Guest guest Posted February 20, 2003 Report Share Posted February 20, 2003 Hi Joanne, The following is an article I received some time ago on another list. I have no personal experience of this problem so don't know if these suggestions work or not: Dr. Linda Page's Natural Health Tips <barbaraDigestive Health - IVTuesday, September 26, 2000 2:00 AM Here is the fourth article in my Digestive Health Series. I have been working with digestive problems for years. Indeed, most of the information in this newsletter comes directly from my own experience and that of trusted colleagues. In each case, we have seen real results forreal people with real problems using these natural therapies. Here is another of the digestive health problems affecting Americans today — along with my advice for combatting it. I.B.S. - IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME I.B.S. affects more than 80 million Americans, mostly women between 25-45 years old. Symptoms include alternating constipation and diarrhea, abdominal pain and pressure, and gas. I.B.S. is linked to factors like food sensitivities, PMS or stress. Grains rich in gluten (a gelatinous protein), like wheat, rye, barley and oats, are common culprits. Left untreated, I.B.S. can cause more serious problems later — including colon cancer, which claimed the lives of 46,600 people in 1997. Colon cancer is clearly linked to a high fat, low fiber diet with few fresh fruits and vegetables. Early symptoms include altered bowel habits, blood in the stool or rectal bleeding. If your digestive health has gone awry, don't ignore it! In severe cases, ulcerous lesions line the sides of the colon (ulcerativecolitis). Natural therapies are effective and reduce the need for drugs. Many sufferers see dramatic results. Diet changes are a must. Healing herbs and supplements will not work without diet changes. If there is an appendicitis-like sharp pain, seek medical help immediately. Symptoms include weakness, lethargy and fatigue, abdominal cramps, distention and pain (relieved by bowel movements), recurrent constipation, usually alternating with bloody diarrhea, rectal hemorrhoids, fistulas and abcesses, mucous in the stool, dehydration and mineral loss, unhealthy weight loss with abdominal distention. Natural Healing Tips For I.B.S. Clean up your diet: Avoid nuts, seeds, dairy and citrus while healing. Cut back on saturated fat as much as possible. Eliminate refined sugars, sorbitol, wheat foods and spicy foods. Cut out gluten grains like wheat, rye, barley and oats. Try instead breads or cereals made from spelt, rice,amaranth and quinoa, which are available at health food stores. Add superfoods to your diet daily. Try Crystal Star CHO-LO FIBER TONE drink at bedtime for 2 weeks. Switch to green or black tea. Coffee aggravates I.B.S. symptoms! Eat small meals frequently - NO LARGE MEALS. Try dairy-free acidophilus. Dairy products are clogging and hard to digest. Try Dr. Dophilus Aloe vera juice before meals helps heal the colon, reduces inflammation, and promotes regular bowel movements, especially if there is chronic constipation. I like AloeLife’s aloe gold, 2 tsp. with meals. Clinical studies show peppermint can reduce I.B.S. symptoms. In one study of 18 patients, 16 reported feeling significantly better taking a peppermint oil supplement. Peppermint has long been a folk remedy for gas, a common problem in I.B.S. sufferers. I find peppermint herb, rich involatile oils, is as effective as peppermint oil. I recommend a broad spectrum herbal combination with peppermint and anti-inflammatory herbs like slippery elm and wild yam. Consider Crystal Star's BLW-TONE™ caps, 2 caps, 3 times daily. Also, chewing on mint leaves after meals will relax bowel spasms. Add a psyllium-free fiber rich herbal combination to stimulate your colon. This will help push waste through the colon as well as recondition it. AloeLife's fiber mate is a good choice. Effective anti-spasmodics are Crystal Star RELAX CAPS. Helpful: Apply a warm ginger compress to the spine and stomach. Soothe intestines with chamomile tea, 4 cups daily. Do not take aspirin. Avoid antacids. Practice relaxation techniques. I have known many people with I.B.S. who are now symptom free and healthier than ever after using these types of natural therapies. So, if you have the disease, start today to improve your intestinal health. Copyright 2000 Traditional Wisdom, Inc. - Joanne Rodgers Lisa Belcher Wednesday, February 19, 2003 11:17 PM RE: Looking fpr help on IBS no it was after i