Re: Frequent ALA seems to stop my Crohn's flares

[Guest guest]

Very interesting Finkle. I had Lymphocytic Colitis, which has gone

into remission, but still suffer from Small Intestinal Bowel

Overgrowth. Doing some research pre Cutler Protocol and since

learning about it, I've come to the conclusion that it would help IBD

along with many other diseases, even if mercury weren't a problem I

still see benefit of the supplement. So great to hear it's working

so well for you. ALA is a pretty powerful substance in the body as

you can see.

Thanks for letting us know how this helped you.

Mike

>

> Hello Everyone,

>

> Reason for writing this post:

> I seem to be able to stop my occasional and serious gastrointestinal

> symptoms (IBD, Crohns Disease (CD)) by using the frequent dose ALA

> supplementation (100 mg, every 3-4 hours during ~4 days)

recommended in

> " Amalgam Illness: Diagnosis Treatment " .

>

> Anyone here with a similar experience? Comments?

>

> Quick summary of my interest in mercury chelation:

> I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease 15 years ago. Have had

> gastrointestinal (GI) problems since. Typical disease scenario: good

> periods (lasting weeks to months) interspersed with bad periods

(lasting

> a few days to a couple of weeks) of the regular obstructional

Crohn's

> symptoms (one of them being waking up sweaty at night with GI-pain

and

> having to go urgently).

>

> Reason for believing my symptoms could be related to mercury:

> Father was a dentist. Mother worked as a dental assistant before,

during

> and after being pregnant. She had two misscarriages before she had

me.

> Amalgam was used extensively at this time (~1980). Mother had

amalgan

> fillings before, during and anfer I was born. As a teenager, I

worked a

> few hours every weekend cleaning my fathers dental practice. This

went

> on for maybe 5-6 years. I also vaguely remember playing with the

mercury

> from a broken thermometer at several occasions (indoors). I was

diagnose

> with CD when I was 13 years old.

>

> Effect of Alpha Lipoic Acid supplementation:

> When I feel that I'm entering one of those 1-2 week long " bad

periods " ,

> if I then start a 4-5 day ALA chelation protocol, the GI-problems

are

> typically gone within a couple of days (i.e., after only a couple of

> days of ALA chelation). Without the ALA, these flares last between

1-2

> weeks, sometimes longer.

>

> Best regards,

> Finkle

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Very interesting Finkle. I had Lymphocytic Colitis, which has gone

into remission, but still suffer from Small Intestinal Bowel

Overgrowth. Doing some research pre Cutler Protocol and since

learning about it, I've come to the conclusion that it would help IBD

along with many other diseases, even if mercury weren't a problem I

still see benefit of the supplement. So great to hear it's working

so well for you. ALA is a pretty powerful substance in the body as

you can see.

Thanks for letting us know how this helped you.

Mike

>

> Hello Everyone,

>

> Reason for writing this post:

> I seem to be able to stop my occasional and serious gastrointestinal

> symptoms (IBD, Crohns Disease (CD)) by using the frequent dose ALA

> supplementation (100 mg, every 3-4 hours during ~4 days)

recommended in

> " Amalgam Illness: Diagnosis Treatment " .

>

> Anyone here with a similar experience? Comments?

>

> Quick summary of my interest in mercury chelation:

> I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease 15 years ago. Have had

> gastrointestinal (GI) problems since. Typical disease scenario: good

> periods (lasting weeks to months) interspersed with bad periods

(lasting

> a few days to a couple of weeks) of the regular obstructional

Crohn's

> symptoms (one of them being waking up sweaty at night with GI-pain

and

> having to go urgently).

>

> Reason for believing my symptoms could be related to mercury:

> Father was a dentist. Mother worked as a dental assistant before,

during

> and after being pregnant. She had two misscarriages before she had

me.

> Amalgam was used extensively at this time (~1980). Mother had

amalgan

> fillings before, during and anfer I was born. As a teenager, I

worked a

> few hours every weekend cleaning my fathers dental practice. This

went

> on for maybe 5-6 years. I also vaguely remember playing with the

mercury

> from a broken thermometer at several occasions (indoors). I was

diagnose

> with CD when I was 13 years old.

