Ulcerative colitis

[Guest guest]

Hi Kathy,

I am the mother of a young man with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. You

need to be aware that UC can be anything from very annoying to

life-threatening. It is not a disease to be taken lightly and not to

be confused with IBS or irritable bowel syndrome - a different category.

I personally do not agree with the usual medical treatments which are

drugs and surgery, (sometimes necessary and life-saving - as in my

son's case), but it is mandatory to understand what is being dealt

with. Some natural treatments are helpful such as the Specific

Carbohydrate diet, probiotics, and Omega 3's, but it is very necessary

to have a competent gastroenterologist onboard. If someone is in a bad

way, they must see their M.D. Adjunctive treatments can be pursued

when someone is not in crisis.

Judy

-- In qxci-english , Kathfitchett@a... wrote:

>

> Would you know it, I have two clients on the same day with Ulcerated

> Colitis. Both are extremely ill, with uphauling symptoms. Any

advice about how I

> can deal with these situations would be gratefully received. Many

thanks in

> advance.

> Kathy.

[Guest guest]

Kathy; such UC / IBS patients need to avoid all starch, sugar and animal proteins. The herb slippery elm is of good assistance together with flax seed in any form. Much greens, cereal grasses in juice form and or kale make a good alternative surgery... Maybe initiated with sauerkraut juice to get acquianted to the juices...Garlic juice??!!..Get them all out, those parasites!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Noël

Re: Ulcerative Colitis

Hi Kathy,I am the mother of a young man with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Youneed to be aware that UC can be anything from very annoying tolife-threatening. It is not a disease to be taken lightly and not tobe confused with IBS or irritable bowel syndrome - a different category. I personally do not agree with the usual medical treatments which aredrugs and surgery, (sometimes necessary and life-saving - as in myson's case), but it is mandatory to understand what is being dealtwith. Some natural treatments are helpful such as the SpecificCarbohydrate diet, probiotics, and Omega 3's, but it is very necessaryto have a competent gastroenterologist onboard. If someone is in a badway, they must see their M.D. Adjunctive treatments can be pursuedwhen someone is not in crisis. Judy -- In qxci-english , Kathfitchett@a... wrote:> > Would you know it, I have two clients on the same day with Ulcerated > Colitis. Both are extremely ill, with uphauling symptoms. Anyadvice about how I > can deal with these situations would be gratefully received. Manythanks in > advance.> Kathy.............................................

[Guest guest]

Very good advice, remember always that we must still refer people to the MD

if a condition proceeds, but they have the right to do so or continue only

alternative therapy. There are MANY types of digestive ailments and many

are serious, and many are life threatening. But all can be helped naturally

if given the opportunity and the experience. I personally have helped in

this area countless times and helped many that doctors could not seem to

help, all felt better after and continued to improve.

Yours in Health,

The other Kathy ()

Re: Ulcerative Colitis

Hi Kathy,

I am the mother of a young man with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. You

need to be aware that UC can be anything from very annoying to

life-threatening. It is not a disease to be taken lightly and not to

be confused with IBS or irritable bowel syndrome - a different category.

I personally do not agree with the usual medical treatments which are

drugs and surgery, (sometimes necessary and life-saving - as in my

son's case), but it is mandatory to understand what is being dealt

with. Some natural treatments are helpful such as the Specific

Carbohydrate diet, probiotics, and Omega 3's, but it is very necessary

to have a competent gastroenterologist onboard. If someone is in a bad

way, they must see their M.D. Adjunctive treatments can be pursued

when someone is not in crisis.

Judy

-- In qxci-english , Kathfitchett@a... wrote:

>

> Would you know it, I have two clients on the same day with Ulcerated

> Colitis. Both are extremely ill, with uphauling symptoms. Any

advice about how I

> can deal with these situations would be gratefully received. Many

thanks in

> advance.

> Kathy.

.............................................

[Guest guest]

dear judy,

colitis and m. crohn are both auto immune diseases. they, like other auto

immune diseases have their roots in the guts. leaky gut syndrome is the

correct word. and igg- immune reactions.

people with a.i.d. have eaten the " wrong food " for them for a long time.

when we are talking about kids, they most likely have been treated with

antibiotics, cortisone and have been vaccinated. on top of this, they

usually got a good load of heavy metals via the placenta, before they were

even taking their first breath outside the uterus.

igg means, the immune system forms antigen-antibody complexes, which can be

toxic at various places throughout the body. it is a slow immune reaction,

that can take one to three days. that´s why, we so often don´t realize them

and hardly ever can make the connection between an immune reaction and a

certain food, that we have been eating three days ago.

so, it is absolutely necessary to find out, which foods are intolerable for

the person. in germany we have blood tests for that. i don´t know, if they

are available in the us. it can be tested bioenergetically. i don´t know,

how reliable the bioenergetic results for food intolerances really are.

second step is, to consequently avoid these foods.

