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Q: I am suffering from Ulcerative Colitis. What kind of Diet should I go on to alleviate my symptoms?
I have gone to many doctors, and the best solutions they offered were surgery and taking a bunch of pills and suppositories that don’t really work. I don’t know what to do and the symptoms havent gotten better after a month. What should I do?

A: The most important thing to do is to reduce the incidence of diarrhea and blood. Probiotics, especially the sacchromyces boulardii yeast are known to reduce and even eliminate the diarrhea. Research has shown that boulardii up to 6 times a day is important for UC patients. Below are a list of not too many bacteria that are readily available on various websites or a place like Whole Foods.

As far as diet goes you want to minimize the ingestion of sulfur containing foods, especially if you are experiencing rotten egg smelling farts as those kind of farts are indicating that you have a high concentration of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) which is a toxic byproduct of protein digestion. Those stinky farts also mean that your body is not properly detoxifying the H2S and will weaken the colon cells. Less meat, less onions and garlic, are important ways of reducing the sulfide precursors.

As far as things to add, make sure that you are ingesting the bifidobacteria listed below and get some Metamucil, which is essentially repackaged Psyllium husks, or Plantago Ovata fiber. The combination of Psyllium and bifidobacteria has been shown to be as effective as the standard pharmaceutical 5-ASA type drugs such as Pentasa or Mensalamine in clinical testing. Go figure $500/month vs. less than $60/month. The combination of 5-ASA, psyllium husk, and bifidobacteria is also beneficial.

As long as you are getting the bifidobacteria, try some oat bran, wheat bran, or brown rice. In in many patients the bran products help reduce inflammation.

There are many things you can to to ease colitis. Review the following list of KEYWORDs and go to http://www.pubmed.gov and type in: “ulcerative colitis” KEYWORD
to see the results of the peer reviewed journals. Here is the list…

lactobacillus and bifidobacteria: Kyodophilus by Wakanuga
lactoabacillus GG: Lactobacillus GG by Culturelle
sacchromyces boulardii: a gut friendly yeast by Jarrow
Pepto Bismol
Fish oil
bromelain
papain
quercetin
boswellia
vitamin C
vitamin E
magnesium in citrate or ionic form: traceminerals.com

The best but unpleasant treatment is a human fecal transplant. In pubmed type in: fecal Borody TJ
and you will see the articles. Download and review and you will learn that some people can be cured of ulcerative colitis. According to Borody, about 1/6 colitis patients get cured. You could be one of the lucky ones. I know folks who are doing well with this treatment.

Secondary possibilities
capric acid (not much research here but shown to be good against a Candida infection)
caprylic acid (not much research here but shown to be good against a Candida infection)

Q: is there a special diet for colitis?
Last week I was diagnosed with colitis although they havent confomred what type yet. I am on a high dose of steriods and anti inflammitorys. They are helping alot and I have never felt better! But I was wondering if any other colitis sufferers out there had a special diet that prevented or reduced the symptoms of colitis.

A: Diet for Colitis
Eat a low-carbohydrate,high-vegetable-protein diet.Include alfalfa or barley in the diet. Baked or broiled fish, chicken, and turkey with out skin are acceptable sources of protein,Eat lots of vegetables.If you cannot tolerate raw vegetables, steam them.
Eat a high fiber diet.Oat bran, brown rice, barley and other whole grains, lentils,and related products such as rice cakes are good.Be sure grains are well cooked.
Keep fats and oils out of your diet, and stay away from high- fat milk and cheeses.Fats and oils exacerbate the diarrhea that comes with colitis.
Include garlic in the diet for it’s healing and antibiotic properties.
Eat cooked foods broiled or baked, not fried or sauteed avoid sauces made with butter.
Avoid carbonated soft drinks ,spicy foods, and anything containing caffine.These substances irritate the colon. Also avoid red meat,sugar, and processed foods.
Try soy- based cheese instead of dairy cheeses.try soymilk or rice milk instead of cows milk.If you do eat dairy foods use non fat types.If you have lactose intolerance, try lactose- free milk.Many lactose ontolerant people can tolerate low fat yogurt.
Drink plenty of liquids at least 8 8oz glasses of water daily to make up for the fluid lost with diarrhea.carrto and cabbage juices and green drinks are good.
Do not eat fruit on an empty stomach.Eat it at the end of a meal instead .Fruit juices should be diluted with water and taken during or after meals.