>

> Effect of Alpha Lipoic Acid supplementation:

> When I feel that I'm entering one of those 1-2 week long " bad

periods " ,

> if I then start a 4-5 day ALA chelation protocol, the GI-problems

are

> typically gone within a couple of days (i.e., after only a couple of

> days of ALA chelation). Without the ALA, these flares last between

1-2

> weeks, sometimes longer.

>

> Best regards,

> Finkle

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

That's a great success story, and I have to say I'm not a bit surprised. My

greatest effect from having done chelation is that my psoriasis has all but

disappeared, and I'm firmly convinced that psoriasis is rooted in the gut.

Dean

In frequent-dose-chelation , finklemcgraw wrote:

Hello Everyone,

Reason for writing this post:

I seem to be able to stop my occasional and serious gastrointestinal

symptoms (IBD, Crohns Disease (CD)) by using the frequent dose ALA

supplementation (100 mg, every 3-4 hours during ~4 days) recommended in

" Amalgam Illness: Diagnosis Treatment " .

.

[Guest guest]

That's a great success story, and I have to say I'm not a bit surprised. My

greatest effect from having done chelation is that my psoriasis has all but

disappeared, and I'm firmly convinced that psoriasis is rooted in the gut.

Dean

In frequent-dose-chelation , finklemcgraw wrote:

Hello Everyone,

Reason for writing this post:

I seem to be able to stop my occasional and serious gastrointestinal

symptoms (IBD, Crohns Disease (CD)) by using the frequent dose ALA

supplementation (100 mg, every 3-4 hours during ~4 days) recommended in

" Amalgam Illness: Diagnosis Treatment " .

.

[Guest guest]

I have read that Crohn's and mercury go together. Mercury causes the

leaky gut that leads to the crohns condition as well as Celiac,

diverticulitist..etc, etc.

Your history certainly guarantees mercury toxicity.

I am glad to hear this is helping you!

>

> Hello Everyone,

>

> Reason for writing this post:

> I seem to be able to stop my occasional and serious gastrointestinal

> symptoms (IBD, Crohns Disease (CD)) by using the frequent dose ALA

> supplementation (100 mg, every 3-4 hours during ~4 days) recommended in

> " Amalgam Illness: Diagnosis Treatment " .

>

> Anyone here with a similar experience? Comments?

>

> Quick summary of my interest in mercury chelation:

> I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease 15 years ago. Have had

> gastrointestinal (GI) problems since. Typical disease scenario: good

> periods (lasting weeks to months) interspersed with bad periods (lasting

> a few days to a couple of weeks) of the regular obstructional Crohn's

> symptoms (one of them being waking up sweaty at night with GI-pain and

> having to go urgently).

>

> Reason for believing my symptoms could be related to mercury:

> Father was a dentist. Mother worked as a dental assistant before, during

> and after being pregnant. She had two misscarriages before she had me.

> Amalgam was used extensively at this time (~1980). Mother had amalgan

> fillings before, during and anfer I was born. As a teenager, I worked a

> few hours every weekend cleaning my fathers dental practice. This went

> on for maybe 5-6 years. I also vaguely remember playing with the mercury

> from a broken thermometer at several occasions (indoors). I was diagnose

> with CD when I was 13 years old.

>

> Effect of Alpha Lipoic Acid supplementation:

> When I feel that I'm entering one of those 1-2 week long " bad periods " ,

> if I then start a 4-5 day ALA chelation protocol, the GI-problems are

> typically gone within a couple of days (i.e., after only a couple of

> days of ALA chelation). Without the ALA, these flares last between 1-2

> weeks, sometimes longer.

>

> Best regards,

> Finkle

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I have read that Crohn's and mercury go together. Mercury causes the

leaky gut that leads to the crohns condition as well as Celiac,

diverticulitist..etc, etc.

Your history certainly guarantees mercury toxicity.

I am glad to hear this is helping you!

