Re: Sara's Friend Update - Things Are Dismal...

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Sara,

Slippery elm gruel would be good.

SuziSara Thustra <sara.thustra@...> wrote:

Hi Suzi -- Thanks! Any cheap tea I could give him now that might help, while I look for an MD we can afford, would be *wonderful* news...however, I checked out essiac-info.org and there's a section for "who should not drink this tea" which mentions people with "ulcers or colitis". Does this mean the tea might *aggravate* my friend's stomach problems? I've never worked with essiac before; will do some more studyging, but thanks for your help in trying to understand. -K*Suzanne wrote:> Sara,> Without knowing what is going on inside... my gut feeling is to put him > on Essiac... Essiac can do some remarkable things.. it works on more > than just cancer... for lack of other ideas at this point... I would put > him on the max dosage as it won't hurt him and see if things start >

changing any after a month of taking it.> The formula is in the files... and making it yourself will be better > than any you can buy made up in the HFS.> I believe Blessed Herbs sells it pre-mixed... I may have a couple of the > ingredients... if you need help.> Suzi> > */Sara Thustra <sara.thustra@...>/* wrote:> > Well, last night I was sitting up with him half the night; the pain was> really terrible. This has all gotten slowly a little bit better since> he completely cut out the coffee and has made a concerted effort to eat> better, but he still has bad days like yesterday. That was no fun for> either of us, and I think it was caused by him eating too much, but I'm> not sure. We try to keep him

eating small amounts frequently, but he's> used to eating large meals and yesterday he slipped and had a big> lunch,> and he hurt worse and worse all night after that.> > We've tried two kinds of OTC acid-reducers, and they don't do anything.> It scares me how sensitive to touch his stomach is--you can't even> brush it with your fingertips, and he winces. He still belches, less> than before and more when it's actively hurting...he's had some days> where he was mostly okay, but not one single day in three months> that he> hasn't had some pain or discomfort.> > So, well, where we're at, treating this like acid reflux

isn't working,> and not knowing what it is is scaring the hell out of both of us, so I> think there's no option but to take him to an MD somewhere and get> tests> done. We have no money and are pretty much living on charity as it is> thanks to lost jobs and my divorce, so I'm looking for a medical clinic> that will do free or sliding-scale payments, anywhere in Michigan.> (Actually, anywhere in driving distance would do, if they'd take a> Michigan patient.) We were considering going to the ER (last night,> even) and just dealing with the bill, but I'd like to avoid that if I> can; for one thing, one visit to the ER isn't going to be

very> comprehensive, and may not help us find out what's wrong.> > I've checked the County Health Dept. page with no results, and trolled> the 'Net without finding anything, so if anybody knows of anywhere I> could ask for information on Michigan medical clinics, I'd really,> *really* appreciate it.> > Also, I really appreciate all your help, and everyone who's offered> advice. Thanks!> > -ST> > >