Re: Re: just thought I would share

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Cortef is prescription cortisol (which your adrenal glands make). Usually this is prescribed in pharmacological doses meaning very high compared to what your body produces and usually it is prednisone that a doctor uses. I am really curious why Cortef. This isn't a bad thing, btw. I think Cortef is a brand that is usually administered in physiological doses, meaning in amounts similar to what your body would normally produce. If this is the case, your doctor is picking up on the fact that when a body is stressed like a body is when it is dealing with UC/Crohns, the adrenal glands become tired and don't produce cortisol like it should. One of cortisol's functions is to keep inflammation in check in the body. If you are on a dose of less than 40mg/day, I believe with

Cortef it would be a physiological dose and similar to what the body normally produce for a man (20-30 for a woman).Slowly I have been piecing information from the board together to see what would help my husband who suffers from UC. I have come to the conclusion in his case that he needs an anti-fungal (like Nystatin and others) to get rid of a yeast overgrowth, he needs LDN to boost his immune system, and after years of high inflammation and battling UC, he needs Cortef (or Isocort which is milder) to give his adrenals a rest and replace the cortisol his body isn't making (or boosting what it can make). I am so excited by what your doctor has prescribed for you. I don't know what tests he has done, or your condition, but it sounds like he has done what most UC/Crohns sufferers probably need -- along with SCD. I think you found a winner.Amelia To: BTVC-SCD Sent: Sun, September 26, 2010 6:00:46 AMSubject: Re: just thought I would share

i use life science pharmacy 1 - they ship and ar awesome - just say scd compliant

eileen

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> > Hi everyone-

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> > I have been pretty quite on this board but have enjoyed reading the posts and finding support on this intestinal healing journey I am on. I recently saw a new doctor who prescribed CREON, LDN, NYSTATIN and CORTEF. has anyone had experience with these? I know many of you have taken LDN and I would love to hear about your experiences either on or off list.

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> LDN is wonderful, but if you have yeast, which I assume because of the nystatin, the yeast blocks it and

> you will assume it is not working.

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> So I would start the yeast protocol first and complete that or come close to completing it before you start the

> LDN.

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> Not familiar with the other two.

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> We have extensive posts in the archives on LDN.

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> Depending on what is wrong with you, it is recommended to get it compounded either at coastalcompounding.com

> or Skip's Pharmacy. And starting with a lower than full dose. And perhaps starting as well with the cream rather

> than pills, depending on the severity of your gut issues.

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> Mara

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> > Also, I have been making the zucchini muffins as a bread since I didnt have muffin tins I was using a loaf pan. The bread tasted good but always was mushy on the inside...last time I made it I sliced it and re-baked the slices and this worked great. Just thought I would share in case anyone else had a similar issue

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> > thanks

> > Cody

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Cody,

You can usually check the ingredients of any medication by Googling

the drug name and the company name. For example, if you have a generic

made by Teva Pharmaceuticals, you put in " TEVA and Nystatin inactive

ingredients " .

That's how I've found all the ingredients for my meds which don't

come with a patient insert---which means all the generics.

There is cornstarch in all the Nystatin RXs I could find---that

stuff nearly killed me, but I am extremely sensitive to any corn

product. I had started SCD and was getting seriously worse until I

realized the cornstarch in the Nystatin.

Are you aware of all the corn products which have different names,

such a malodextrin. Check out

http://www.cornallergens.com/list/corn-allergen-list.php

I then had it compounded and was fine with Avicel used as a filler.

Note: Nystatin taken in high doses decreases the production of

cortisol, so if you are at all adrenal insufficient, you might want to

talk your doctor about an alternative.

Sue R