Posted on 10/04/2023 3:21:21 PM PDT by Allthesaints
“Most often an emotional disorder. Eliminate stress bad lifestyle choices and it will be gone . . . probably.”
I had it pretty bad several years ago. I did just that and it went away.
Prayers. Please try Prednisone daily for a month. Also, take Resveratrol a lot several times daily, since it really helps.
Frankincense my friend. Which is Boswellia Serrata.
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This is inexpensive and has worked for every person I know.
My mother (a nurse who didn’t want to think something so simple could work)
had ulcerative colitus for 20 years and took every med known. She took this for 6 weeks and it was gone forever. No need to keep taking it. Almost no side effects. Her gastro DR now gives this to all patients with Any ulcerative digestive issue.
My middle daughter had severe Crohns and had reg med treatments for for about 3 years. It took about 3 weeks to see it was starting to work. Took it for about 3 months till it was gone. That was 21 years ago and she’s still perfectly normal.
When she showed her gastro DR what she did. He was Not interested because it wasn’t a Big Pharma answer.
I thought I read something very recently about zinc helping with colitit for what it’s worth.
IMO, apple cider vinegar (1 tsp per 8 oz water or juice) cures just about any gastrointestinal ailment and even GRD. I’m sure other FReepers will weigh-in.
I cut dairy, like ice cream and yogurt, out of my diet. Antibiotics can cause a flare up because it can throw the gut biome out of whack. I did two active things to throw a severe chronic case I had into remission. I started filtering tap water to get rid of any chlorine or bromine in the water which ties into the antibiotic thing. It messes with the gut microbes. Gotta have that in balance or the immune system falters. The other thing I did was to use a juicing machine to juice green cabbage with some other veggies and some fruit along with a little apple cider vinegar for about 2 months on a daily basis. I’d make a large batch and put it in 2 or 3 16oz mason jars so I only had to do it twice a week.
Basically I beat UC by using common sense and natural ingredients to feed the good bacteria and the natural healing power of the cabbage juice.
That was 5 months ago and I now eat pretty much anything I want but I still keep ice cream and yogurt to an occasional treat. I believe cutting way back on anything with a significant amount of sugar is necessary during the healing phase. This worked for me but everyone needs to find what triggers their own colon.
I’m reluctant to say I’m cured because I could be one dose of antibiotics away from a flare up again. The good news is the longer I’m in remission, the healthier and stronger my immune system is which is all tied to the GI tract.
I agree. I had 3 - ten day treatments with prednisone. Yes, it worked great to put it in remission but it also caused me to gain 10 lbs each time. I'm still trying to shed that weight. The UC would come back though so it was really more of a bandaid than a real treatment. Probably good for someone who had an important event and just needed a temporary relief from the UC.
My GI doctor prescribed biologics to keep it in remission. That stuff is around $6k a month. I still have $12k worth in my fridge in case my homeopathic method didn't work out. I'm good now though. I do wish I could have given it to another veteran so it wouldn't go to waste but that isn't legal I guess.
There is no cure but stress is a major cause so find out whats triggering her and remove it asap if possible.
Ulcerative Colitis is NOT an emotional disorder! Is is a very real physical condition! It stems from an overactive immune system and DOES need medical intervention. Learning stress-relieving techniques will help, however.
I had it.
Look for triggers in the diet. Go completely bland eating one thing. See if symptoms change. Keep switching foods - give each set a couple of weeks. If/when symptoms abate introduce foods back into the diet one at a time about two weeks at a time until the symptoms return. At that point you’ll have found the trigger.
For me it was rice, white rice specifically. And it took about 2 years to find it. It would have been nice to have a bidet in the meanwhile.
Occasionally try a big plate of fried rice - love that stuff - and bam! symptoms resume.
Steroids - I’d look to avoid them for long term usage.
There is some good advice here, and there is also some not so good. Here are two links to start-https://www.crohnscolitisfoundation.org/,
https://breakingtheviciouscycle.info/
Also there are other sites online, try Mayo Clinic, REPUTABLE medical information is readily available.
Above all, see a gastroenterologist pronto.
I have had Ulcerative Colitis for almost 30 years. It needs to be brought under control first of all. The Crohn’s and Colitis website will give you much valuable information. Get the young one to a GI doc. Prednisone is only a band-aid and a double edged sword. In most cases, surgery is not needed, but, AGAIN, get to a reputable gastroenterologist.
Best of luck. God Bless, and keep positive!!
I had UC bad long ago, and put up with annual gallon of liquid and 6 ft probes. All the time the gastro doc stated firmly that nutrition has nothing to do with it, and that statistically I needed to be probed annually, and take these expensive brand name meds.
Finally, in 2010 I switched to starch-based plant nutrition (Dr John McDougall, and Dr Caldwell Esselstyn, Dr Neal Barnard, Dr Michael Greger and others). Shortly thereafter, the annual inspections showed no signs of prior incidents, i.e. scar tissue on the colon lining, no polyps either. The last two visits gastro doc exclaimed the colon was clear and shiny, like one who never had UC.
Then he finally admitted, or he had a revelation from my experience), that plant-based nutrition CAN have a positive effect on UC. The gastro doc and the initial gastro ought have informed me 25 years earlier, which would have also had advantage of improving one’s health at an earlier age. They don’t teach plant nutrition in gastro or med school, no money from meds and surgery.
With my improved overall health from plant nutrition, BMI 23 vs 27, I’m no longer a statistic. Whereas, doc says need to stay on meds with annual 6 footer for life. No thanks, just look around the stores and observe that most everyone else is not in good health. Endless wide butts everywhere you go. Not do they play frequent tennis for physical exercise, lately 5x/week.
End of expensive meds and annual probes. If any cancer were to develop from a polyp it could take 10-15 years to reach measurable size, and I’d be very old anyway. Other advantage was that I dropped Lipitor for life within 3 months after switching nutrition, and never looked back. Now I’m in better physical health than ever, better in sports and stamina than before, and likely stronger immune system.
Criticize and 2nd guess if you want, but it worked well for me. Or, try it for 30 days and note any difference (weight, cholesterol, etc). If good, do it another 30 days, then 90 etc. Maybe avoid stents, bypass surgery, prostate cancer or breast cancer, diabetes 2, rheumatoid arthritis, with better external physical appearance. Your choice.
I feel for you. While my UC seems to be currently under control, I have had some bad flare-ups over the years. Cramps so bad my knees were shaking.
No fun. Currently getting Entyvio infusions. They seem to be helping.
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IBD is short for Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis are the two major diseases.
I have had antibiotics in the past, and they have given me c. diff infections.
One time I spent a week in the hospital.
Yes, the antibiotics may work for what they were prescribed for but for some of us, it’s also a UC trigger.
I suppose just knowing that can help a person do what they can to maintain good gut health. Maybe some cabbage juice or something else.
I wonder if they are still experimenting with putting someone elses feces in another person as a treatment. I guess that’s one way to help stimulate the growth of the good microbes.
I haven’t been approached by my dr. For that treatment. I don’t think I would onsent to it, anyway. There are other methods.
There are some previously posted medical articles that have talked to ulcerative colitis.
https://freerepublic.com/tag/colitis/index?tab=articles
Of these, the following seem easiest to implement, or provide the greatest benefit:
Fecal microbiota transplant effective for immune-mediated colitis, finds study (92% clinical remission)
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4161626/posts
‘Infect and forget’: A dose of hookworms could help patients manage inflammatory bowel disease
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4161343/posts
Psyllium fiber protects against colitis by activating bile acid sensor, researchers find (Improves metabolic syndrome, Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis (IBD))
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4133917/posts
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