Re: Natural Symptom Alleviator for Colitis and Crohn's - Yerba Mate

 I have a couple problems with what you said, although I do believe you are entitled to an opinion.

Ever since I've been using Yerba Mate, I have had no symptoms of any kind. My Doctor has told me (after a colonoscopy) that I have no inflammation anymore, when I used to have a severely inflamed colon. To simply dismiss Yerba Mate before even trying it seems naive.

To ASSUME it was the yerba mate' is naive. There are a number of things that affect autoimmunity since it involves both bacterial infection and adrenal function. Things as simple as changes in diet and avoidance of stress can affect autoimmunity.

Also, you claim you know the cause of Colitis and Crohn's? Are you a doctor or a scientist? As far as I've been told, nobody knows the cause.

Then the people you are talking to need to look at the medical journals and do their homework. The MAC connection to Crohn's and UC has been known for over a decade.

It is an auto-immune and inflammatory disease. All of the prescription drugs just target the symptoms by being anti-inflammatories or immuno-modulators.

Not immune modulators, they are immune suppressants. The medical community is under the assumption that autoimmunity stems from an overactive immune system, which is incorrect. But they use drugs such as Prednisone to not only reduce inflammation but to also wipe out immune function so the body cannot mount an immune response.

As far as I can tell, Yerba Mate does the same thing (except it actually works), and it has no side effects.

No, yerba mate' does not do the same thing. What is great about mate' is that it is nutrient rich. But the caffeine in it is an issue, especially if it is roasted since this increases caffeine content. And to say it is free of side effects is also naive. Everything has the potential for side effects. Ingesting too much water can kill someone. Getting too much oxygen can kill someone with COPD. And mate' can crash the adrenals and thin out the blood.

Please don't just dismiss something without even trying it.

Don't ASSUME that I have not tried it. I have been drinking mate' for many years off and on. I especially like the Yerba Mate' Royale by Wisdom of the Ancients. But I was drinking it so often there for a while that my blood clotting time was increased to the point that it was taking me hours to stop bleeding after dental work. So I have pretty much cut it out and only drink it once in a great while. So again don't assume it has no side effects.