Tales of Remission?
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From: anon on 13 Jun 2008 13:07 Recently I've seen a couple of posters mention that they had achieved long periods of remission from Crohn's and/or colitis. For anyone out there who has achieved prolonged remission from either or both diseases, please let us know what meds you used to take or continue to take, what foods you eat or avoid, what supplements you use, etc., etc. Thanks.
From: news.chi.sbcglobal.net on 14 Jun 2008 01:14 Wrote an addition discusssing the cause of crohns on Misc.Health.Alternative today, June 13 on R. Pautrey's orignal post entitled Using Herbalist Diet etc. Too much to repeat, but it explains why remission is not really remission. The illness comes and goes depending on other factors. Gail Michael "anon" <shopathonic(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:dOSdnWSMGMXQNM_VnZ2dnUVZ_sTinZ2d(a)earthlink.com... > Recently I've seen a couple of posters mention that they had achieved long > periods of remission from Crohn's and/or colitis. For anyone out there who > has achieved prolonged remission from either or both diseases, please let > us know what meds you used to take or continue to take, what foods you eat > or avoid, what supplements you use, etc., etc. > > Thanks. >
From: afineway on 14 Jun 2008 02:33 On Jun 13, 1:07 pm, "anon" <shopatho...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > Recently I've seen a couple of posters mention that they had achieved long > periods of remission from Crohn's and/or colitis. For anyone out there who > has achieved prolonged remission from either or both diseases, please let us > know what meds you used to take or continue to take, what foods you eat or > avoid, what supplements you use, etc., etc. > > Thanks. Go to http://www.curezone.com On the opening page,in upper right small Curezone Google search window,type vitamin E enema.Posting issue 64 will give you the procedure information. The basic diet has worked for many people.However,there can be diet differences in food tolerances between some people.Let your colon be your guide.Don't let your taste preferences for certain foods be your guide.The diet is the cornerstone of the procedure.Any wrong food or liquid will irritate the colon and delay healing.As stated in the procedure,the insoluble fiber of vegetables should be eaten at every meal.If you you do the procedure correctly,there should be a positive result within a week and then steady improvement to a CURE. Once you get a basic diet that works for a time you can add one new food and wait for your colon's judgment.The length of time before the CURE will depend on the condition of your colon and how well you keep to the basic procedure.Please keep me informed.Additional information on the opening page at Curezone Support Forms(TOP). Find form "vitamin E enema" #114.On the page you will also find the posting Issue 64 BSA by sheldon 5 years.My doctor that has given me colonoscopies for the last 20 years recommends the procedure to other doctors.
From: Rufus on 14 Jun 2008 03:09 anon wrote: > Recently I've seen a couple of posters mention that they had achieved long > periods of remission from Crohn's and/or colitis. For anyone out there who > has achieved prolonged remission from either or both diseases, please let us > know what meds you used to take or continue to take, what foods you eat or > avoid, what supplements you use, etc., etc. > > Thanks. > > I don't know that I would call myself in "remission", but I'm certainly feeling pretty good - about last August (August '07) I might have considered myself in remission...that was the best I've felt in years, and it lasted from about July '07 through September '07 when I worried myself back into flare anticipating a (nother...) colonoscopy. Since I was hospitalized in the fall of '06, I've only had one bleeding episode, and that was after a really extensive biopsy series and it only lasted about a week; from that I finally got a diagnosis of "mild" Crohn's. I presently have some left side "annoyance", but I seem to be able to eat or drink about anything I decide to...except the local tap water. I take Colazal three time a day and if I'm out when I need my evening dose I'll take it with whatever water I get handed, generally from a tap. If I drink the whole glass, or worse - am thirsty and drink two glasses - I get nauseated. Usually by the bottom of the first glass. I was experiencing heavy insomnia and migraines on Asacol, and getting off it and switching to Colazal has made a huge improvement, though I still suffer from chronic fatigue even though my gut is nicely settled - the last eight weeks or so have been particularly bad, especially in the mornings. Eating oat cereals in the mornings were making that worse, I think...I've stopped that and improved slightly. Both Asacol and Colazal are forms of mesalamine, and I think that either one quite probably interferes with my REM sleep - Colazal just does so to a lesser extent. Anyway, here's what I think are the factors in my "success" and what I've been doing - 1) I finally got a positive diagnosis - so now I know what I'm dealing with and have a bit more peace of mind about it. And I have a doctor I can believe for once. 2) I've maintained a regimen of Colazal in combination with Protonix (a PPI) since I was released from the hospital. I feel that the combination of Colazal and a PPI is working more effectively for me than either of them alone. 