third step is to address the inflammation (with boswellia or mangosteen and

scio/qxci), support the body with fatty acids (you already mentioned them),

but also with zinc and iron (very important!!!). every chronic inflammation

comes with a zinc and iron deifciency. vit. b 12 can be deficient also.

the most important is l-glutamine though. you need at least 20 grams per

day!!! glutamine is absolutely necessary for the liver and for the

proliferation of enterozytes. a lack of glutamine means atrophy of the

mucosa!!! and this is the place, where undigested parts cross the intestinal

lining into the body and hit the immune system.

next step: there are threee different kinds of mushrooms, that have an

especially healing effect on the guts and the immune system: reishi,

hericium and polyporus. add them to the above, and you will soon see

results.

if you have the possibility, let the person drink ionized water. that will

accelerate the healing process, because it provides an enormously

antioxidant effect and tons of oxygen and alkalizes.

don´t forget minerals and!!! avoid foods, that are processed and intoxicated

with stuff like msg or sugar or aspartame!!! and of course, avoid the

individually intolerable foods.

it is advisable to cleanse the guts before starting this entire thing.

please everybody!!! try this with any auto immune disease, and this means

diseases like multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthirits, diabetes type 1,

glomerulonephritis, lupus e., m. basedow, m. hashimoto, even autism......

it can mean a great step towards healing.

don´t forget to address the soul´s and mind´s role.

with scio you can take a deeeeeep look.

all the best

marlene

Re: Ulcerative Colitis

Hi Kathy,

I am the mother of a young man with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. You

need to be aware that UC can be anything from very annoying to

life-threatening. It is not a disease to be taken lightly and not to

be confused with IBS or irritable bowel syndrome - a different category.

I personally do not agree with the usual medical treatments which are

drugs and surgery, (sometimes necessary and life-saving - as in my

son's case), but it is mandatory to understand what is being dealt

with. Some natural treatments are helpful such as the Specific

Carbohydrate diet, probiotics, and Omega 3's, but it is very necessary

to have a competent gastroenterologist onboard. If someone is in a bad

way, they must see their M.D. Adjunctive treatments can be pursued

when someone is not in crisis.

Judy

-- In qxci-english , Kathfitchett@a... wrote:

>

> Would you know it, I have two clients on the same day with Ulcerated

> Colitis. Both are extremely ill, with uphauling symptoms. Any

advice about how I

> can deal with these situations would be gratefully received. Many

thanks in

> advance.

> Kathy.

.............................................

[Guest guest]

I cut/paste the following case study from www.gerson.org

Subject: Ulcerative Colitis

CHRIS MATIESEN, ULCERATIVE COLITIS, INFERTILITY.

Diagnosed 1974 after proctoscopy, colonoscopy. 60 mg Sulfadine, prednisone.

Latter caused weight gain, acne, moon face, facial redness. Doctor said diet

makes no difference, urged removal of colon, refused. Started Gerson Therapy in

June, 1979 in Mexican hospital In five months, back to work, felt normal, off

all drugs, became father. Alive and well 18 years later.

Additionaly, the book (The Gerson Therapy, p. 254) reads:

" People who are the victims of ulcerative colitis, even when bleeding, may

respond surprisingly well to the Gerson Therapy. We have observed several people

who have gone into full, long-term remissions. Chamomile replaces coffee in

enemas at the outset of treatment, and certain raw foods are avoided for a short

period. Ulcerative colitis, Chrohn's disease, irritable bowel syndrome, leaky

gut syndrome, and other intestinal difficulties do show positive reactions when

the Gerson Therapy is made the patient's treatment plan. "

[Guest guest]

I wrote this Joe off line because of the subject, however I'm not sure it

got to him. Here is another bit I picked up that might get him thinking.

Joe C.

When at least 3 grams of fish oil is taken for at least three months,

studies show that the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis can be alleviated

(tender joints and morning stiffness reduced).

Other studies show promising results for Crohn's disease. In one

double-blind trial of Crohn's patients, subjects taking fish oil had a

significantly reduced relapse rate, without notable adverse effects.

Ulcerative colitis subjects given 3 to 4 grams of fish oil daily reported

improved health, and a few open studies have suggested that fish oil can

positively affect psoriasis treatment.

(I don't know if the dosage is factual, however, Joe can at least do some

research on his own)

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I wasn't sure reading the case but was his symptoms improving while on

prednisone?

I too had someone who wasn't improving regardless of anything that was

done. We later found out that he had already developed malignant colon

cancer.