Q: Lymphatic Microscopic Colitis Mystery?
I’m going to a specialist in April, but i was wondering if anyone could figure this out. I DO have Lymphatic Microscopic Colitis and symptoms(gas,bloating, diarrhea), DO NOT have Any food allergies and Don’t have celiacs disease, but every time i eat anything w/ gluten i poop 7x a day for a week. When i am i on a gluten free diet symptoms (gas,bloating, pooping) are still there but not as bad. When i am on a gluten free diet while taking a pro biotic symptoms are 80% gone and my poop is regular poop not diarrhea . I have tried steroids and non steroidal anti- inflammatory but nothing helps except gluten free and pro biotic?

if u need more info ask please!

A: Gluten intolerance is not an allergy.

Tests for allergies won’t show a food intolerance, including gluten intolerance.

There is a “silent” form of celiac disease – it’s called silent because it doesn’t show up in tests.

If your body is reacting to gluten, no matter what some guy in a white coat tells you, you have a problem with gluten. Listen to your body.

Your health is under your own observation 24/7 (unconsciously), the doctor only sees you for a few minutes at a time. Follow what your body tells you in matters of health.

Q: What is the most effective way to treat ulcerative colitis?
Alternative or not I need to know. It seems as if there is a diet to treat the symptoms and a totally different and even stricter diet for a cure.

I’m on asechol but it only seems to be treating the symptoms. Is there a cure?

A: My daughter-in-law has ulcerative colitis. The main thing she has to stay away from diet wise is dairy products. What really helped her greatly by treating the cause rather than just the symptoms was all natural Optiflora. Her doctor was very pleased and started consistently cutting back her medication.

Hope this is helpful.

Q: once you get rid of Candida, how long to you need to continue the anti-candida diet?
I have colitis and have a sneaking suspicion that Candida might have something to do with it.
I had a case of where I was diagnosed with an excessive amount of Candida, not to mention I had the symptoms. So…my question is, that once its taken care of, through meds/ diet/ herbal remedy, how long must you continue the no carb diet? Is it a permanent thing?

A: You should slowly add carbs back into your diet. Just a little bit at a time. Pay attention along the way. If you notice any adverse reaction then revert to a strict candida diet.
http://hubpages.com/hub/Best-Candida-Cleanse
http://onebiteatatimeblog.com/

http://heavymetaldetoxinfo.blogspot.com/

Q: i have chrohn’s colitis and am experiencing severe flare ups at the moment, can change in diet help?
i am currently living with the condition and have heard a lot of reports recently suggest simple changes in your diet can ease or completely eliminate the symptoms like the stomach cramps and excessive trips to the bathroom. does anyone out there suffer from the same illness and have you tried dietary changes and have they worked? i am at my wits end and want to take control. is there any particular foods or supplements i can take to severely reduce my symptoms.
ANY HELP OR ADVISE REALLY APPRECIATED.
thanks.

A: I have heard from some people that experience relief from Aloe Vera gel and/or Probiotics for both IBS and Crohns. This may not work for everyone, and you should still maintain a proper and healthy diet to minimize any impact.
Aloe Vera literally soothes any tissues it touches, so when you swallow it, it will soothe and help to heal all the tissues between your mouth, stomach, intestines and your anus.
Probiotics help absorb nutrient in your intestinal tract and help to maintain a healthy internal ecology.

In any case, if you consult a doctor for this, I would definitely recommend telling your doctor what you’re taking (if nothing else, to make sure they won’t interfere with any treatments they may be looking at). If your doctor doesn’t believe in supplements or is negative towards you taking them, you may want to consult another doctor… but that’s your choice. Good luck!

Q: Can spaying a cat cause colitis? Or other complications?
I have a 5 month old female kitten who was spayed 2 weeks ago. She has developed colitis-like symptoms: semi-soft stool with blood and/or mucous. She strains to have a bowel movement several times a day, and if anything comes out, it’s usually bloody or has mucous.

She is otherwise healthy. Eating and drinking fine, playing and energetic. I am feeding her Science Diet – i/d which was prescribed by my vet for digestion issues.

