would rather have it go down.  <VBG Bonnie aka DAWN

|I agree with everyone that it (cd) is a definite physical problem, that is |worsened by stress. |    my question to you is, do you think the symptoms , like the urgency to |use the bathroom, could be controlled |using hypnotherapy ?     I know it is not a cure but if any one knows any |thing about it, I’d sure like to hear what you have to say. |                                                    Joe | | | |

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Yep — it’s so psycosomatic that I not only imagined blood and pain and constant bathroom trips for 15 years. All of my Dr.s imagined that my colon fell apart like hamburger. Now I imagine that I no longer have a colon and have an ileostomy.

Psychosomatic doesn’t mean "imagined." Jan…  

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believe me I know what you mean , I’ve had colitis/crohns going on 25 years now, it has not gotten bad enough to consider surgery until recently when in the past few years I developed 3 fistulas. now the one of the ways I am told I can prevent surgery is to stop going to the bathroom as much as I do now (up to 6 x/day). so maybe now you can understand why I am sort of "Grasping At Straws"                                         Joe

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I agree with everyone that it (cd) is a definite physical problem, that is worsened by stress.     my question to you is, do you think the symptoms , like the urgency to use the bathroom, could be controlled using hypnotherapy ?     I know it is not a cure but if any one knows any thing about it, I’d sure like to hear what you have to say.                                                     Joe

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I agree with everyone that it (cd) is a definite physical problem, that is worsened by stress.     my question to you is, do you think the symptoms , like the urgency to use the bathroom, could be controlled using hypnotherapy ?     I know it is not a cure but if any one knows any thing about it, I’d sure like to hear what you have to say.

I tried hypnotherapy for my CD when my doctor was telling me it was IBS and stress.  It didn’t help, which I will attribute to the fact that it was really a physical problem. As for urgency, I think it’s urgent for a reason – you’re full down there.  Not sure how hypnotherapy can help in that regards. —

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I think this doctor isn’t really a doctor and doesn’t play one on tv – either! Rebecca :-) – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text –    I got into a discussion on another NG about IBS and IBD.  This one man mentioned that he read in the book Control Theory by William Glasser MD that IBD (or UC anyway) is psychosomatic.  Has anyone read this book or heard this theory discussed seriously?      Jennifer

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Jennifer,   We went down that road a number of months ago….let’s not get that one started again!  Jane – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text –    I got into a discussion on another NG about IBS and IBD.  This one man mentioned that he read in the book Control Theory by William Glasser MD that IBD (or UC anyway) is psychosomatic.  Has anyone read this book or heard this theory discussed seriously?      Jennifer

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Annie, How true, maybe he writes better than he practices medicine….. :-) I would think he is referring to IBS which is thought to be a miscommunication between the brain and the gut. Ken – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – jennifer no never heard of this..and what a stupid thing to be saying…especially a doctor.. is someone maybe confusing it with ibs…which to some extent is more stress related… obviously all illnesses…even the flu etc..respond negatively to stress..but stress doesnt cause them…the symptoms can just worsen..from stress…the immune system weakens..etc etc.. if we find out that this dr glasser really wrote this..i think we as a group should write to him …this is the kind of stuff we do NOT need.. thanks for sharing the info.. annie in boston

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This used to be a widely held theory by many supposed "experts" on UC. I was told over and over again this was true of me.  I didn’t believe it then, or now. It was just another was to attempt to explain the unexplainable.  What I do believe is that stress MAY play some role in triggering and intensifying the disease.  This is a far cry from a "psychsomatic cause".    One reason this theory keeps coming up is the difficulty of finally disproving it—-the old problem of proving a negative. The really insidious element of this theory was the implication that there was really nothing wrong.  I join in Barbara Skogland’s comment on this bit of silliness. Carl – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text –   I got into a discussion on another NG about IBS and IBD.  This one man mentioned that he read in the book Control Theory by William Glasser MD that IBD (or UC anyway) is psychosomatic.  Has anyone read this book or heard this theory discussed seriously?     Jennifer