Norlinda

> Any help is appreciated here. A 42 year old male learned he has

Ulcerative

> Colitis diagnosed in January '05 via colonoscopy with removal of

several

> polyps. His father had it and got a J-pouch at 33 years old. When

I first met with

> him for this condition, he was weaning off prednisone prescribed by

an MD

> around the first week of February. He started by removing all

grains, dairy,

> salicylate foods (aspirin allergy, making prescription Azocol

contraindicated),

> sweets, sugars, and refined carbohydrate, plus beans and banana plus

following

> foods outlined by " The Makers Diet " which he wanted to do after

Jordan Rubin

> visited town and gave a talk. He was drinking a GI drink made with

HMF Powder,

> L-Glutamine and plenty of other GI goodies that have worked vary

well for me

> in the past, plus Fish Oils, some digestive enzymes and doing Castor

Oil Packs

> 5 times a week with dry skin brushing. A baseline

alpha-antichymotrypsin

> with Diagnostecs showed mid-distal colonic inflammation 136.7

(100-180).

> Compliance has been good to excellent. When stopping his prednisone

by mid February,

> he reported some mild GI discomfort/cramping and some bleeding with

stools.

> With time, the bleeding has progressed slowly and discomfort has

been

> increasing. I've given hime some GI/astringent herbs as a

palliative. They have not

> seemed to help slow the bleeding or colitis and it appears to be

getting

> worse. A follow up alpha-anti-chymotrypsin received today is 426.9,

a 3-4 fold

> jump, and indicates colonic inflammation according to Diagnostecs

(>180). He

> appeared today to pick up some other astringent herbs to address the

GI bleeding

> (geranium, hammamelis, dioscorrhea, cinnamon and erigeron plus Nux

Vomica

> 30C) and I'm having him come in ASAP to discuss, follow up and see

what piece of

> the puzzle is missing. The information I've gotten is that he feels

okay but

> the bleeding concerns him as it does me. He is losing weight,

noticeably. He

> appears gaunt and is also losing significant blood in his stools

though they

> are not yet tarry. He says he feels fine but his wife reports he

has only

> really felt good (energy wise and digestive wise)for maybe the most

recent 3 days

> out of the last 1 1/2 month. He has just changed jobs from working

late

> night security grave-yard shifts at the airport which he hated to

starting up a

> trucking/shipping business which he used to do earlier in his life.

He's

> nervous, but excited. The decision on the job happened just within

the last week or

> two. There's no doubt that this change will be to his credit, but

the stress

> with making the decision and putting forth the legwork has been

significant

> in the past months.

>

> I've worked with his family for years and have been very comfortable

and

> confident treating Inflammatory Bowel Disease in my practice. His

compliance is

> super, yet he appears symptomatically and objectively to be not be

improving.

> This has not happened to me before in treating IBD. I'm stumped and

I'm

> concerned. I'm close to prescribing some prednisone to bring some

temporary

> comfort. Yes, I said it... prednisone (A band aid might be needed

in the short term

> and I won't rule out any therapy that may relieve suffering and I

entertain

> the dialogue this may bring). I'll get more information from him on

his visit

> this Thursday but the conversation I've had over the last month with

him

> coupled with the follow up lab shows he is not doing so well. I

hope to have some

> input from this group before meeting with him in 2 days. All

comments,

> thoughts, therapies, argument, input and people's experience are

welcomed. Please

> help.

>

> Thank You,

>

> Lemley, ND

> Bozeman, MT

[Guest guest]

,

Hello - I would concur with to try the Undas and see what happens with

that- it seems that from what you have listed you haven't yet tried the more

energetically based treatment (yes, herbs to some degree but you know what I

mean). I would consider 3, 50, 37 or 48 as mentioned. I have had some good

results with Herbal GI to relieve pretty severe UC pain, or consider working

solely on nervous system with 9, 24, 30 or something like that to dovetail

the GI focus.

I trust others have thoughts to share and hope they respond with ideas.

Polinsky

Vancouver, B.C.

Women's Family Medicine

ulcerative colitis

>

> Any help is appreciated here. A 42 year old male learned he has

Ulcerative

> Colitis diagnosed in January '05 via colonoscopy with removal of several

> polyps. His father had it and got a J-pouch at 33 years old. When I

first met with

> him for this condition, he was weaning off prednisone prescribed by an MD

> around the first week of February. He started by removing all grains,

dairy,

> salicylate foods (aspirin allergy, making prescription Azocol

contraindicated),

> sweets, sugars, and refined carbohydrate, plus beans and banana plus

following

> foods outlined by " The Makers Diet " which he wanted to do after Jordan

Rubin

> visited town and gave a talk. He was drinking a GI drink made with HMF

Powder,

> L-Glutamine and plenty of other GI goodies that have worked vary well for

me

> in the past, plus Fish Oils, some digestive enzymes and doing Castor Oil

Packs

> 5 times a week with dry skin brushing. A baseline alpha-antichymotrypsin

> with Diagnostecs showed mid-distal colonic inflammation 136.7 (100-180).

> Compliance has been good to excellent. When stopping his prednisone by

mid February,

> he reported some mild GI discomfort/cramping and some bleeding with

stools.

> With time, the bleeding has progressed slowly and discomfort has been

> increasing. I've given hime some GI/astringent herbs as a palliative.