I am taking her to the vet in a few hours, but am curious if anyone has experienced this with their cat after spaying.
Just to update… I took my kitten to the vet today and she prescribed the anti-biotic metronidazole for collitis which should clear up the blood/mucous.

She said the stress of the surgery sometimes causes collitis. She said to watch her for a few days, give her the meds (and catlax), and if it’s not cleared up in 5 days to take her back.

A: It does not sound like the spaying is the problem.She has some kind of intestinal problem. Believe it or not the doctors office may be very clean but his waiting room could be full of nasty germs and microbes. When I take my animals to the vet they are not allowed on the floor and I use an antibiotic hand cleaner before I get back in my car. I recently got a kitten who has this problem and found he could not have kitten chow. A few days on adult food and the six week kitten got better, Go figure..

Q: Dieticians – Internists – Is kwashiorkor a possible symptom of our poor diet – too much white flour / corn syr?
I think many Americans are starving themselves because of their daily reliance on white flour for sustenance, whether rich or poor. Does white flour inhibit good digestion of other more protein rich foods? (Look at all the protruding bellies.) I’m looking at something that indicated that in a report as follows:

“Conditions listing Kwashiorkor as a symptom may also be potential underlying causes of Kwashiorkor. Our database lists the following as having Kwashiorkor as a symptom of that condition:
Alcoholism
Amphetamine abuse
Amyloidosis AL
Anorexia Nervosa
Blind loop syndrome
Boyd-Stearns syndrome
Brinton disease
Classic galactosemia
Cocaine fetopathy
Congenital short bowel
Congenital sucrose-isomaltose malabsorption
Cutaneous photosensitivity colitis, lethal
Cystic Fibrosis
Epidermolysis bullosa, junctional
Finnish nephrosis syndrome
Follicular hamartoma – alopecia – cystic fibrosis
Gastrointestinal amyloidosis
Hereditary amyloidosis
Hyperemesis Gravidarum
Intestinal epithelial dysplasia
Intractable diarrhea with enterocytes assembly abnormalities, congenital, familial
Juvenile tropical pancreatitis syndrome
Microsporidiosis
Obal syndrome
Opisthorchiasis
Pancreatic insufficiency
Pancreatic Islet Cell Cancer
Patau syndrome
Sandifer syndrome
Self Harm
Short Bowel Syndrome
TopDrug interactions causing Kwashiorkor:
When combined, certain drugs, medications, substances or toxins may react causing Kwashiorkor as a symptom.
The list below is incomplete and various other drugs or substances may cause your symptoms. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
Chloramphenicol and Acetaminophen interaction
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TopMedical news summaries relating to Kwashiorkor:
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TopRelated information on causes of Kwashiorkor:
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TopCauses of Kwashiorkor: Online Medical Books
16 MEDICAL BOOKS ONLINE! Review excerpts from medical books online, free, without registration, for more information about the causes of Kwashiorkor.
Protein-calorie malnutrition: Causes and incidence
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Both kwashiorkor (edematous PCM) and marasmus (nonedematous PCM) are common in underdeveloped countries and in areas in which dietary amino acid
content is insufficient to satisfy growth requirements. Kwashiorkor typically occurs at about age 1, after infants are weaned from breast milk to a protein-deficient diet of starchy gruels or sugar water, but it can develop at any time during the formative years. Marasmus affects infants ages 6 to 18 months as a result of breast-feeding failure, or a debilitating condition such as chronic diarrhea.
In industrialized countries, PCM may occur secondary to chronic metabolic disease that decreases protein and calorie intake or absorption, or trauma that increases protein and calorie requirements. In the United States, PCM is estimated to occur to some extent in 50% of elderly people in nursing homes. Those who aren’t allowed anything by mouth for an extended period are at high risk of developing PCM. Conditions that increase protein-calorie requirements include severe burns and injuries, systemic infections, and cancer (accounts for the largest group of hospitalized patients with PCM). Conditions that cause defective utilization of nutrients include malabsorption syndrome, short-bowel syndrome, and Crohn’s disease.
Protein-calorie malnutrition: Causes
(Handbook of Diseases)
Both marasmus (nonedematous protein-calorie malnutrition) and kwashiorkor (edematous protein-calorie malnutrition) are common in underdeveloped countries and in areas where dietary amino acid content is insufficient to satisfy growth requirements. Kwashiorkor typically occurs at about age 1, after infants are weaned from breast milk to a protein-deficient diet of starchy gruels or sugar water, but it can develop at any time during the formative years. Marasmus affects infants ages 6 to 18 months as a result of breast-feeding failure or a debilitating condition such as chronic diarrhea.
In industrialized countries, protein-calorie malnutrition may occur secondary to chronic metabolic disease that decreases protein and calorie intake or absorption or trauma that increases protein a