started them as at first i was just getting the stomach and back pain, that is why i went to GP about it at the begining. Before i started getting the pain i was quite depressed as well Thanks for any help you can give me Joanne Rodgers Lisa Belcher [lisabelcher]19 February 2003 16:59Joanne RodgersRe: Looking fpr help on IBS Joanne, did you start the anti-depressant, and THEN these other problems started? - Joanne Rodgers herbal remedies-owner Wednesday, February 19, 2003 2:14 PM Looking fpr help on IBS HiI am in the UK and suffering from IBS-C. I am mainly getting severe stomachand back pain; I am currently on Dihydrocodeine for the pain and on BuscopanMuscle Spasm Tablets and on dorpethin antidepressants. Up to know I havetried all the muscle spasm tablets the doctor can give me and I am on thestrongest painkillers which are only helping a bit with the pain and I havetried peppermint tablets, I am constantly going back and to the doctorswhich when I went the other day I was told I will have to suffer now as Ihave had all the medication they can give me. I am currently off work forthe week sick as I am constantly having time off work as I am a customersupport advised which I sit in a office all day on the phone which makes thepain worse and also it is a stressful job, I haven't done a full week inwork since before Christmas so I am quite worried about the time I keephaving off from work. Just before Christmas I went in hospital for aLaparoscopy, which was all ok, and in May I am going in hospital for acamera down my throat and a colonoscopy. This week I have been given a highfibre diet from a dietician and I am also going for a de-tox therapy nextweek so I am hopping these might help me a bit. If anyone has anymore ideasfor me to try to help me relive the severe pain I am going through and tohelp me get back to workAny help would be much appreciatedThanksJoanne Rodgers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2003 Report Share Posted February 20, 2003 This is an excellent artical. I agree with every word (even using aloe vera juice) and have found much help doing the same things listed here. Thank you for sharing it, Lisa. It is nice to see in artical form the very things I have found to help this uncomfortable condition. Love in Christ, Cindy herbal remedies , " Lisa Belcher " <lisabelcher@t...> wrote: > Hi Joanne, > > The following is an article I received some time ago on another list. I have no personal experience of this problem so don't know if these suggestions work or not: > > Dr. Linda Page's Natural Health Tips <barbara@h...> > Digestive Health - IV > Tuesday, September 26, 2000 2:00 AM > > Here is the fourth article in my Digestive Health Series. > > I have been working with digestive problems for years. Indeed, most of the information in this newsletter comes directly from my own experience and that of trusted colleagues. In each case, we have seen real results for > real people with real problems using these natural therapies. Here is another of the digestive health problems affecting Americans today - along with my advice for combatting it. > > I.B.S. - IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME > > I.B.S. affects more than 80 million Americans, mostly women between 25-45 years old. Symptoms include alternating constipation and diarrhea, abdominal pain and pressure, and gas. I.B.S. is linked to factors like food sensitivities, PMS or stress. Grains rich in gluten (a gelatinous protein), like wheat, rye, barley and oats, are common culprits. Left untreated, I.B.S. can cause more serious problems later - including colon cancer, which claimed the lives of 46,600 people in 1997. Colon cancer is clearly linked to a high fat, low fiber diet with few fresh fruits and vegetables. Early symptoms include altered bowel habits, blood in the stool or rectal bleeding. If your digestive health has gone awry, don't ignore it! In severe cases, ulcerous lesions line the sides of the colon (ulcerative > colitis). Natural therapies are effective and reduce the need for drugs. Many sufferers see dramatic results. Diet changes are a must. Healing herbs and supplements will not work without diet changes. If there is an appendicitis-like sharp pain, seek medical help immediately. Symptoms include weakness, lethargy and fatigue, abdominal cramps, distention and pain (relieved by bowel movements), recurrent constipation, usually alternating with bloody diarrhea, rectal hemorrhoids, fistulas and abcesses, mucous in the stool, dehydration and mineral