They have not

> seemed to help slow the bleeding or colitis and it appears to be getting

> worse. A follow up alpha-anti-chymotrypsin received today is 426.9, a 3-4

fold

> jump, and indicates colonic inflammation according to Diagnostecs (>180).

He

> appeared today to pick up some other astringent herbs to address the GI

bleeding

> (geranium, hammamelis, dioscorrhea, cinnamon and erigeron plus Nux Vomica

> 30C) and I'm having him come in ASAP to discuss, follow up and see what

piece of

> the puzzle is missing. The information I've gotten is that he feels okay

but

> the bleeding concerns him as it does me. He is losing weight, noticeably.

He

> appears gaunt and is also losing significant blood in his stools though

they

> are not yet tarry. He says he feels fine but his wife reports he has only

> really felt good (energy wise and digestive wise)for maybe the most recent

3 days

> out of the last 1 1/2 month. He has just changed jobs from working late

> night security grave-yard shifts at the airport which he hated to starting

up a

> trucking/shipping business which he used to do earlier in his life. He's

> nervous, but excited. The decision on the job happened just within the

last week or

> two. There's no doubt that this change will be to his credit, but the

stress

> with making the decision and putting forth the legwork has been

significant

> in the past months.

>

> I've worked with his family for years and have been very comfortable and

> confident treating Inflammatory Bowel Disease in my practice. His

compliance is

> super, yet he appears symptomatically and objectively to be not be

improving.

> This has not happened to me before in treating IBD. I'm stumped and I'm

> concerned. I'm close to prescribing some prednisone to bring some

temporary

> comfort. Yes, I said it... prednisone (A band aid might be needed in the

short term

> and I won't rule out any therapy that may relieve suffering and I

entertain

> the dialogue this may bring). I'll get more information from him on his

visit

> this Thursday but the conversation I've had over the last month with him

> coupled with the follow up lab shows he is not doing so well. I hope to

have some

> input from this group before meeting with him in 2 days. All comments,

> thoughts, therapies, argument, input and people's experience are welcomed.

Please

> help.

>

> Thank You,

>

> Lemley, ND

> Bozeman, MT

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I would agree with and . What is his sleep and

mood like? Often times with digestive disorders the sleep

is considerably disordered as well. I'm thinking of the

Gut-brain serotonin connection. Actually all the

neurotransmitters..and hormones. And with the stress the

sleep is probably further disrupted. I would consider

anything before bed that would aid with sleep and at least

let his body have time to repair over night. Increase the

GH and decrease the cortisol..maybe adding Tilia at night,

Biotone EFA, magnelevures, and/or TPIN. Anything to get him

to sleep properly.

Maybe some foods/herbs that will cool and slow down toxic

release into the blood and CNS (aloe, taraxicum,

passiflora, melissa)

Maybe homeopathic prednesone 30k on 3 consecutive days to

break the body's addiction cloud to the prednesone.

keep us posted!

Neetu Dhiman, ND

Richmond, BC

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[Guest guest]

oops, sorry the email got away from me before adding my

last bit.

I could consider the liver as the body is unable to " hold "

the blood, and for the polyps or possible pre-cancerous

situation. maybe 9, 24, 258.

and i've also found from personal experience that digestive

enzymes aren't always the best when the gut is so

inflammed, i found that during one inflammatory attack, and

i took a dose of digestive enzymes, i can't describe the

pain, it was horrible. I dunno, maybe when my system was

so confused as it was and then i threw in some more

enzymes, they didn't know what to digest! Maybe consider

removing the enzymes temporarily.

ok i'm done,

Neetu

Richmond, BC

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[Guest guest]

I'll remember that for sure. Thanks for the tip. Yes, he did improve while

on prednisone.

All the Best,

Lemley, ND

Bozman, MT

[Guest guest]

The other reminder I would add is that even when a situation is very acute (GI bleeding), the body obviously is using the mucosa as a secondary emunctory so supressing that rather than figuring out which of the primary ones are blocked may not be as beneficial. Don't forget to look at the respiratory and genitourinary systems as well. I know it may be obvious, but I know for myself that when the presenttation is very acute it is sometimes hard to see the forest for the trees.

Allie Tanzer ND Seaside, OR

[Guest guest]

Hi Jerri,

I plan to start on Monday. I have Crohn's Colitis. I'll let you know

how it goes,

-- In low dose naltrexone , " jerriweigand "

<jerriweigand@...> wrote:

>

> Is there anyone out there who has used LDN for treatment of

ulcerative

> oolitis?? If so, would you mind sharing your experience? Thanks in

> advance. Jerri

>

[Guest guest]