A: Interesting read and yes, you have a valid point there.
I believe when manufactures add or take products out to produce a longer shelf life, we become unwittingly victims.
I also will state that man’s desire to consume these products in large quantities also makes a statement to how well they care about their own bodies and therefore allowing them to become the blimps, encourage laziness and less outgoing as a person.
I find these chemicals are foreign to the human body and instead of helping ones digestion, actually does the opposite. It promotes build up and therefore a blockage to the body operating normally.
There is where the many problems of the body lies in wait for us. Some times quicker then we ever could realize.
It is sad that many of these traits are passed on during breast feeding and actual Development inside a mother’s womb. However i wonder if this wasn’t all a design by human engineering to cause a decrease in the human population or is it just a consequence of a “on Demand” society.
I learned a lot about nutritional values when i searched out about diets for myself. There are some products now that i will never eat again
Great question and deserving my further attention as well as others.

Q: Has anyone out there who breast feeds their children had children (plural) with allergic colitis?
PLEASE READ THIS, TOO! All three of my children were born with allergic colitis that two have successfully outgrown by 7 mos. My third child is almost 9 mos and still has problems, because she refuses to eat solid foods. Starting on rice cereal etc. clears up the symptoms. I wonder if there are mothers out there that have had this similiar issue and had a fair amount of tofu and soy related products in diets prior to birth. Allergic colitis is found no where in my families history, so I’ve concluded that it’s my issue and has to do with what I’v eatn before birth and how I break down proteins. There’s evidence that shows that unfermented soy and products of the like block an enzyme that breaks down protein. This is further backed by me taking enzyme pills and calming the symptoms in my child if I mess up diet. The protein sensitivities are dairy & soy & I have elimination diet. I believe that unfermented soy in my prenatal diet may be the culprit. Does anyone share this problem.

A: No, but I’ve heard of it. I think you’re on the right track.

Q: I am 23 years wondering whether I have colitis or ciliac disease?
I had bloody stool and diarah. My favorite food was cheese pizza.
I did not have any flare ups or any of the above symptoms for the past 2 1/12 years.
Once I have adpated gluten free / diary free diet all the above symptomps subsided, and I am feeling fine. Is it possible that I was misdiagnosted??. My only present symptomps are:
feel tired at times, I still have loss of hair , dandruff , I have checked my iron; it is normal on the low side. At times i get skin rashes.
2 1/2 years ago when the Md. did a colonoscopy, he was amazed how clear my colon was. I have been prescribed to take 8 Salofalk per day, however I have been taking only 4.
At this stage should I pursue testing for Celiac. I know of Colitis sufferers, who follow my diet, however continue to have the bloody stool, bloating and diareha. I am wondering whether I have been lucky not having any symptoms or misdiagnosed

A: Yes, if you have Celiac you need to know it so you can continue on a gluten free diet. It’s possible that you only have lactose intolerance. But do go for testing. It’s very important. Even if you are not having problems right now, your doctor needs to determine what your problem is if it is not Celiac. Your food is so important in your life and for your health. You need all the nutrition your food gives you to be absorbed into your bloodstream for nutrition, so be serious about your health. It is important. Once your health is gone, your life isn’t valuable anymore, so do what your doctor tells you. Good luck to you!!!

Q: what is a good alternative to corn wheat?
I have been living with ulcerative colitis for 6 years, and I just went to a doctor who put me on a very restricted diet which he ways will cure my symptoms if followed, but I have been eating the same thing for every meal since i started (grilled chicken breast and baked potato). THe biggest thing was no more corn wheat, so I can’t eat any sort of chips, crackers, noodles, cereals, or pretzels.
Is there any sort of wheat that bread and noodles are made of that isn’t this?
Help!