loss, unhealthy weight loss with abdominal distention. > > Natural Healing Tips For I.B.S. > Clean up your diet: Avoid nuts, seeds, dairy and citrus while healing. Cut back on saturated fat as much as possible. Eliminate refined sugars, sorbitol, wheat foods and spicy foods. Cut out gluten grains like wheat, rye, barley and oats. Try instead breads or cereals made from spelt, rice, > amaranth and quinoa, which are available at health food stores. > Add superfoods to your diet daily. Try Crystal Star CHO-LO FIBER TONE drink at bedtime for 2 weeks. > > Switch to green or black tea. Coffee aggravates I.B.S. symptoms! > > Eat small meals frequently - NO LARGE MEALS. > > Try dairy-free acidophilus. Dairy products are clogging and hard to digest. Try Dr. Dophilus > > Aloe vera juice before meals helps heal the colon, reduces inflammation, and promotes regular bowel movements, especially if there is chronic constipation. I like AloeLife's aloe gold, 2 tsp. with meals. > > Clinical studies show peppermint can reduce I.B.S. symptoms. In one study of 18 patients, 16 reported feeling significantly better taking a peppermint oil supplement. Peppermint has long been a folk remedy for gas, a common problem in I.B.S. sufferers. I find peppermint herb, rich in > volatile oils, is as effective as peppermint oil. I recommend a broad spectrum herbal combination with peppermint and anti- inflammatory herbs like slippery elm and wild yam. Consider Crystal Star's BLW-TONET caps, 2 caps, 3 times daily. Also, chewing on mint leaves after meals will relax bowel spasms. > > Add a psyllium-free fiber rich herbal combination to stimulate your colon. This will help push waste through the colon as well as recondition it. AloeLife's fiber mate is a good choice. > > Effective anti-spasmodics are Crystal Star RELAX CAPS. Helpful: Apply a warm ginger compress to the spine and stomach. > > Soothe intestines with chamomile tea, 4 cups daily. > > Do not take aspirin. > > Avoid antacids. > > Practice relaxation techniques. > > I have known many people with I.B.S. who are now symptom free and healthier than ever after using these types of natural therapies. So, if you have the disease, start today to improve your intestinal health. > > Copyright 2000 Traditional Wisdom, Inc. > > > - > Joanne Rodgers > Lisa Belcher > Wednesday, February 19, 2003 11:17 PM > RE: Looking fpr help on IBS > > > no it was after i started them as at first i was just getting the stomach and back pain, that is why i went to GP about it at the begining. Before i started getting the pain i was quite depressed as well > > Thanks for any help you can give me > > Joanne Rodgers > > Lisa Belcher [lisabelcher@t...] > 19 February 2003 16:59 > Joanne Rodgers > Re: Looking fpr help on IBS > > > Joanne, did you start the anti-depressant, and THEN these other problems started? > - > Joanne Rodgers > herbal remedies-owner > Wednesday, February 19, 2003 2:14 PM > Looking fpr help on IBS > > > Hi > > I am in the UK and suffering from IBS-C. I am mainly getting severe stomach > and back pain; I am currently on Dihydrocodeine for the pain and on Buscopan > Muscle Spasm Tablets and on dorpethin antidepressants. Up to know I have > tried all the muscle spasm tablets the doctor can give me and I am on the > strongest painkillers which are only helping a bit with the pain and I have > tried peppermint tablets, I am constantly going back and to the doctors > which when I went the other day I was told I will have to suffer now as I > have had all the medication they can give me. I am currently off work for > the week sick as I am constantly having time off work as I am a customer > support advised which I sit in a office all day on the phone which makes the > pain worse and also it is a stressful job, I haven't done a full week in > work since before Christmas so I am quite worried about the time I keep > having off from work. Just before Christmas I went in hospital for a > Laparoscopy, which was all ok, and in May I am going in hospital for a > camera down my throat and a colonoscopy. This week I have been given a high > fibre diet from a dietician and I am also going for a de-tox therapy next > week so I am hopping these might help me a bit. If anyone has anymore ideas > for me to try to help me relive the severe pain I am going through and to > help me get back to work > > Any help would be much appreciated > > Thanks > > Joanne Rodgers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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