>

> Hello Everyone,

>

> Reason for writing this post:

> I seem to be able to stop my occasional and serious gastrointestinal

> symptoms (IBD, Crohns Disease (CD)) by using the frequent dose ALA

> supplementation (100 mg, every 3-4 hours during ~4 days) recommended in

> " Amalgam Illness: Diagnosis Treatment " .

>

> Anyone here with a similar experience? Comments?

>

> Quick summary of my interest in mercury chelation:

> I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease 15 years ago. Have had

> gastrointestinal (GI) problems since. Typical disease scenario: good

> periods (lasting weeks to months) interspersed with bad periods (lasting

> a few days to a couple of weeks) of the regular obstructional Crohn's

> symptoms (one of them being waking up sweaty at night with GI-pain and

> having to go urgently).

>

> Reason for believing my symptoms could be related to mercury:

> Father was a dentist. Mother worked as a dental assistant before, during

> and after being pregnant. She had two misscarriages before she had me.

> Amalgam was used extensively at this time (~1980). Mother had amalgan

> fillings before, during and anfer I was born. As a teenager, I worked a

> few hours every weekend cleaning my fathers dental practice. This went

> on for maybe 5-6 years. I also vaguely remember playing with the mercury

> from a broken thermometer at several occasions (indoors). I was diagnose

> with CD when I was 13 years old.

>

> Effect of Alpha Lipoic Acid supplementation:

> When I feel that I'm entering one of those 1-2 week long " bad periods " ,

> if I then start a 4-5 day ALA chelation protocol, the GI-problems are

> typically gone within a couple of days (i.e., after only a couple of

> days of ALA chelation). Without the ALA, these flares last between 1-2

> weeks, sometimes longer.

>

> Best regards,

> Finkle

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Finkle, this is a great report, so glad you've had improvements! Please keep us

posted as you go along with chelation. Also, you mention lots of mercury

exposures, but you never had any amalgams yourself? Did you not have any

cavities, or where they filled with something else? Just

curious.----------Jackie

---------More questions, if you don't mind sharing. Have you had a hair test?

Do other family members have symptoms of mercury poisoning? If it's too

personal, I understand, I'm just curious about your mom and dad being a dentist

and assistant. Do you have siblings? How are they?----------Jackie

In frequent-dose-chelation finklemcgraw wrote:

Hello Everyone,

Reason for writing this post:

I seem to be able to stop my occasional and serious gastrointestinal

symptoms (IBD, Crohns Disease (CD)) by using the frequent dose ALA

supplementation (100 mg, every 3-4 hours during ~4 days) recommended in

" Amalgam Illness: Diagnosis Treatment " .

Anyone here with a similar experience? Comments?

Quick summary of my interest in mercury chelation:

I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease 15 years ago. Have had

gastrointestinal (GI) problems since. Typical disease scenario: good

periods (lasting weeks to months) interspersed with bad periods (lasting

a few days to a couple of weeks) of the regular obstructional Crohn's

symptoms (one of them being waking up sweaty at night with GI-pain and

having to go urgently).

Reason for believing my symptoms could be related to mercury:

Father was a dentist. Mother worked as a dental assistant before, during

and after being pregnant. She had two misscarriages before she had me.

Amalgam was used extensively at this time (~1980). Mother had amalgan

fillings before, during and anfer I was born. As a teenager, I worked a

few hours every weekend cleaning my fathers dental practice. This went

on for maybe 5-6 years. I also vaguely remember playing with the mercury

from a broken thermometer at several occasions (indoors). I was diagnose

with CD when I was 13 years old.

Effect of Alpha Lipoic Acid supplementation:

When I feel that I'm entering one of those 1-2 week long " bad periods " ,

if I then start a 4-5 day ALA chelation protocol, the GI-problems are

typically gone within a couple of days (i.e., after only a couple of

days of ALA chelation). Without the ALA, these flares last between 1-2

weeks, sometimes longer.

Best regards,

Finkle

[Guest guest]

>

> Hello Everyone,

>

> Reason for writing this post:

> I seem to be able to stop my occasional and serious gastrointestinal

> symptoms (IBD, Crohns Disease (CD)) by using the frequent dose ALA

> supplementation (100 mg, every 3-4 hours during ~4 days) recommended in

> " Amalgam Illness: Diagnosis Treatment " .

