Re: Re: help on choosing supplements

[Guest guest]

At 11:50 PM 4/1/2010, you wrote:

For C I will take Glucomannan or

Cascara Sagrada.

Neither one is SCD-legal.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glucomannan

Glucomannan is a water-soluble polysaccharide that is considered a

dietary fiber. Glucomannan is a food additive used as an emulsifier and

thickener. Products containing glucomannan, marketed under a variety of

brand names, are also sold as nutritional supplements for constipation,

obesity, high cholesterol, acne vulgaris and type 2 diabetes. Though

there is some clinical support for potential health benefits, the U.S.

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not approved any product

containing glucomannan for the treatment of these medical conditions.

Several companies selling products containing glucomannan have been

disciplined by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for misleading or

exaggerated claims pertaining to the health benefits of glucomannan

supplements.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascara_Sagrada

The dried, aged bark of this tree has been used continually for at

least 1,000 years by both native and immigrant Americans as a laxative

natural medicine, commercially called " Cascara Sagrada " , but

old timers call it " chitticum bark " . The laxative action is due

to the Cascara glycosides(cascarosides A,B,C & D). <snip>

It was the principal ingredient in many commercial, over-the-counter

laxatives in North American pharmacies until 9 May 2002, when the U.S.

Food and Drug Administration issued a final rule banning the use of aloe

and cascara sagrada as laxative ingredients in over-the-counter drug

products. Use of Cascara Sagrada has been associated with abdominal pain

and diarrhea and is potentially carcinogenic,[1] The bark is harvested

mostly from wild trees; over-harvesting in the middle 1900s eliminated

mature trees near many settled areas. Once stripped from the tree, the

bark is aged for about 1 year to make its effect milder. Fresh cut, dried

bark causes vomiting and violent diarrhea.

Most barks contain polysaccharides and are contraindicated.

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

Babette the Foundling Beagle

[Guest guest]

I'm not a doctor or a nurse; have never worked in a doctor's office except receptionist type of work eons ago.  I'm not sure everyone/anyone should be taking K2.  If it does the opposite of coumidin (sp?) then you should probably be wary if you are a clumper.  Not sure how this works.

 

I had two PE's at 32 and was taking different supplements including K2, borage seed and fish oil, a protein drink, etc. in the years pre-cd.

 

I am a natural clumper (they can't just mail my blood results off to get a 'real' reading on my platelets).

 

Ended up in the ICU for two weeks the second year after dx of crohn's and had to stay on coumidin with weekly blood draws for at least a year.

 

Does anyone know if it's safe for everyone to take K2?

Debbie 40 cd

On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 12:41 AM, Wizop Marilyn L. Alm wrote:

 

At 11:50 PM 4/1/2010, you wrote:

For C I will take Glucomannan or Cascara Sagrada.Neither one is SCD-legal. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glucomannan

Glucomannan is a water-soluble polysaccharide that is considered a dietary fiber. Glucomannan is a food additive used as an emulsifier and thickener. Products containing glucomannan, marketed under a variety of brand names, are also sold as nutritional supplements for constipation, obesity, high cholesterol, acne vulgaris and type 2 diabetes. Though there is some clinical support for potential health benefits, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not approved any product containing glucomannan for the treatment of these medical conditions. Several companies selling products containing glucomannan have been disciplined by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for misleading or exaggerated claims pertaining to the health benefits of glucomannan supplements.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascara_SagradaThe dried, aged bark of this tree has been used continually for at least 1,000 years by both native and immigrant Americans as a laxative natural medicine, commercially called " Cascara Sagrada " , but old timers call it " chitticum bark " . The laxative action is due to the Cascara glycosides(cascarosides A,B,C & D).  <snip>

It was the principal ingredient in many commercial, over-the-counter laxatives in North American pharmacies until 9 May 2002, when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a final rule banning the use of aloe and cascara sagrada as laxative ingredients in over-the-counter drug products. Use of Cascara Sagrada has been associated with abdominal pain and diarrhea and is potentially carcinogenic,[1] The bark is harvested mostly from wild trees; over-harvesting in the middle 1900s eliminated mature trees near many settled areas. Once stripped from the tree, the bark is aged for about 1 year to make its effect milder. Fresh cut, dried bark causes vomiting and violent diarrhea.

Most barks contain polysaccharides and are contraindicated.

— Marilyn    New Orleans, Louisiana, USA    Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001    Darn Good SCD Cook

    No Human Children    Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund     Babette the Foundling Beagle       

[Guest guest]

http://kdka.com/watercooler/rats.food.addiction.2.1597432.html

Study: Rats Rather Starve Than Eat Healthy Food

Scientists Compare Junk Food to Cocaine as Study

Shows Rats Fed Junk Food Go Hungry When Given Healthy Food

Adding fuel to the idea that junk food is like crack, scientists at

Scripps Florida say rats fed high-calorie junk food became addicted to

the food and voluntarily starved when given healthy food instead of, say,

cupcakes.

Repeat: The rats voluntarily starved instead of eating healthy food.

See link for the rest of the article.

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

Babette the Foundling Beagle

[Guest guest]

Wise words. I always mention any supplements I'm taking on dr.'s questionnaires.  For example, even fish oil is a blood thinner and might be a problem in certain instances and medicinal herbs are drugs, albeit natural ones.

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