A: You could try some of the gluten free breads-they wont contain wheat but you should check them for corn.
Is your “:Dr” qualified?? Sounds very restrictive for ulcerative colitis. If you are on a very restrictive diet you may need to talk to a dietian for advice. Is this diet backed up by medical research(ie research done with many subjects under quality controlled conditions) as a recognized treatment for UC??
Good luck
I hope you find some sucess with your symptoms
cheers caz

Q: Anyone have experience with Colitis in dogs?
I have a one year old Great Dane that has had chronic stomach issues for months now. Nothing I’ve tried has eliminated the problem and I’ve spent almost $1000 at the vet’s and haven’t found a solution that will work yet. His symptoms are intermittent loose stools, lack of appetite and weight loss. Some days he eats and poops normally and then he goes through phases for a few days where he doesn’t want to eat much and wakes me up in the night to go out.

I have wormed him (with Pyrantel pamoate) and treated him for whip worms (with Ivermectin) just in case, but he’s had 3 negative fecal samples done at the vet’s advice so I really don’t think there is any chance that it is parasites. He had a blood work up that came back normal. Then the vet did another blood panel to test for Pancreatitis which also came back normal. The vet then said he thought it was Colitis and sold me Hill’s WD prescription dog food. The first ingredient in this food is corn and it just made my dog poop 5 x more than he normally does and he seemed to lose more weight. I hate to act like I know better than a vet, but the WD formula is used for dogs that need to lose weight. My dog is already extremely skinny and not eating well. That doesn’t make sense to me to give a skinny dog a diet formula. The vet said he was prescribing it because Colitis can be helped by a high fiber diet. Does anyone know of a good way to add fiber to the diet other than the prescription food? I have my dog on Blue Buffalo Salmon and Potato formula right now. He seems to have gained a pound or two back, but he’s still having stomach issues. He’s developing bumps on his muzzle also so now I’m wondering if he’s having a reaction to something in that food. Does anyone have experience with Colitis or anything like this with their dogs? I’m open to any thoughts or suggestions. Thanks!
@Shelter Puppies Rule – I did have him on a raw diet for 3-4 months. My other dogs did wonderfully on it, but my Dane still had stomach issues and it was difficult to get him to eat enough so he did not gain any weight.

A: Oh yeah. You are worried sick youself, ready to pull your hair out…confused and overwhelmed….

My dog had loose, cow patty stools with a lot of mucous. She ate fine. It took us almost a year to get it under control.

Started with womings, rice and chicken diet to rest bowels, other meds, weight loss, different foods…

My vet put her on Flagyl and it helped. But when we tried to decrease dosage, yucky mucky stools again. She said she thought a RX diet, but when I read the ingredients I just didn’t want to do it….most had ethoxyquin.

I finally decided to try to find a dog food that had “novel protein, novel carb” and the fewest ingredients. I chose Natural Balance Duck and Potato kibble.

Kept her on Flagyl at the same time. About every three weeks would ever so slightly decrease dosage. I don’t have my notes handy, but my dog was probably on Flagyl about 6 months or so.

Here, two years later she is fine. She gets NOTHING but Natural Balance.

She has only had one day of flare up, and that was the day after she was playing fetch with a stick and had chewed it and ingested some of the wood.

But I can not say this would work for you.

Q: Recurring Colitis in otherwise healthy dog?
Have any other owners had experience of dealing with recurring colitis in their dogs.

For the last couple of months one of our lads has started to suffer frequent bouts. He is five and a half years old and the symptoms are the usual gurgling tummy, discomfort, diahrea, mucus and blood in his stools.

He has been to the vet frequently and we deal with it by starving for 24 hours, then a bland diet (chicken and rice) then gradually back to his normal food over a few days. It clears up and then he has another bout after a week or so (sometimes a bit longer).

We are wondering if he has developed an intolerance to his regular diet – Nutro Lamb and Rice, natural low fat yogurt (he has had this since he was a puppy) and treats like Dentachews and Smackos.

Has any one experienced this and had any success with foods for sensitive stomachs or any natural supplements etc. We do not want him to keep on having courses of antibiotics.

Any recommendations gratefully recieved
I’ve just been trying to find a Canidae stockist here in the UK but unfortunatley it looks like you can only get it in the US
The Vet just says it needs to be a process of elimination but doesn’t really have any recommendations.