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   I got into a discussion on another NG about IBS and IBD.  This one man mentioned that he read in the book Control Theory by William Glasser MD that IBD (or UC anyway) is psychosomatic.  Has anyone read this book or heard this theory discussed seriously?      Jennifer

Yep — it’s so psycosomatic that I not only imagined blood and pain and constant bathroom trips for 15 years. All of my Dr.s imagined that my colon fell apart like hamburger. Now I imagine that I no longer have a colon and have an ileostomy. Barbara Skoglund (I)

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  When I first had CD in 1965 it was thought to be pretty much psychosomatic and try living with that guilt and having CD.  A lot of my friends thought I had it just for attention so of course they gave me none.  I am glad the medical community has changed since then.  I would hate to see that thought come ’round again.  Maybe it was an old book? DAWN

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jennifer no never heard of this..and what a stupid thing to be saying…especially a doctor.. is someone maybe confusing it with ibs…which to some extent is more stress related… obviously all illnesses…even the flu etc..respond negatively to stress..but stress doesnt cause them…the symptoms can just worsen..from stress…the immune system weakens..etc etc.. if we find out that this dr glasser really wrote this..i think we as a group should write to him …this is the kind of stuff we do NOT need.. thanks for sharing the info.. annie in boston

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   I got into a discussion on another NG about IBS and IBD.  This one man mentioned that he read in the book Control Theory by William Glasser MD that IBD (or UC anyway) is psychosomatic.  Has anyone read this book or heard this theory discussed seriously?      Jennifer

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Chris Squire John Myung

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Just something to type in between practice things…

Just Seeing If Your Paying Attention He He shirley there is one missing from the list!

Y E S  !!! The Fish (Shindleria Praematurus) Chris Squire !! THE epitome, [damn, that's like leavin' rev.WillyG. off the list of bluesmen]

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shirley there is one missing from the list!

Yes there is, and stop calling me Shirley! — Mango —

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Yes there is… and stop calling me Shirly

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oh God……i tried to resist; but the temptation was far too great for me to resist:

John Paul Jones – see that toratora saw fit to include… Krist Novoselic – some memorable rifts from this dude… Glenn Matlock – grew up on this sorta thang… etc… iain  http://freespace.virgin.net/ijl.2000ad/   <<<

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -oh God……i tried to resist; but the temptation was far too great for me to resist: billy cox chris wood (medeski, martin, & wood) john taylor wizard patrick o’hearn andy west doug wimbush victor baily oscar alton (stone city band) rhonda smith (prince) sonny thompson (prince) aston barrett ("family man") roy estrada jack bruce mega-nut (weapon of choice) lonnie plaxico reggie washington (steve coleman & the 5 elements) artie moore (ron miles) bernard thomas (JB) rick skatore (24-7 spyz) john paul jones andrew levy (brand new heavies) lenny kravitz (can’t ignore his studio tracks) cordell mosson (funkadelic) (unsung) whoever played bass with curtis mayfield……

John Paul Jones – see that toratora saw fit to include… Krist Novoselic – some memorable rifts from this dude… Glenn Matlock – grew up on this sorta thang… etc… iain  http://freespace.virgin.net/ijl.2000ad/   <<<

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shirley there is one missing from the list! http://freespace.virgin.net/ijl.2000ad/  < Yes there is… and stop calling me Shirly

OK Shirly Is it Joe Osborn?

