Re: Marilyn: Evening Primrose Oil

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At 11:38 AM 2/3/2010, you wrote:

Marilyn (or anyone else who

wants to join in), could you clarify why you use EPO again.

I remember you said that it helped you with the menopause

transition in retrospect, but why did you begin using

it?

Mara,

I started using it because GLA (gamma linolenic acid, one of the primary

items in EPO) is the active ingredient in an illegal, which is the only

thing which keeps my back from locking up in spasms.

Turned out it was good for menopause, too. And I found out that the

NSAIDs I was prescribed after my surgery cut its effectiveness, which was

part of the reason I started having horrid hot flashes after the surgery.

Had to double up on it, and take it separate from the NSAIDs. Took me the

better part of a year to get things stable again after those darned

NSAIDs.

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

[Guest guest]

Thanks goodness we have several choices!

Gotta love it -- I can't do borage (allergic to it) and black current gives me the runs!

Marilyn