> >

> > Is there anyone out there who has used LDN for treatment of

> ulcerative

> > oolitis?? If so, would you mind sharing your experience? Thanks

in

> > advance. Jerri

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I have Ulcerative Colitis and I have been taking LDN 4.5 mg for a little over 5 months now. Before LDN I was doing pretty bad. I was stuck on steroids and was hospitalized once when I tried to stop the steroids. I phased off of the steroids to try the LDN and I noticed it helping pretty quick. I still had to watch my diet but I was able to get off of the steroids. Today it's still somewhat the same. I haven't had to take steroids since I've been on LDN but I still have to watch my diet closely and eliminate yeast, dairy, sugar, red meat, alcohol and seafood as well as a few other irritants I've found bother me (basically I eat a lot of chicken, pork chops, vegetables and fruit). The sugar from the fruit doesn't seem to bother me that much unless I overdo it with the fruit. Also some fruits bother me like cantaloupe, apples, pineapple and too much mango sometimes bothers me. Every once in a while I cheat with the sugar a little but not much or else I start having loose bloody stools again. I see LDN as not a complete cure for me but something that allows me to live a somewhat normal life without steroids as long as I watch my diet. Hope this helps.Jeff

low dose naltrexone From: jerriweigand@...Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:49:45 +0000Subject: [low dose naltrexone] ulcerative colitis

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[Guest guest]

I forgot to mention I have had Ulcerative Colitis for a little over 2 years now.Jeff

low dose naltrexone From: j_lodwick@...Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:26:33 -0600Subject: RE: [low dose naltrexone] ulcerative colitis

I have Ulcerative Colitis and I have been taking LDN 4.5 mg for a little over 5 months now. Before LDN I was doing pretty bad. I was stuck on steroids and was hospitalized once when I tried to stop the steroids. I phased off of the steroids to try the LDN and I noticed it helping pretty quick. I still had to watch my diet but I was able to get off of the steroids. Today it's still somewhat the same. I haven't had to take steroids since I've been on LDN but I still have to watch my diet closely and eliminate yeast, dairy, sugar, red meat, alcohol and seafood as well as a few other irritants I've found bother me (basically I eat a lot of chicken, pork chops, vegetables and fruit). The sugar from the fruit doesn't seem to bother me that much unless I overdo it with the fruit. Also some fruits bother me like cantaloupe, apples, pineapple and too much mango sometimes bothers me. Every once in a while I cheat with the sugar a little but not much or else I start having loose bloody stools again. I see LDN as not a complete cure for me but something that allows me to live a somewhat normal life without steroids as long as I watch my diet. Hope this helps.Jeff

low dose naltrexone From: jerriweigand Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:49:45 +0000Subject: [low dose naltrexone] ulcerative colitis

Is there anyone out there who has used LDN for treatment of ulcerative oolitis?? If so, would you mind sharing your experience? Thanks in advance. Jerri

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[Guest guest]

Godzilla's a pad with electricity (micro-current) in it. placed over

the area, it might have an effect good or bad, so it could easily be

tested. If a germ is causing it, there are lots of things in the

area that might react but only by an experiment would anything become

known. one bright spot is that godzilla has shown some occasional

results of reducing swelling or inflammation.

bG

>

> Do you or anyone else have any thoughts/suggestions/ideas about how

to approach ulcerative colitis with Godzilla?  I would appreciate any

and all information--just for information purposes of course.

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Cut out gluten which is a big cause of ulcerative colitis

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Subject: Re: ulcerative colitis

Godzilla's a pad with electricity (micro-current) in it. placed over

the area, it might have an effect good or bad, so it could easily be

tested. If a germ is causing it, there are lots of things in the

area that might react but only by an experiment would anything become

known. one bright spot is that godzilla has shown some occasional

results of reducing swelling or inflammation.

bG

>

> Do you or anyone else have any thoughts/suggestions/ideas about how

to approach ulcerative colitis with Godzilla? I would appreciate any

and all information--just for information purposes of course.

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

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http://cme.medscape.com/viewarticle/559327_3

asca is anti saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies. Hep-b was genetically modified

with saccharomyces cerevisiae. This nice yeast also binds heavy metals.......

Disappearance of anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies in coeliac disease

during a gluten-free diet.

Original Articles

European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 18(1):75-78, January 2006.

Mallant-Hent, lie Ch. a; , B.; von Blomberg, E. b; Yuksel, Zhere c;

Wahab, J. d; Gundy, Chad e; Meyer, Gerrit A. f; Mulder, J.J. a

Abstract:

Background: Anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies (ASCAs) are known to be

positive in about 65% of Crohn's disease patients, in up to 43% of coeliac

disease patients and in 0-5% of healthy controls. Coeliac disease might be an

in-vivo model for unravelling the role of mucosal integrity in the formation of

ASCAs since mucosal abnormalities normalize during a gluten-free diet (GFD).

Aims: Firstly, to evaluate, retrospectively, the frequency of ASCA positivity in

coeliac patients both at diagnosis and during follow-up on a GFD. Secondly, to

study the correlation between ASCA positivity and mucosal damage.

Methods: One hundred and eleven patients with histologically proven coeliac

disease, positive endomysium antibodies on diagnosis and normalization of

trans-glutaminase antibodies (t-TGAs) after successful adherence to a GFD were

included. ASCAs, IgA and IgG were tested by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays

both at diagnosis and after the GFD.