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Kenny Gradney , John Entwistle, to name 2 of the greatest, I guess I’m dating myself here. Frank Christy – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Just something to type in between practice things… Jaco Stanley Ron Carter Eddie Gomez Paul Chambers Charles Mingus Carol Kaye Jerry Jemmot Dave La Rue Billy Sheehan Jeff Berlin Anthony Jackson Victor Wooten Steve Bailey Micheal Manring Phil Chen Percy Jones (!) Bootsy James Jamerson Monk Montgomery Charlie Haden Oscar Pettiford Trevor Bolder Steve Harris Les Claypool Bill Wyman Paul McCartney Ron Wood George Mraz Tommy Cogbill Beaver Felton Flea Donald "Duck" Dunn Willie Dixon Wilbur Bascomb George Murray Rufus Reid Richard Davis Pail Jackson Ray Brown Ray Drummond Christian McBride Chuck Rainey Rocco John Patitucci Jack Cassidy Phil Lesh Noel Redding Geddy Lee Larry Grahm Jymie Merrit Scott La Faro Jimmy Blanton Carmine Rojas Alphonso Johnson Miroslaus Vituous Will Lee Sting Jeff Ament Mark Egan Rich West Just Seeing If Your Paying Attention He He

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I tried dating myself but my hand.. oh nevermind. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Kenny Gradney , John Entwistle, to name 2 of the greatest, I guess I’m dating myself here. Frank Christy Just something to type in between practice things… Jaco Stanley Ron Carter Eddie Gomez Paul Chambers Charles Mingus Carol Kaye Jerry Jemmot Dave La Rue Billy Sheehan Jeff Berlin Anthony Jackson Victor Wooten Steve Bailey Micheal Manring Phil Chen Percy Jones (!) Bootsy James Jamerson Monk Montgomery Charlie Haden Oscar Pettiford Trevor Bolder Steve Harris Les Claypool Bill Wyman Paul McCartney Ron Wood George Mraz Tommy Cogbill Beaver Felton Flea Donald "Duck" Dunn Willie Dixon Wilbur Bascomb George Murray Rufus Reid Richard Davis Pail Jackson Ray Brown Ray Drummond Christian McBride Chuck Rainey Rocco John Patitucci Jack Cassidy Phil Lesh Noel Redding Geddy Lee Larry Grahm Jymie Merrit Scott La Faro Jimmy Blanton Carmine Rojas Alphonso Johnson Miroslaus Vituous Will Lee Sting Jeff Ament Mark Egan Rich West Just Seeing If Your Paying Attention He He

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Ahh now it makes sense.. Mike – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Sorry guys, in my excitement I hit "new post" instead of "reply". I was meaning to reply to the post entitled "Colitis & Crohns by David Klein". The post refers to a  commercial site run by a David Klein who makes these extraordinary claims about his success rate in curing Crohns/Colitis by solely dietary means. See the link http://www.colitis-crohns.com/ . My Hmmm post was a reaction to that site. Mark He claims a 100% success rate !! 400 out of 400 "heal up" (as he puts it), not a slight or some improvement, but "healing up". That implies to me a complete cure. I would seriously like to examine his patients. This seems too good to be true, and you know what they say about things that SEEM too good to be true. — Mark Gordon Sydney, Australia

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http://www.medicinenet.com has a really good set of information on Crohn’s Disease and several other GI disorders.  Take a look there for the symptoms.   If you post your symptoms, I’m sure several of us would be happy to give you our opinions.  If your symptoms are major, you should see a doctor of course just in case!  But GI disorders are hard to diagnose, and often doctors will try to make you think you’re just stressed out.  The solution to this one is pretty easy: find a new doctor. I am trying to determine if I am a candidate for Crohn’s or not.  Can anyone relay common symptoms of Crohn’s or colitis when it first hits a person? (I have no fever, cramps, nausea) Also, has anyone heard of "rectal seepage" in relation to colitis/Crohns? Thaks for your input.

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I am trying to determine if I am a candidate for Crohn’s or not.  Can anyone relay common symptoms of Crohn’s or colitis when it first hits a person? (I have no fever, cramps, nausea) Also, has anyone heard of "rectal seepage" in relation to colitis/Crohns? Thaks for your input.

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hmm a ‘candidate" for crohns..i kinda like that one… seriously joint pain..fever..diarrhea…susceptibililty to every virus and bacteria around stomach pains…cramps…fatigue… thats just some of it..but you dont need any particular ones…you could all or just one… hope you are NOT in the "running???" for crohns but if you have it welcome to the club…yo ufound the right newsgroup…certainly…. take care annie in boston

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