Your problems sound dreadful and far worse than mine which are not life-threatening, just uncomfortable. From what I've read, MSM (Methylsulfonylmethane) makes up a large part of our body composition, and is found in natural raw foods. However, as western diets tend to contain cooked, processed, high fat, high protein food, we don't replenish our bodies with the MSM it needs. According to the info, MSM helps to keep cell elasticity, so that means the likelihood of varicose veins, diverticula, scar tissue are reduced or prevented. This could have been sales talk, or it could be true. If you get a chance, do a search for information on MSM. Meantime, I will try to find sources of this information (I heard a promotional talk on casette from a health company). Best wishes.