How long have you been chelating? Did you start with a lower dose?

Are you taking the recommended supplements?

FYI, the recommended dose and timing have changed somewhat since

the book. A lower dose of 12.5 mg is a good starting point and

3 hour intervals are recommended. If you really are doing fine

and no problems with 100 mg, that may be okay for you. I would

suggest reducing the dose if you have any problems. Higher doses

don't remove mercury that much faster and are not worth the potential

side effects.

The shorter interval of 3 hours is what we advise now. You can

go to 4 hours at night, but stick with 3 hours during the day to

prevent redistribution.

> Anyone here with a similar experience? Comments?

>

> Quick summary of my interest in mercury chelation:

> I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease 15 years ago. Have had

> gastrointestinal (GI) problems since. Typical disease scenario: good

> periods (lasting weeks to months) interspersed with bad periods (lasting

> a few days to a couple of weeks) of the regular obstructional Crohn's

> symptoms (one of them being waking up sweaty at night with GI-pain and

> having to go urgently).

>

> Reason for believing my symptoms could be related to mercury:

> Father was a dentist. Mother worked as a dental assistant before, during

> and after being pregnant. She had two misscarriages before she had me.

> Amalgam was used extensively at this time (~1980). Mother had amalgan

> fillings before, during and anfer I was born. As a teenager, I worked a

> few hours every weekend cleaning my fathers dental practice. This went

> on for maybe 5-6 years. I also vaguely remember playing with the mercury

> from a broken thermometer at several occasions (indoors). I was diagnose

> with CD when I was 13 years old.

Symptoms, history, and response to chelation are all consistent

with mercury toxicity. Did you ever bother to do a hair test?

Not really necessary, but sometimes it gives additional information

beyond whether you are mercury toxic, such as whether you have

adrenal or thyroid problems, or poor blood sugar regulation.

> Effect of Alpha Lipoic Acid supplementation:

> When I feel that I'm entering one of those 1-2 week long " bad periods " ,

> if I then start a 4-5 day ALA chelation protocol, the GI-problems are

> typically gone within a couple of days (i.e., after only a couple of

> days of ALA chelation). Without the ALA, these flares last between 1-2

> weeks, sometimes longer.

It's fantastic that you are able to control your symptoms with

chelation. The 3 hour dosing is advisable, though, and I would

suggest you adjust that. Keep an eye on symptoms and side effects

and reduce the dose if you have any problems. Otherwise, keep it up!

--

> Best regards,

> Finkle

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

>

> Hello Everyone,

>

> Reason for writing this post:

> I seem to be able to stop my occasional and serious gastrointestinal

> symptoms (IBD, Crohns Disease (CD)) by using the frequent dose ALA

> supplementation (100 mg, every 3-4 hours during ~4 days) recommended in

> " Amalgam Illness: Diagnosis Treatment " .

How long have you been chelating? Did you start with a lower dose?

Are you taking the recommended supplements?

FYI, the recommended dose and timing have changed somewhat since

the book. A lower dose of 12.5 mg is a good starting point and

3 hour intervals are recommended. If you really are doing fine

and no problems with 100 mg, that may be okay for you. I would

suggest reducing the dose if you have any problems. Higher doses

don't remove mercury that much faster and are not worth the potential

side effects.

The shorter interval of 3 hours is what we advise now. You can

go to 4 hours at night, but stick with 3 hours during the day to

prevent redistribution.

> Anyone here with a similar experience? Comments?

>

> Quick summary of my interest in mercury chelation:

> I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease 15 years ago. Have had

> gastrointestinal (GI) problems since. Typical disease scenario: good

> periods (lasting weeks to months) interspersed with bad periods (lasting

> a few days to a couple of weeks) of the regular obstructional Crohn's

> symptoms (one of them being waking up sweaty at night with GI-pain and

> having to go urgently).

>

> Reason for believing my symptoms could be related to mercury:

> Father was a dentist. Mother worked as a dental assistant before, during

> and after being pregnant. She had two misscarriages before she had me.

