Antox

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Hi Deanna,

I did mention Antox but I don't know a great deal about it! It was

developed here in the UK at the Manchester Royal Infirmary in the

1990's. The doctor was Dr Joan Braganza but she isn't at the

hospital any more. The claim was that the trials indicated that

patients who took Antox had less pain and ended up needing less

surgery than those who did not. I don't know which category or

categories of patients were selected for the trials. The theory was

presumably that antioxidants, in preventing free radical damage,

give a measure of protection against inflammation, in this case

inflammation of the pancreas, ie pancreatitis. I haven't read enough

about it to know how the specific antioxidants and the doses were

arrived at.

I was diagnosed in Liverpool (only 45 mins drive from Manchester!)

last year. My own consultant does not advocate the Antox treatment

and I have not had it prescribed. I know that the manufacturers,

Pharmanord, have just involved several hospitals in fresh trials.

The Royal Liverpool Hospital isn't one of them. Tony Crispin, the

British PAI rep, is going to a Pharmanord meeting soon.

It is an expensive treatment and I couldn't readily afford it unless

it was prescribed for me, in which case I would get it at a fraction

of the commercial price. The system here in the UK is that, once you

are referred to a consultant, s/he writes to your GP with the

recommended treatment who will then obviously prescribe whatever the

specialist advises. Without a prescription, which gives all

medications at a greatly reduced price (free for certain categories

of patient, including diabetics), I would have to buy it. The last

time I looked it was not far off £100 a month.

Heidi takes it and finds that it does her good. She is able to buy

all the separate elements in the health shop and this makes the

price better. One of the ingredients, Methionone, is now difficult

to find here. (Ironic since the treatment was developed in

Manchester!!) I'm sure she'll read these posts and tell you more.

Alternatively, you could type " Antox " in the Search box and find

past posts on it.

I have just started taking an antioxidant preparation which I buy in

the chemist's. It isn't the same proportions as in Antox itself but

it's great deal cheaper!

Good luck if you decide to try it!

With good wishes,

Fliss