3) I maintain a low acid diet - no tomatoes, no tomato sauces, no citrus, or anything I think might make acids in my gut - I recently found I can't eat raisins without causing some discomfort. I also try to limit my sugar intake, though I'll have sugar in my daily one cup of coffee. I can eat chocolate, but I'll only do so on occasion...hot chocolate is very soothing to my gut...especially if I put some Kailua in it... 4) Diet - I let something aggravate me twice, and then I try to totally eliminate it from my diet. I'm pretty good at keeping mental track of things I can't or won't eat, and I stick rigidly to not eating what I've eliminated. 5) I don't skip meals - this is a hard one for me. My habit most of my life has been to eat two meals per day; lunch and dinner during the week, and breakfast and dinner on the weekends. I find I HAVE to eat three meals per day now in order to maintain any comfort in my gut. If I do miss a meal, I pay for it...eating eggs in the morning REALLY perks me up - more than coffee does. Harder still, is that I've been in pain for so long that I don't know what "hunger" feels like; I just have more pain or less pain...so I have to eat by the clock. 6) I must NOT drink the local tap water - it's just plain toxic to me. I STRONGLY urge people not to increase their intake of ANY substance without knowing what is or isn't in it that might do them any harm - even something as seemingly "innocent" as plain tap water. And I hope Californians find a way to put a stop to this... http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/us/jan-june08/water_2-11.html I drink bottled water nearly exclusively now, and I can now both taste and smell the chlorine and chemicals in our tap water when I brush my teeth in the morning. And as an aside, I've lost yet another friend to colon cancer recently...this makes three in the last two years. (And two more to breast cancer...) 7) Stress management - I work in a highly stressful environment; aviation. I can now directly relate increases in pain in my gut to stress or emotional agitation. When my pain increases, I either take a break, restructure my workload, or just plain refuse the task. I pace myself now, whereas I never used to before. I also do the same with relationships and social situations. I feel paying attention to stress amounts to just another way to manage the acid level in your gut - it's like having built in bio-feedback. It seems to be working that for me, anyway. I was hospitalized in October/November '06...so that's my "milestone" in the year...around my birthday. When I can make good things last past each birthday, that's when I celebrate. This year so far, so good... -- - Rufus
From: Jens G on 14 Jun 2008 03:14
On Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:07:25 -0400, "anon" <shopathonic(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >Recently I've seen a couple of posters mention that they had achieved long >periods of remission from Crohn's and/or colitis. For anyone out there who >has achieved prolonged remission from either or both diseases, please let us >know what meds you used to take or continue to take, what foods you eat or >avoid, what supplements you use, etc., etc. > I have been in remission from Crohn's since the beginning 2004. Back then I had a flaire up which was stopped with Prednisolone, and at the same time I was started up with Imurel(Imuran in US?), and on my own initiative I began drinking 3CL Noni juice every morning. And i have been feeling fine since. If it is Imurel, Noni, a combination of both, or just luck that has kept me in remission for this long period, I dont know. I'm not prepaired to stop using Imurel or Noni to find out, and risk being sick again. I the beginning I avoided eating all the things that I had remarked made it worse for me,- Mainly raw fruit, raw vegetables and milk. But little by little I tried eating more and more vegetables and fruit, and now I eat almost anything. I still avoid drinking milk, but don't avoid food containing milk products. -- Jens G Kan anbefale IP telefoni med http://www.everlove.dk. |