The lad is a high energy 32kg English Pointer by the way.

Thanks everyone for the suggestions so far!

A: What is his regular diet? Wheat is not well tolerated by many dogs so it may be worth changing him to a gluten free diet.

Many people have recommended Burns dog food to me but I didn’t give it to our dog because she was underweight and the pet shop said that James Well Beloved would be better for her:
http://www.burns-pet-nutrition.co.uk/

http://www.wellbeloved.com/

I also used to feed our dog Autarky:

http://www.autarky-foods.com/dog.htm

I could not feed her any “treats” (except a bit of meat off our roast dinner) without upsetting her stomach.

EDIT – just checked out your dog food and it has no wheat. You could try the Burns dog food though – loads of people swear it’s good. What has your vet said?
Good luck!

Q: How would you quell an ulcerative colitis flare besides steroids?
I have had colitis for a little over 2 years and have tried a few different drugs and im currently on remicade. I take Digesticure as a supplement as well as take some fish oil/probiotics stuff. I’ve also tried Aloe Elite in the past. Although I think the digesticure will work in the long run, I’m in the middle of a flare so it’s hard for anything to get absorbed. I’ve been using immodium too to try to stop the diarrhea. I Just started 40mg prednizone but it only masks the symptoms for a while. Any advice to stop the immediate flare? Any diet suggestions while in the flare?

A: For remedies:

One or two ripe bananas taken every day are one of the most effective home remedies for ulcerative colitis. Being bland, smooth, easily-digestible and slightly laxative, they relieve the acute symptoms and promote the healing process.

A glass of buttermilk taken daily is another effective remedy for colitis. It is the residual liquid left over after the fat has been removed from curd by churning

Drinking the water of one tender coconut daily has been found valuable in colitis. It is soothing to the soft mucosa of the colon.

Steamed apples also aid the healing of ulcerative lesions because of their ample concentration of iron and phosphorus.

Drumstick leaves are also useful in colitis. A teaspoon of fresh leaf juice, mixed with an equal quantity of honey and a glass of tender coconut water, is given two or three times daily as a herbal medicine for the treatment of this disease.

Rice has a very low fibre content, and is, therefore, extremely soothing in colitis. A thick gruel of rice mixed with a glass of buttermilk and a ripe banana, given twice a day, forms a very nutritious, well-balanced diet in this disease.

The juice of wheat-grass (a grass which grows after sowing wheat grains in the earth) used as an enema, helps detoxify the walls of the colon. The general procedure is to first give an enema with lukewarm water. After waiting for twenty minutes, 90-120 ml of wheat-grass juice enema is given. This should be retained for fifteen minutes. This enema is very helpful in disorders associated with colitis. Wheat-grass can be grown at home in earthen pots if it is not available through dealers.

Diet for Colitis:

Papaya juice, raw cabbage juice and carrot juice. Diet plays an important part in the treatment of colitis. It is advisable to observe a juice fast for five days or so, in most cases of ulcerative colitis. Papaya juice, raw cabbage juice, and carrot juice are especially beneficial.

Avoid Citrus juice

Have steamed vegetables, rice, home-made cottage cheese etc
After the juice fast, the patient should gradually adopt a diet of small, frequent meals of soft cooked or steamed vegetables, rice, porridge, broken wheat, and well-ripened fruits like banana and papaya, yoghurt, and home-made cottage cheese. Sprouted seeds and grains, wholemeal bread, and raw vegetables may be added gradually to this diet after about ten days. All food must be eaten slowly and chewed thoroughly.

Avoid white sugar, highly seasoned foods, alcoholic beverages
Foods which should be excluded from the diet are white sugar, white bread, and white flour products; highly seasoned foods; highly salted foods; strong tea, coffee, and alcoholic beverages; and foods cooked in aluminum pans.

Other Colitis treatments:

Warm-water enema. During the first five days of the juice fast, the bowels should be cleansed daily with a warm-water enema

Buttermilk enema. A buttermilk enema taken twice a week is also soothing and helps in re-installing useful bacterial flora in the colon.

Complete bedrest and avoid stress. Complete bedrest is very important. The patient should eliminate all causes of tension and face his discomfort with patience.

