Re: Bowel Bag

[Guest guest]

Discussion on the use of long term low dosage of antibiotics for the treatment

of auto-immune diseases such as Scleroderma, LupHi Tamara! Geoff here.

You wrote:

" ...I have a recurring bowel infection and the only way I can really be rid of

it is to get a " bag " I am not terribly excited about the idea, but would

consider it if it would help the RA... "

Things they don't tell you:

" Bag " surgery, AKA, colostomy, has a 50% mortality rate.

Diet is a major issue in recurring bowel infections.

University of Oregon's Linus ing Institute may be a better choice.

There is almost nothing that is not better than a colostomy for your situation.

Save the colostomy for people who get cancer or loose their bowels to traumatic

injuries.

Geoff

Acts 2:39

[Guest guest]

Thanks all, I have been investigating food allergies. Sorry should have

explained!

Well I had Ulecrative Colitis at 19 and have already had the colon removed

and reattached the small bowel at 26 which now gets infected due to a

bacterial overgrowth, as the surgery is not ideal about 50 % of people that

have the surgery get the infection - " pouchitis " So I just turned 32 and I

have been taking various antibiotics and strong doses of quinolones when the

joint issues started. So now taking tetracycline every 3rd day and

salazopyrin 4 per day. Doing ok! Cutting out Gluten and wheat for now. Seems

to be helping. The Drs said if I go back to the bag then the bowel infection

would be no longer, but I wonder if it would help the arthritis as well ? I

am planning a wedding and babies, so more surgery is not something I want!

rheumatic Re: Bowel Bag

Discussion on the use of long term low dosage of antibiotics for the

treatment of auto-immune diseases such as Scleroderma, LupHi Tamara! Geoff

here.

You wrote:

" ...I have a recurring bowel infection and the only way I can really be rid

of it is to get a " bag " I am not terribly excited about the idea, but would

consider it if it would help the RA... "

Things they don't tell you:

" Bag " surgery, AKA, colostomy, has a 50% mortality rate.

Diet is a major issue in recurring bowel infections.

University of Oregon's Linus ing Institute may be a better choice.

There is almost nothing that is not better than a colostomy for your

situation. Save the colostomy for people who get cancer or loose their

bowels to traumatic injuries.

Geoff

Acts 2:39

[Guest guest]

Hi Tamara

Read up on gluten at www.celiac.com They can give a lot of help when

looking for other ways of preparing food and have very good recepies.

Lynne

Tamara Trenka wrote:

> Thanks all, I have been investigating food allergies. Sorry should have

> explained!

> Well I had Ulecrative Colitis at 19 and have already had the colon removed

> and reattached the small bowel at 26 which now gets infected due to a

> bacterial overgrowth, as the surgery is not ideal about 50 % of people

> that

> have the surgery get the infection - " pouchitis " So I just turned 32 and I

> have been taking various antibiotics and strong doses of quinolones

> when the

> joint issues started. So now taking tetracycline every 3rd day and

> salazopyrin 4 per day. Doing ok! Cutting out Gluten and wheat for now.

> Seems

> to be helping. The Drs said if I go back to the bag then the bowel

> infection

> would be no longer, but I wonder if it would help the arthritis as

> well ? I

> am planning a wedding and babies, so more surgery is not something I want!

>

> rheumatic Re: Bowel Bag

>

> Discussion on the use of long term low dosage of antibiotics for the

> treatment of auto-immune diseases such as Scleroderma, LupHi Tamara! Geoff

> here.

>

> You wrote:

> " ...I have a recurring bowel infection and the only way I can really

> be rid

> of it is to get a " bag " I am not terribly excited about the idea, but

> would

> consider it if it would help the RA... "

>

> Things they don't tell you:

> " Bag " surgery, AKA, colostomy, has a 50% mortality rate.

> Diet is a major issue in recurring bowel infections.

> University of Oregon's Linus ing Institute may be a better choice.

>

> There is almost nothing that is not better than a colostomy for your

> situation. Save the colostomy for people who get cancer or loose their

> bowels to traumatic injuries.

>

> Geoff

>

> Acts 2:39

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Tamara! Geoff here, again.

It could be very worth your investment to go through Dr. Mercola's online

evaluation for metabolic typing. Also, it's sort of surprising that your Dr.'s

didn't tell you to avoid _all_ grains, which to me seems a near impossibility

but I know, in reality, it can be done. Mercola's site is messy and hard to get

around, but you can find the metabolic typing info if you browse it.

www.mercola.com.

Geoff

Acts 2:39

[Guest guest]

Thanks for that!

Is remission classifyed as no swelling (just left with big ugly bony

knuckles)

feel best in mornings and hands start hurting after using them too much?

And blood tests are normal.

Any advise would be great thank you.. Also - I know how you feel re the

horses, I used to have one and always wanted to get another! Lucky perhaps

as my boyf is allergic to them!

rheumatic Re: Bowel Bag

Hi Tamara! Geoff here, again.

It could be very worth your investment to go through Dr. Mercola's online

evaluation for metabolic typing. Also, it's sort of surprising that your

Dr.'s didn't tell you to avoid _all_ grains, which to me seems a near

impossibility but I know, in reality, it can be done. Mercola's site is

messy and hard to get around, but you can find the metabolic typing info if

you browse it. www.mercola.com.

Geoff

Acts 2:39

[Guest guest]

Hi, Are you taking any probiotics? If not, get started. The antibiotics kill

off all bacteria, good and bad. You need to replenish them. Try several

different brands. The more cells the better.

Carol_DM

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I just got off the phone with my step daughter ,she has some kind of a

reaccuring lung inflamation that seems to be baffeling the Dr.s she has been

tested for lupus & some other things I can't spell but no answers .Was wondering

if

anybody had any idea what would be causing it? She has a apt at the

university of washington on the 25th

she is describing something simaler to my reactive arthritice but hers is

always in her lungs

they have taken biopisys but don't know the cause.

any ideas?

bonnie in seattle

[Guest guest]

Hi Bonnie;

Have they checked for Sarcoidosis? It often affects the lungs but is

very difficult to diagnose.Could she just have something as simple as an

allergy to something she is breathing? Lynne G. /SD

Beaconbonnie@... wrote:

> Hi,

> I just got off the phone with my step daughter ,she has some kind of a

> reaccuring lung inflamation that seems to be baffeling the Dr.s she

> has been

> tested for lupus & some other things I can't spell but no answers .Was

> wondering if

> anybody had any idea what would be causing it? She has a apt at the

> university of washington on the 25th

> she is describing something simaler to my reactive arthritice but hers is

> always in her lungs

> they have taken biopisys but don't know the cause.

> any ideas?

> bonnie in seattle

>

>