Results: Eighty-three children and 28 adults were included in this study. The

mean age at diagnosis was 4.6 years for children and 48 years for adults. At

diagnosis 15/83 (18%) of children were ASCA positive (either IgG or IgA),

compared to 17/28 (61%) of adults. After successful adherence to a GFD and

normalization of t-TGAs only one child remained ASCA positive (1%) compared to

eight adults (29%). Two out of 28 (7%) adults remained positive for both IgA and

IgG ASCAs.

Conclusion: In the majority of patients ASCAs disappeared during a GFD. In

children this disappearance of ASCA positivity was more pronounced. This can be

explained by the well-known fact that gut permeability normalizes much better in

children than in adults. Also, the adults had higher levels of ASCAs at

diagnosis. This was probably because they had been exposed to gluten for longer

and therefore had more long-lasting damage.

© 2006 Lippincott & Wilkins, Inc.

Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies, Anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae Antibodies,

and Specific IgE to Food Allergens in Children with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

J. Bart ková, I. Kolá ová, A. edivá and E. Hölzelová

Institute of Immunology, Second Medical Faculty, University, University

Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech Republic

Received 30 May 2001; accepted 22 October 2001. ; Available online 22 February

2002.

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Abstract

Differential diagnosis between ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD)

is difficult in the initial phases in pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel

diseases (IBD). This study was performed to determine the significance of

anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) and anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae

antibodies (ASCA) in IBD. ANCA were specified with regard to their antigenic

specifity, significance to the diagnosis, and correlation of titer with the

disease activity. The occurrence of food allergy was questioned, too. Serum

samples from 44 children with UC (n = 23) or CD (n = 21) and from

disease-control children (coeliac disease, n = 21) were analyzed for IgG ANCA,

ANCA target antigens, IgA and IgG ASCA, and IgE to food allergens. Results show

that ANCA occur more frequently in UC than in CD and disease-control (74, 24,

and 10%, respectively). The presence of ANCA does not reflect disease activity.

Antigenic specificity does not differ in any group. IgA-ASCA are found more

often in patients with CD (76% versus 17% in UC). The testing for both ANCA and

ASCA enabled clear-cut differential diagnosis between UC and CD based on the

high specificity (ANCA+ ASCA & #8722; 92.5% for UC, ANCA & #8722; ASCA+ 93.2% for

CD). Specific IgE to food allergens were found in 8.7, 14.3, and 23.8% of

patients with UC, CD, and coeliac disease, respectively. We conclude that

combined testing of ANCA and ASCA represents a valuable tool in the differential

diagnosis between UC and CD in pediatric patients, minimizing invasive

diagnostic procedures. Monitoring of ANCA, its specificity, and titer

determination does not bring more information. Testing for specific IgE to food

allergens may be considered in individual patients.

Author Keywords: anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies; anti-

fatty acids,fish oil,tumeric aloevera are all antiinflamatory but I hope you

are avoiding further inflamation by avioding wheat products.

In , " sczms " <sczms@...> wrote:

>

> Hi

> Anyone have a child with dx of ulcerative colitis. my son is taking Pentasa

for

> this. It is suppose to ahve the least side effects of all the meds used for

> inflammation but my son is having terrible side effects. Anyone have any

> expereince with soemthing else that will help him/ thanks

>

[Guest guest]

-Eur J Biochem 1980; 111:79-87.

Abstract

Among more than 7000 mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, requiring saturated

fatty acids, 61 acetyl-CoA-carboxylase-deficient strains have been identified.

According to their mutual complementation characteristics these mutants have

been assigned to two different genes, acc1 and acc2. Both acetyl-CoA carboxylase

genes are unlinked to each other and to the fatty acids synthetase genes fas1

and fas2. The acetyl-CoA carboxylases of several acc1 and acc2 mutants have been

purified and assayed for their overall and component enzyme activities. Besides

overall acetyl-CoA carboxylation, which was lost in all cases, both component

enzymes, biotin carboxylase and transcarboxylase, were simultaneously affected

in most mutants, though often to a different relative extent. Similarly, the

comparison of biochemical and genetic complementation data revealed no basis for

a clear distinction between specific biotin carboxylase and transcarboxylase

mutants. These results suggest that acc1 is a cluster gene coding for a

multifunctional protein harboring both acetyl-CoA carboxylase component enzyme

activities on the same polypeptide chain. The acetyl-CoA carboxylase isolated

from acc2 mutants was free of biotin. Correspondingly,

biotin:apoacetyl-CoA-carboxylase ligase activity was missing in acc2 mutants.

Therefore, it is concluced that the primary defect in acc2 mutants is in the

biotin:apocarboxylase ligase. In agreement with this conclusion, the acc2

acetyl-CoA carboxylase can be activated, in the presence of biotin and ATP, by

ligase preparations from wild-type or acc1 mutant cells. By the use of these

mutants, evidence was obtained that in vivo the biotinylation of both acetyl-CoA

carboxylase and pyruvate carboxylase is catalyzed by the same ligase.