> Amalgam was used extensively at this time (~1980). Mother had amalgan

> fillings before, during and anfer I was born. As a teenager, I worked a

> few hours every weekend cleaning my fathers dental practice. This went

> on for maybe 5-6 years. I also vaguely remember playing with the mercury

> from a broken thermometer at several occasions (indoors). I was diagnose

> with CD when I was 13 years old.

Symptoms, history, and response to chelation are all consistent

with mercury toxicity. Did you ever bother to do a hair test?

Not really necessary, but sometimes it gives additional information

beyond whether you are mercury toxic, such as whether you have

adrenal or thyroid problems, or poor blood sugar regulation.

> Effect of Alpha Lipoic Acid supplementation:

> When I feel that I'm entering one of those 1-2 week long " bad periods " ,

> if I then start a 4-5 day ALA chelation protocol, the GI-problems are

> typically gone within a couple of days (i.e., after only a couple of

> days of ALA chelation). Without the ALA, these flares last between 1-2

> weeks, sometimes longer.

It's fantastic that you are able to control your symptoms with

chelation. The 3 hour dosing is advisable, though, and I would

suggest you adjust that. Keep an eye on symptoms and side effects

and reduce the dose if you have any problems. Otherwise, keep it up!

--

> Best regards,

> Finkle

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Jackie,

No, my dentist father never put amalgam into my mouth. I have had

fillings. Not amalgam, but I'm not sure exactly what they were. I

remember them using that blue " light-gun " to harden the fillings once

they were in.

Finkle

>

> Hello Everyone,

>

> Reason for writing this post:

> I seem to be able to stop my occasional and serious gastrointestinal

> symptoms (IBD, Crohns Disease (CD)) by using the frequent dose ALA

> supplementation (100 mg, every 3-4 hours during ~4 days)

recommended in

> " Amalgam Illness: Diagnosis Treatment " .

>

> Anyone here with a similar experience? Comments?

>

> Quick summary of my interest in mercury chelation:

> I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease 15 years ago. Have had

> gastrointestinal (GI) problems since. Typical disease scenario: good

> periods (lasting weeks to months) interspersed with bad periods

(lasting

> a few days to a couple of weeks) of the regular obstructional Crohn's

> symptoms (one of them being waking up sweaty at night with GI-pain and

> having to go urgently).

>

> Reason for believing my symptoms could be related to mercury:

> Father was a dentist. Mother worked as a dental assistant before,

during

> and after being pregnant. She had two misscarriages before she had me.

> Amalgam was used extensively at this time (~1980). Mother had amalgan

> fillings before, during and anfer I was born. As a teenager, I

worked a

> few hours every weekend cleaning my fathers dental practice. This went

> on for maybe 5-6 years. I also vaguely remember playing with the

mercury

> from a broken thermometer at several occasions (indoors). I was

diagnose

> with CD when I was 13 years old.

>

> Effect of Alpha Lipoic Acid supplementation:

> When I feel that I'm entering one of those 1-2 week long " bad

periods " ,

> if I then start a 4-5 day ALA chelation protocol, the GI-problems are

> typically gone within a couple of days (i.e., after only a couple of

> days of ALA chelation). Without the ALA, these flares last between 1-2

> weeks, sometimes longer.

>

> Best regards,

> Finkle

>

>

[Guest guest]

> ---------More questions, if you don't mind sharing. Have you had a

hair test? Do other family members have symptoms of mercury

poisoning? If it's too personal, I understand, I'm just curious about

your mom and dad being a dentist and assistant. Do you have siblings?

How are they?----------Jackie

Woops, missed these in my first reply. No, I have not had a hair test

yet, but I'm considering taking one now that I seem to have found

something that works on my IBD. No siblings. My mother has asthma.

She's also had one kidney removed due to cancer. She also has " knotty

fingers " (don't know the english word), a kind of lumps on the back of

her fingers. She also has imparied hearing and is quite clumsy. Then

again, she's 70 years old, so this may not be so extraordinary.

Finkle