Re: Afraid to ask

Hi Chris,

sorry to hear you have such problems. I was in a similar situation some time ago, so I know just how unpleasant it is. I've been looking into it for a while, and here is what I found:

http://home.bluegrass.net/~carrie73/small_intestine.htm

Cleansing The Small Intestine


Extracted from One Answer to Cancer
By Dr. William Donald Kelley, D.D.S., M.S.


Okra-Pepsin-E3
Made by Standard Process, Inc.

If there were only one kind of pill that would help everybody, the cancer patient or otherwise, it would be "Okra-Pepsin-E3" made by Standard Process, Inc. It would probably do the nation’s health more good than any other one pill. It digests the mucus that coats the walls of many people’s small intestine. Certain foods, such as pasteurized milk and many cooked foods, cause the mucus buildup ( raw foods do not cause this mucus buildup ). The mucus coats the villi on the wall of the small intestine. The villi are like tiny fingers that stick out from the intestinal wall to absorb nutrients from the digested food, which is primarily liquid. The mucus on the villi blocks the absorption of nutrients from the food. Sometimes the mucus gets so thick and tough it is almost like a plastic film. Almost no nutrition can get through to the body. A person with a severe mucus buildup could take $1,000.00 worth of supplements a month along with a good diet and still get almost no nutritional value from them. He or she would be starving and therefore would want to eat more food including protein. That would lead to more of the pancreatic enzymes being used to digest the protein even though it could not be properly absorbed. When all the pancreatic enzymes are used up, there are none left in the blood to destroy cancer cells.

Okra is a very sticky and gooey mucilaginous vegetable that is common in the deep south of the U.S. It sticks to the intestinal wall long enough to put the protein-digesting Pepsin in contact with excess mucus that clings to the intestinal villi, cleaning them so they can absorb more nutrients, digest food better, and help cleanse the bowel. The E-3 is a powerful tissue repair factor. It was originally developed for the patient with stomach ulcers or colitis.

If the Okra-Pepsin-E3 capsules are taken for a few days to several weeks, one after each meal ( reduce the amount of capsules if diarrhea occurs ), the mucus will gradually be digested. The blood can then receive more nutrients from the food, even if it is from a poor diet. Then, once a year, take the Okra-Pepsin-E3 capsules again for a few days or a week to keep the mucus from building back up.

The mucus blockage varies with different people. Sometimes it blocks minerals and larger molecules only, while in other people it partially blocks all nutrients.

While taking the Okra-Pepsin-E3 capsules people who have heavily mucus-coated intestines might find mucus coming out with their stool, convoluted like the intestines. Dr. Kelley has had people who have been taking the capsules call him to say that they think they have just passed their intestines and what should they do? ( He assures them it wasn’t their intestines; it was ropes — or tubes — of mucus! )

One 37-year-old patient called Dr. Kelley to report that the Okra-Pepsin-E3 capsules worked a miracle by relieving reoccurring pain that she had suffered with for years. The pain would come and go apparently without cause and felt like bricks were pressing against her internal organs and lower back and at the same time her right side and leg would feel numb. On the morning of the eighth day, after taking one Okra-Pepsin-E3 capsule with each meal for a week, she spent 45 minutes sweating, straining and pushing to have a bowel movement, and when it finally came out she could hardly believe what she saw — long, intertwined black ropes ( or collapsed tubes ) of mucus filled the toilet! She feels lighter now and hasn’t had the pain since that day. After this bowel movement and the disappearance of her pain she realized that there must have been a connection to eating a large meal and the pain — food passing through the intestine would push the mucus-coated intestine onto nerves, which caused the pain and numbnes.

The Okra-Pepsin-E3 is indicated for both underweight and overweight people. In both cases nutrients are not being absorbed. Even if they are taking enzymes to digest the food they eat, they absorb only the smaller carbohydrate molecules while the larger protein molecules are blocked. In underweight people the carbohydrates are used efficiently ( burned for energy, not turned into fat ), but the person becomes thin as they lose muscle mass from lack of protein absorption. In overweight people the carbohydrates are not used efficiently ( they are turned into fat ), and this causes the person to become overweight as they also lose muscle mass.