MeSH

Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase; Carbon-Nitrogen Ligases; Genetic Complementation Test;

Ligases; Mutation; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Species Specificity

-- In , " sammysouthie " <sammysouthie@...> wrote:

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>

> http://cme.medscape.com/viewarticle/559327_3

> asca is anti saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies. Hep-b was genetically

modified with saccharomyces cerevisiae. This nice yeast also binds heavy

metals.......

>

> Disappearance of anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies in coeliac disease

during a gluten-free diet.

>

> Original Articles

>

> European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 18(1):75-78, January 2006.

> Mallant-Hent, lie Ch. a; , B.; von Blomberg, E. b; Yuksel, Zhere c;

Wahab, J. d; Gundy, Chad e; Meyer, Gerrit A. f; Mulder, J.J. a

> Abstract:

> Background: Anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies (ASCAs) are known to be

positive in about 65% of Crohn's disease patients, in up to 43% of coeliac

disease patients and in 0-5% of healthy controls. Coeliac disease might be an

in-vivo model for unravelling the role of mucosal integrity in the formation of

ASCAs since mucosal abnormalities normalize during a gluten-free diet (GFD).

>

> Aims: Firstly, to evaluate, retrospectively, the frequency of ASCA positivity

in coeliac patients both at diagnosis and during follow-up on a GFD. Secondly,

to study the correlation between ASCA positivity and mucosal damage.

>

> Methods: One hundred and eleven patients with histologically proven coeliac

disease, positive endomysium antibodies on diagnosis and normalization of

trans-glutaminase antibodies (t-TGAs) after successful adherence to a GFD were

included. ASCAs, IgA and IgG were tested by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays

both at diagnosis and after the GFD.

>

> Results: Eighty-three children and 28 adults were included in this study. The

mean age at diagnosis was 4.6 years for children and 48 years for adults. At

diagnosis 15/83 (18%) of children were ASCA positive (either IgG or IgA),

compared to 17/28 (61%) of adults. After successful adherence to a GFD and

normalization of t-TGAs only one child remained ASCA positive (1%) compared to

eight adults (29%). Two out of 28 (7%) adults remained positive for both IgA and

IgG ASCAs.

>

> Conclusion: In the majority of patients ASCAs disappeared during a GFD. In

children this disappearance of ASCA positivity was more pronounced. This can be

explained by the well-known fact that gut permeability normalizes much better in

children than in adults. Also, the adults had higher levels of ASCAs at

diagnosis. This was probably because they had been exposed to gluten for longer

and therefore had more long-lasting damage.

>

> © 2006 Lippincott & Wilkins, Inc.

>

> Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies, Anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Antibodies, and Specific IgE to Food Allergens in Children with Inflammatory

Bowel Diseases

>

> J. Bart ková, I. Kolá ová, A. edivá and E. Hölzelová

>

> Institute of Immunology, Second Medical Faculty, University,

University Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech Republic

>

>

> Received 30 May 2001; accepted 22 October 2001. ; Available online 22 February

2002.

>

>

>

>

> References and further reading may be available for this article. To view

references and further reading you must purchase this article.

>

>

> Abstract

> Differential diagnosis between ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease

(CD) is difficult in the initial phases in pediatric patients with inflammatory

bowel diseases (IBD). This study was performed to determine the significance of

anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) and anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae

antibodies (ASCA) in IBD. ANCA were specified with regard to their antigenic

specifity, significance to the diagnosis, and correlation of titer with the

disease activity. The occurrence of food allergy was questioned, too. Serum

samples from 44 children with UC (n = 23) or CD (n = 21) and from

disease-control children (coeliac disease, n = 21) were analyzed for IgG ANCA,

ANCA target antigens, IgA and IgG ASCA, and IgE to food allergens. Results show

that ANCA occur more frequently in UC than in CD and disease-control (74, 24,

and 10%, respectively). The presence of ANCA does not reflect disease activity.

Antigenic specificity does not differ in any group. IgA-ASCA are found more

often in patients with CD (76% versus 17% in UC). The testing for both ANCA and

ASCA enabled clear-cut differential diagnosis between UC and CD based on the

high specificity (ANCA+ ASCA & #8722; 92.5% for UC, ANCA & #8722; ASCA+ 93.2% for

CD). Specific IgE to food allergens were found in 8.7, 14.3, and 23.8% of

patients with UC, CD, and coeliac disease, respectively. We conclude that

combined testing of ANCA and ASCA represents a valuable tool in the differential

diagnosis between UC and CD in pediatric patients, minimizing invasive

diagnostic procedures. Monitoring of ANCA, its specificity, and titer

determination does not bring more information. Testing for specific IgE to food

allergens may be considered in individual patients.

>

> Author Keywords: anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies; anti-

> fatty acids,fish oil,tumeric aloevera are all antiinflamatory but I hope you

are avoiding further inflamation by avioding wheat products.

