Substantial healing (was: Re: Re: Stomach Gurgle)

December 9, 2009

She sounds like a caring person- a keeper. As long as there are not substantial

studies on LDN, some docs will be wary of getting involved. That is actually

good in a way, as you would not want them prescribing all kinds of crazy things.

I hope that LDN will become more widely accepted in the future- along with SCD-

by GI docs in general, but at this point in time, we just have to do our best

with what we have.

PJ

> >

> > > My GI wouldn't prescribe LDN due to not having data on what it might do

> > > to the body years down the line. How long have people been using LDN? Is

> > > there a study out there about long term safety?

> >

> > That sounds like an excuse to me. If she looked at how LDN works, she

> > wouldn't be concerned. Is she that concerned about what Humira and all the

> > rest are doing her patients?

> > >

> > > I've been thinking about making my own LDN from instructions that were

> > > recently posted. I haven't resumed Humira, although I was supposed to. I

> > > don't want my GI to drop me (I really need her to keep being my GI), so

> > > I'm unsure of what to tell her come my next appt. in Feb.

> >

> > ly, if your doctor drops you over you making that kind of decision

> > for yourself, she doesn't deserve to be your (or anybody's) doctor. Unless

> > you live in a rural area is it so hard to get another doctor? Objecting to

> > such a thing would be utterly close-minded on the part of a doctor. Humira

> > can do a lot of damage, both short- and long-term. Surely she knows that.

> >

> > I would encourage you to go wit hthe LDN. I also refused to take Humira

> > and I certianly have not regrets (though I have a much more openminded

> > doctor, apparently. His approach -- though he hadn't heard about it and

> > I " m the one that told him about it -- was " well, it certianly can't hurt

> > you, and it may help, " (which, of course, it has; big time).

> >

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