Q: Help, anyone familiar with ulcerative colitis.?
I recently underwent a colonoscopy (not fun) and the biopsy indicates I propably have ulcerative colitis. The Dr. refered me to specialist, but the earliest he can see me is 3 wks. What can I do to reduce the symptoms for now until he can further diagnose my problem and put me on meds. The bleeding has slowed down, but most food runs right through me, and I still get cramps. Is there any diet, vitamin supplement, or natural remedy I can try that may help put me into remission? I can’t stand to wait for 3 wks or more and not try something.
Thank you all for your help. I’ve been praying about this ever since the symptoms started and I am truly blessed that God has given me the ability to read each of your helpful suggestions. I am thankful this has happened to me and not my family (at least as of yet) and am looking at it as a wake-up call to bring attention to my and my family’s eating habits as our diet is not exactly the healthiest here in southwest Louisiana. Again, thanks, may God bless all of you and your families.

A: My son was diagnosis with Crohn’s disease over 2 years ago. the doctor wanted to put him on Humira (after experimenting with several other drugs) which is anexpensive drug with life threating serious side affects. We did some research and wanted to take a new approach to combat His problem. This is what we found out. The liver is producing too much bile that is toxic to the digestive tract. The types of foods you need to eat are those that DO NOT create excessive acid or bile that help in digestion (simply put). The bile is normal unless it is in large quanity or toxic, the acid attacks the food as well as intestinal linings of your stomach
Your body is high in toxins that you need to remove and stop feeding into the problem by the foods you consume and an overactive liver.

1.) “Foods to eat” : water purified, fish, eggs, potatoes,rice, white bread,meat ground up fine or chewed well, skinless chicken cut fine, tortillas, broth, noodles plain with a little butter, plain yogurt with no extra ingredients, Goats milk or rice milk(rice dreams-Walmart) cherrios rice crispies or chex, plain oatmeal and ‘most important’ 5x/day at each meal and as a snack, legume’s black beans, kidney, pinto, buttered,refried, with no lard or spices except salt to start. Sunshine calcium and D’3, Iron supplements(in moderation)
if you are anemic.
2.) “Foods to avoid!”: fruit juice,dairy!,milk (hardest to digest, a cow use 4 stomachs!) chips!,processed foods of any kind, fast food of any kind, soda ,msg,sugar,corn, corn syrup,corn sweeteners,wheat products,sweeteners of any kind, coffee, teas,sauces, read the back labels (you are going to be surprised) for added ingredients any thing thats added, adds to your body’s toxic level. NO artificial sweeteners. foods that produce too much acid to break down the foods you eat. No alcohol of any kind NO Tabacco. pork, fatty foods.
3.) ‘Foods to eat’: in moderation after you stop bleeding and start gaining weight or are having no discomfort : certain fruits,steak,venison, peanut butter or almond butter, more plain oatmeal A multi-vitamin with minerals with 100% RDA (not large dose’s of any vitamins and 2x daily ,use shaklee as the bench mark for comparison ) of all of the B’s, hard cheese, soy milk,well cooked vegetables” Psyillium powder”.
4.)The beans,psyillium powder and oatmeal are a soluble fiber that absorb bile and remove the toxins in your body,then the liver will produce more bile but less toxic(simplified for lack of space).
5.)This is not an all inclusive list and your Doctor will disagree with the elimination of drugs, all removal of drugs should be done slowly if you decide to stop taking them, but they will add to your body’s toxic level as you continue take them. which will make your Crohn’s worse and make you susceptible to other more serious disease’s. I am not a specialist in any field or giving medical advice. I also hired KarenHurd.com at a fraction of the cost to teach my son to diet properly but you can go to her web site and get free information, but I recommend you pay her for a short time to get you healthy and on a routine faster. She has a very high success rate. Stress will make it worst so exercise and relax. Most importantly Faith, Hope, and Prayer, you will get better. God is faithful what ever the results. E-mail me if you have any questions and I can help. I don’t know if you have crohn’s but changing your diet could help you and most of us in America because of the poor nutrition we unknowingly subject ourselves too. Ibs and colitis is similar but the diet still apply’s. Routine and a little bit of self disipline and you will be drug free and have more money in the pocket. You may have other complications with the Crohn’s because you are now susceptible to all kind of complication’s and other disease’s because of the medicine you take!

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