> In , " sczms " <sczms@> wrote:

> >

> > Hi

> > Anyone have a child with dx of ulcerative colitis. my son is taking Pentasa

for

> > this. It is suppose to ahve the least side effects of all the meds used for

> > inflammation but my son is having terrible side effects. Anyone have any

> > expereince with soemthing else that will help him/ thanks

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi. My son was diagnosed with Crohn's disease 10 years ago. The usual drugs

made him worse - Pentasa, Asacol, Imuran. Prednisone did help him initially,

but he was not on it very long and I believe, it added to his problems.

Prednisone increases yeast.

I don't keep up on this subject much anymore. so don't know what's happening on

this front currently, except that you might look into LDN. Low Dose Naltrexone

http://www.low dose naltrexone.org. LDN is also used with autism.

I believe that IBD is another factor/result of vaccines, metals, antibiotics,

etc, just as is autism. And I think the best treatment is much the same as the

protocols used here.

Yeast is a big factor - both baker's yeast and candida. One of the products

that has been helpful to some is Seacure. It is predigested fish protein. The

two things that are often most helpful are probiotics and essential fatty acids.

Also look at DHEA, vitamin D, zinc, magnesium.

I believe strongly that viruses are a problem with UC, especially herpes viruses

and probably measles virus. The antiviral protocols should be helpful. My son

had infection with both e-coli and cytomegalovirus, and he has always been

yeast-intolerant. Anti-viral protocols have been found to cure UC. So do the

right probiotics. Itt's individual, tho' with which ones work for each person.

Best wishes.

-- In , " sczms " <sczms@...> wrote:

>

> Hi

> Anyone have a child with dx of ulcerative colitis. my son is taking Pentasa

for

> this. It is suppose to ahve the least side effects of all the meds used for

> inflammation but my son is having terrible side effects. Anyone have any

> expereince with soemthing else that will help him/ thanks

>

[Guest guest]

I believe i have this due to mycotoxicosis. On exposure to moulds in air and

tiny amou ts on food my intestines burn up and i get horrible inflammation whivh

leads to a csacade of other effects. Does csm help with this particular issue?

Are there any other mold specific treatments?

[Guest guest]

I don't know about mold specific treatments but my daughter has Crohn's which

she probably inherited from my father who had colitis. Anyway, seriously

consider going gluten free and dairy free. (If you have to pick one start with

the dairy free.) This made a HUGE difference in her health and flareups have

been reduced to almost nothing. Stress also causes alot of flareups but that's a

hard one to prevent.

Stay away from gastroentorologists if you can. They prescribed the nastiest meds

for my daughter that did not help at all. The diet helped more.

>

> I believe i have this due to mycotoxicosis. On exposure to moulds in air and

tiny amou ts on food my intestines burn up and i get horrible inflammation whivh

leads to a csacade of other effects. Does csm help with this particular issue?

Are there any other mold specific treatments?

>

[Guest guest]

I can understand gluten avoidance and grains due to mold and mycotoxins, excuse

the ref to mold pls; but dairy I have never understood. Do you think this is

problem for people who are lactose intolerance bec I know I'm not. If I have

stomach problem or loss of appetite, dairy is the only thing I can digest, so is

indigestion people have w dairy the reason you think avoidance helped. I

noticed also on Dr M mold-free diet dairy is allowed. Worried bec I have alot

of dairy in my diet. I do pick up grass fed rather than grain fed and hormone

free sources and diet doesn't include cheese, mainly milk, butter and yogurt but

freq they are my main sources of protein along w egg as I don't eat much meat.

>

Anyway, seriously consider going gluten free and dairy free. (If you have to

pick one start with the dairy free.)

[Guest guest]

 I was searching for a science articles but.

Gluten feeds yeast, milk feeds inflammation & mucus. Not sure if I'm lactose

intolerant.

I have been milk free for 10 years before mold. My IBS cleared, slept better. If

had milk felt sluggish.

http://www.health-science-spirit.com/HF4-1.html

http://www.freedomyou.com/nutrition_book/mucus.htm

http://www.digitalnaturopath.com/treat/T270729.html

 Two of us are gfcf, 2 aren't. The 2 on gluten & milk had bad sinus congestion

& coughing for weeks.

The 2 that didn't cleared up within shorter w low congestion. Anyone w asthma or

inflammation consider stopping milk.

Kathy

 barb b w <barb1283@...>  wrote: Re: Ulcerative colitis

I can understand gluten avoidance and grains due to mold and mycotoxins,

excuse the ref to mold pls; but dairy I have never understood. Do you think

this is problem for people who are lactose intolerance bec I know I'm not. If I

have stomach problem or loss of appetite, dairy is the only thing I can digest,

so is indigestion people have w dairy the reason you think avoidance helped.

>

Anyway, seriously consider going gluten free and dairy free. (If you have to

pick one start with the dairy free.)