About Ulcerative Colitis/Colitus
What is Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)?
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is an umbrella term referring to two chronic diseases that cause inflammation of the intestines: ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD). Though UC and CD are different diseases they do have features in common but there are important distinctions also. Frequently, the symptoms caused by UC and CD are similar.
Both diseases are chronic and most frequently have their onset in early adult life. Some patients have alternating periods of relative health (remission) alternating with periods of disease (relapse or flare), while other patients have continuous symptoms from continued inflammation. Fortunately, as treatment has improved the proportion of people with continued symptoms appears to be smaller.
The severity of the diseases varies widely between individuals. Some suffer only mild symptoms, but others have severe and disabling symptoms. Some have a gradual onset of symptoms, some develop them suddenly. About half of patients have mild symptoms, the other half suffer frequent flare-ups.
Medical science has not yet discovered a cause or cure, but many medications are now available to control symptoms with more on the horizon.
What is ulcerative colitis?
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an inflammatory disease of the large intestine, commonly called the colon. UC causes inflammation and ulceration of the inner lining of the colon and rectum. This inner lining is called the mucosa. Crohn's disease (CD) causes inflammation that extends into the deeper layers
of the intestinal wall.
The inflammation of UC is usually most severe in the rectal area with severity diminishing (at a rate that varies from patient to patient) toward the cecum, where the large and small intestine join. Significant
deviations from this pattern may be a clue to the physician to suspect Crohn's disease rather than ulcerative colitis. Such deviations may include either "skip areas" and/or "sparing of the rectum". Skip areas are patches of healthy tissue separating segments of diseased tissue. They are often seen in Crohn's disease, but rarely in ulcerative colitis. Inflammation of the rectum is called proctitis. Inflammation of the sigmoid colon (located just above the rectum) is called sigmoiditis. Inflammation involving the entire colon is termed pan-colitis.
The inflammation causes the colon to empty frequently resulting in diarrhea.
As the lining of the colon is destroyed ulcers form releasing mucus , pus and blood.
UC is relatively common in the western world and at least 250,000 in the United States alone have the disease. It occurs most frequently in people ages 15 to 30 although children and older people occasionally develope the disease.
About 50% of patients are free of symptoms at any given time but the vast majority suffer at least one relapse in any 10 year period.
Ulcerative Colitis/Colitus Home Remedies
Eliminating Bowel Disease
The problem with medical drugs is that they often merely relieve pain and discomfort without curing the underlying condition. When the drugs are discontinued, the disease returns, sometimes with greater intensity. Of course, when no real cure is available, symptomatic relief may be better than nothing, but in the case of irritable bowel syndrome, ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, a real cure may be possible through diet.
Dr. G. Borok, a general practitioner in South Africa, has had considerable success with intestinal problems using an elimination and rotation diet developed by Dr. Marshall of Norwalk, Connecticut. In more than 5,000 patients with irritable bowel syndrome, 99.9% have experienced relief of all bowel symptoms. In cases of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, the response rate is between 85% to 90%. Other symptoms, such as those affecting muscles, joints, lungs, and kidneys, as well as emotional symptoms such as depression and anxiety, improve in the 80% to 90% range.
The elimination/rotation diet starts out with one or two foods being allowed at any particular meal. For the first week, wheat and milk are avoided because many people have allergies to them. Any of the patient's favorite, commonly eaten foods are also avoided.If any food triggers a reaction, it is replaced with another, until no symptoms are experienced. When all symptoms have cleared, favorite foods are returned to the diet one-at-a-time. Foods that produce symptoms twice are withdrawn for three months.If patients are already receiving cortisone therapy when they come for treatment, it is discontinued as soon as possible, because the drug hides symptoms and makes it more difficult to pinpoint offending foods.
Based on information in: Townsend Letter for Doctors & Patients, April 1998
This Ulcerative Colitis/Colitus
Prevention and/or Curing Protocol is for people who are ready to take
the full responsibility for their own health.
"The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing
it."
Chinese Proverb.
The protocol incorporates lifestyle change, and
implements healthy diet, body cleansing, exercises and different traditional and
natural therapies. Protocol contains links to other pages that give
detail explanation for each part of this program. Please, follow the links, to
fully understand all the words. Remember: There is always something that can be
done! The first thing to do is to change your mood. If you are depressed, if you are
unhappy, you can not be healthy. Advice: start with the Laughing
cure!
Laughing provides us with the natural inner massage,
and through change of mood it can account for up to 30% of cure!
The Ulcerative Colitis/Colitus Cause
To understand The Ulcerative Colitis/Colitus Prevention
and Curing Protocol, you
should first get familiar with
The Ulcerative Colitis/Colitus Cause
Now, I assume that you know something about what is causing Ulcerative Colitis/Colitus, so we can
continue with the Ulcerative Colitis/Colitus program.
Ulcerative Colitis/Colitus Diet
Let's start with most simple part of this program: Ulcerative Colitis/Colitus diet. When it comes to
diet, it is very important to avoid eating
Toxins and
Foods that Kill.
