Re: Re: Help from a new member

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In a message dated 3/31/2004 8:23:13 PM Eastern Standard Time,

woods.100@... writes:

> She experiences abdominal pain no matter what she eats. The doctors tell me

> that all her tests which they have repeated are fine.

I am not a doctor, but I will tell you I had a similar experience about 2

years ago. I basically could eat nothing without a lot of discomfort and no one

could tell us anything. I was living on freshly made organic veg and fruit

juices (non-citrus) and even those bothered me so much that one night we called

911. Turned out it was a lot of things that cascaded into a mess (my personal

scientific term for it).

I had an reflux, an ulcer that I made worse with the fresh juices and acute

deep gastritis.

I finally stopped everything and then started on 2-3 Tablespoons of mashed po

tatoes with salt, no butter, then slowly added foods to gain strength. I am in

the South so I ate grits with pureed chicken (run through a Cuisinart food

processor) so I could absorb it. Everything was chopped fine in the food

processor so I had very little work to do to digest anything. I did not drink

liquids

with my meals to allow the maximum digestive capacity possible. I did NOT

take enzymes since the enzymes from the wonderful juices had contributed to the

problem.

I ate alone in a totally quiet environment so my body had nothing to contend

with but eating and absorbing. Everything I ate was cooked, I ate small

amounts often (my stomach had shrunk to more was not possible). Given a little

time

my stomach healed and I progressed and now I am only careful with acidic

things.

One naturopath suggested baby food and I think I actually ate one jar, but

that did not make me happy as an idea so I was determined to handle this issue

without going the baby-food route which is why I came up with pureed foods.

I took B-12 shots because my absorption was so crummy and luckily I like

liver so I pureed that and ate it at least once or twice a week. I did not take

any drugs, only lots of water between meals to keep the stomach/gut soothed and

quiet and 12-14 acidopholous caps daily spread out over the day. I chewed up

any supplements (which was not fun) and of course omitted the acidic ones like

Vit C.

I do not know if any of this info is helpful for you and your daughter.

Have you considered alternative medicine? A good naturopath can be very

useful helping you get to the bottom of things that the traditional MD community

might not be able to -- they come from a different paradigm. Acupuncture might

be a good supportive modality too when she feels a little better.

Good luck and I hope you can find an answer to this young woman's problem. I

remember being totally miserable and very fearful of food for a while.

[Guest guest]

Dan:

One last question. Could she possibly have food allergies that have now

become so overwhelming that she experiences a reaction to everything?

Is there ANYTHING she can eat that sits ok that she finds comforting? Even

childhood " strange " food.

Sometimes the body can recognize that as a friend when everything else is

being classified as an enemy invader. Maybe she can start there and eat those

foods and her body can guide you into the direction she needs to go.

There are many allergy treatments now that are not invasive like all those

shots that people had to endure in the past.

Good luck,

[Guest guest]

<<I had an reflux, an ulcer that I made worse with the fresh juices and acute

deep gastritis.>>

I know that it sounds like absolute torture, but Cayenne pepper is used to cure

ulcers including bleeding ulcers. It relieves the pain. (There is even a

Cayenne crème for hemorrhoids - it stops the pain there too.) The following

story seems a little far-fetched but I've seen several others that are similar

to it.

from:

http://seasilver.threadnet.com/Preventorium/capsicum.htm<http://seasilverthreadn\

et.com/Preventorium/capsicum.htm>

" Capsicum increases the power of all other herbs. It is said to be unequaled for

warding off diseases and equalizing blood circulation.

Capsicum also heals ulcers. Yup. You're reading that right. Capsicum helps heal

ulcers. A favorite story of mine is the one from Dr. about the

husband who had endured the pain of a stomach ulcer for as long as he could

stand it. This husband decided he could take no more and wanted to end his life.

When he went to the medicine cabinet to get pills to do the dastardly deed, he

discovered his wife had replaced all the drugs with herbs. He saw the bottle of

Cayenne Pepper capsules and figured that would surely kill him, so he took a

handful. Being a considerate fellow, he didn't want his screams to disturb the

neighbors, so he took an extra pillow with him to bed to muffle his screams. Was

he ever surprised when his wife shook him awake the next morning and told him he

was late for work! Hmmm'.... .Some of you husbands might be wondering whether he

actually did die and gone to hell, but I assure you he was quite alive. What he

didn't know is that capsicum stimulates the protective mucus-forming membranes

of the stomach. It was the first time in years he had slept through the night.

It's a stimulant herb and a digestive aid, helping improve digestion and

soothing inflammation. It helps remove toxins from the body, relieves

gastrointestinal problems including bleeding ulcers, colic, dyspepsia,

flatulence and even diarrhea. It helps relieve the pain of shingles, cluster

headaches, and itching palms and feet of diabetes. "

You can do a Google search on " cayenne ulcer " and find lots of information about

this healing herb in relation to ulcers.

Jay