Metamucil™ ( Pysllium husks ), one or two tablespoons daily, mixed with water or juice, may be taken to sweep the mucus out of the colon once it is broken down by the pepsin in the Okra-Pepsin-E3 capsules.


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Okra-Pepsin-E3 is designed to reduce irritation of the intestinal tract and aid in digestion. If the patient has any irritation in the gastrointestinal tract, this product will heal it. Okra-Pepsin-E3 is an excellent healing and cleansing agent. A positive urine Indican test, colitis, indigestion ( heartburn, ulcers, etc.), constipation ( dry, hard stools ), and low stomach acid often call for Okra-Pepsin-E3.


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Proper Digestion, Absorption, and Assimilation... 6 Critical facts:

1. Researchers now believe that 90% of ALL DISORDERS and DISEASES begin in the digestive tract due in large to improper digestion, absorption, and assimilation of nutrients. In short, proper digestion, absorption, and assimilation of nutrition equals = Optimum Prevention.

2. Every cell, tissue, bone, gland, and organ of the body needs to be fueled and nourished by nutrients. Without proper assimilation of nutrients, all components of the body will deteriorate prematurely and potentially become diseased.

3. Disorders and diseases of the digestive tract must not be left untreated. Proper digestion, absorption, and assimilation of nutrients must be assured in order to recover from present disease in the digestive tract, or anywhere throughout the body.

4. It is common knowledge among many researchers that the body's natural defense mechanism against disease ( the immune system ) is highly dependent upon the absorption of nutrition to fuel it's function. Without proper absorption of essential nutrients, the immune system is unable to ward off potential disease or to effectively battle against existing conditions. Therefore, the body's ability to fight disease, or to recover from disease without significant essential nutrients is for the most part, impossible. Nutrients are a "Vital Key" and the body must be in a position to absorb them.

5. 99% of all pharmaceutical drugs do not heal or cure, they merely "hide" or "mask" symptoms WHICH LEAVES THE CAUSATIVE FACTORS INTACT.

6. If you have a health problem, most likely you are acidic. Research shows that unless the body's pH level is slightly alkaline, the body cannot heal itself. So, no matter what type of modality you choose to use to take care of your health problem, it won't be effective until the pH level is up. If your body's pH is not balanced, you cannot effectively assimilate vitamins, minerals and food supplements. Understanding pH Level... Click Here

Under all this info there's more on actually purchasing Okra Pepsin E3. I provided the link so you can go there and order it if you like. Let me assure you I am not connected or affiliated with this, I am not selling or promoting anything - as a matter of fact, I haven't even taken it. But I will, and will also put my son on it. The information makes so much sense, it is very logical, pertinent and I think anyone could benefit from doing this small intestine cleanse (it sounds very easy to do as well). After completing 31 Liver Flushes and several other cleanses (colon, kidneys, parasites, complete dental cleanup - this was the most expensive one!) and taking baby steps correcting my diet, this particular condition, which was just a small part of many health issues I had, is much improved. This is actually the only cleanse I have not done but plan to do very soon. I believe my overall improvement is remarkable and should be credited to all these cleanses I did as a whole, but without a doubt, flushing my liver of all the junk clogging it was crucial.

Another thing you may want to look into is a very interesting book called The Metabolic Typing Diet by William L. Wolcott and also, Live Right 4Your Type by Peter J. D'Adamo. These helped me very much in my attempts to improve my diet and hence my digestion; they recognize that we are all different individuals, beautifully unique, and in this particular case (diet), "one size fits all" simply does not apply. You need to "stay on course" so to speak, and not give up. You'll have good days and bad days and the cycle will be repeated like a yo-yo (at least this was the case for me since starting this process in Feb 2003). But after a while of doing it, you'll be surprised to discover that not only you feel MUCH better, but your body will actually reject what is not good for "it". Amazing.

Next on my Reading List are all of Andreas Moritz 's books. Read up on his active forum and the archives as well - he is very wise and helpful. Similar questions have been asked there and it's worth to check out his answers.

Wishing you well,
freya