Please follow those links and learn what are
The Toxins I am talking about and what are those "
Foods that Kill". Now, important part of your diet should also be
Water Cure. Please, become familiar with
Water Cure. Your Diet should
contain: Foods That Heal,
Vegetable juices,
Fats that Heal,
Unrefined Sea Salt. Also, try to
understand food tolerance. You can not find the right Ulcerative Colitis/Colitus diet, unless you
fully understand and learn about food tolerance.
Take some time to implement and learn all what you
have read here, and then continue reading further.
Body Cleansing (Ulcerative Colitis/Colitus)
Now, let's start with body cleansing. Body cleansing is extremely important
part of every prevention and curing program. You are guessing: "Dietary changes you made are
also a form of cleansing." But, most people need more then this, especially
when it comes to liver health. Body Cleansing
is even important for children. Our internal organs can hold a lot toxins, and
sometimes, it is impossible to get those toxins out, without doing cleansing.
Our liver can contain hundreds of intrahepatic stones. Those stones will block
bile flow, and affect the bases of your health, your digestion. Another problem
are parasites. You must learn as much as possible about parasites. And, don't
forget also dental toxins.
Let start with cleansing program. You are suppose to do cleansing in this
order:
- Bowel cleanse with parasite cleanse
- Dental cleanup (if you can
afford it)
- Kidney Cleanse and
- Liver cleanse.
Body Cleansing for Adults:
- Bowel cleanse and Parasite
cleanse !
- Dental cleanup - dental work
may be one cofactor of your disease: amalgam,
root canal,
nickel
crowns, cavitations
(pocket inside jaw bone left after extraction of the wisdom and molar teeth
)
- Kidney
cleanse
- Liver
cleanse and Gallbladder cleanse -liver flush!
Make sure you visit those pages and get more
info. Dental cleanup can take many years. If you have a lot of dental metal, do
not rush to replace it all at once.
Bowel cleanse should be done at least once a
year.
Liver cleanse is a procedure that, for best
results, should be repeated at least 6 - 10 times, every 2 or 3 weeks.
Kidney cleanse is simple and cheap, many herbs can be used to cleanse kidneys.
If you have no kidney stones, even
Water
Cure could be enough!
Body Cleansing for kids:
-
Parasites
cleanse
-
Dental cleanup
.. Kids older then 8 may need dental cleanup (amalgam) and liver
cleanse:
-
Liver
Cleanse - flush
Physical Activity (Ulcerative Colitis/Colitus)
Physical Activity helps cleansing, it brings balance and relieves
stress.
Psycho-physical activities will help you balance your body and will help
you relief accumulated stress. You will have to find a form of exercise
that suit you. I will just give you a few examples:
Mini Trampoline jumping -
rebounding!
Meditation
Walk or jog in the nature : Forest, Mountain , river / sea / lake side, beach ...
fishing, photo-safari,
rowing, riding, golf, ...
Tai Chi, Chi Gong, Meditation ...
Yoga - Hatha, Meditation, Chinese Yoga ...
Martial Arts: Karate, Judo, Kung Fu, Teakwood, Budokai,
Uechi, Aikido ...
Dancing, Aerobics, Gymnastics, Stretching ...
Swimming in non-chlorinated
water ! ( Best in minerals rich water - Ocean ! )
Weight lifting, ....
Do not exhaust yourself !
Do not exercise with full stomach ! (You may take a walk!)
Do not hurt yourself !
Sweating (Ulcerative Colitis/Colitus)
Sweating is powerful way to cleanse your body
from accumulated toxins.
examples:
- exercise with a lot of clothes
- Sauna
- drink warm tea in a hot room ...
- eat CAYENNE pepper! ...
It is known that some modern
industrial toxins and pesticides can leave your body only through sweat glands!
Psychotherapy and Spiritual Therapy
Human body is not just this what we can se. There
is more to it. To treat other level of us, to treat soul and to treat mind and
unconscious parts of us, I suggest you Hellinger's therapy.
Get in Touch
If you have questions, or if you would like to
get in touch with people who are dealing with same problems, then you should
visit Public Discussion Board.
There, you can read messages, ask questions and
give answers.
Support Groups (e-mail)
If you have questions, or if you would like to
get in touch with people who are dealing with same problems, then you should
become a member of e-mail support group: Group
is called: colitiscrohns
Hundreds of people become members of e-mail
support group in order to learn, or get support.
To join the group, just send blank e-mail to:
colitiscrohns-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
and reply to confirmation message that you will receive shortafter.
You can also join by clicking on this link: Join colitiscrohns.
It is easy to unsubscribe from the group.
To send blank e-mail to:
colitiscrohns-nomail@yahoogroups.com.
Collection of e-mail Testimonials
Read here:
Group/collection is called: IBD-testimonials
To subscribe, just send blank e-mail to:
IBD-testimonials-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
and reply to confirmation message that you will receive shortafter.
You can also join by clicking on this link: Join IBD-testimonials.
It is easy to unsubscribe from the group.
To send blank e-mail to:
IBD-testimonials-nomail@yahoogroups.com.
