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Posted 12/1/2011 11:29 AM (GMT -5)
Apple can help cure inflammatory bowel disease

Antioxidants found in apple peels may lead to new treatments and therapies for people suffering from bowel inflammation disorders, according to a new research.

Oral ingestion of apple polyphenols can suppress T cell activation and improve experimental colitis in mice, the report said.

T cells are a type of blood cells, which play a key role in cell-mediated immunity and helps the body fight against diseases or harmful substances.

This study is the first to show a role for T cells in polyphenol-mediated protection against an autoimmune disease and could lead to new therapies and treatments for people with disorders related to bowel inflammation, such as ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease and colitis-associated colorectal cancer.

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zeenews.india.com/ayurveda/story973.html

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How reliable is this? The original paper is Apple polyphenols require T cells to ameliorate dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis and dampen proinflammatory cytokine expression.

Let's hope this is not another blind alley...
Posted 12/1/2011 11:38 AM (GMT -5)
I hope this works but I grew up in Wenatchee Wa. which was, and may still be, the apple capitol of the world. I ate more apples growing up than most people eat in a lifetime yet I still got the DD! My home was surrounded by apple orchards and every day I would pick fresh large apples to eat. I will say that my apple consumption decreased in my 20's and up but considering how many apples I ate in my youth, you would think I would have been immune to crohn's...
Posted 12/1/2011 11:42 AM (GMT -5)
When I saw the title of your thread, my first thought was "they've made an app for that"
Posted 12/1/2011 1:52 PM (GMT -5)
Actually, I almost always find a raw apple helpful in settling my tummy, as long as it's not too sweet, nor too acidic, and I almost always buy organic.

Thanks for sharing!
Posted 12/1/2011 3:12 PM (GMT -5)
Hope it works!!
Posted 12/1/2011 3:23 PM (GMT -5)
Per Roni's mention I have heard that the green apples are good when you are suffering acid reflux symptoms. I don't think this is the "cure" but it might be a promising treatment. Thanks for sharing.
Posted 12/1/2011 4:19 PM (GMT -5)
When I first started to have problems that sent me to the doctor at age 13, I was coming home from school and having a glass of milk and a nice big apple every afternoon. So for me I don't think that apples would be the cure. Sadly for me, apples have been off limits for the last 34 years. Even applesauce bothers me, and I am talking homemade, strained applesauce. Not gonna happen, unless they find some way to find whatever they think is the healing property and put it in a pill.
Posted 12/1/2011 4:35 PM (GMT -5)
Does this work if it is cooked?  I have oral allergy syndrome and my worst culprit is raw or slightly cooked apples they must be in applesauce or pie like consistance for my throat not to close and need my nebulizer.  I have had OAS for quite some time this was my 1st offender followed by carrots the list goes on and on now...

Oh Gail you mentioned green apples...Granny Smiths are ...well were my fav I still can have them but nothing b eats that biting into a crisp apple (I cant even pretreat with benadryl to have them anymore) oh well at least I can still ahve them cooked =)

Posted 12/1/2011 4:55 PM (GMT -5)
Mine favorite too Stef! Only problem is I now don't do well with too much fiber, so no peels for me. Darn it!! :)
Posted 12/1/2011 5:07 PM (GMT -5)
Can't eat apples, oh no, no, no. That's on my don't you even dare list :(
Posted 12/1/2011 10:34 PM (GMT -5)
I eat apples, but not the peel. That causes more "d".
Posted 12/2/2011 12:37 AM (GMT -5)
That's weird Roni cuz most of the fibre is in the skin of the apple and the flavonoids (the healthiness of the apple) so when you peel an apple you lose some of the flavonoids and the main part of the fibre as well (which generally bulks stool up).

I love apples and eat them quite regularly, if I don't buy organic ones then I wash them extra long with hot water and dry them off well before eating them.

Bananas are still my most favorite fruit though!
Posted 12/2/2011 1:12 AM (GMT -5)
Very interesting. Maybe I don't eat enough of them, but I've never noticed anything good or bad afterwards. Bananas are also my favorite! :)
Posted 12/2/2011 2:12 AM (GMT -5)
nope no apple peels for me..
Posted 12/2/2011 8:37 AM (GMT -5)
This brings to mind the old saying "An apple a day keeps the doctor away", Slainte
Posted 12/2/2011 10:04 AM (GMT -5)
Ooh now I love Banana's too!! My favorite fruits though are oranges or tangerines. I can share one with my hubby, but I can't eat a whole orange or tangerine as they are too acidic for me.
Posted 12/2/2011 10:12 AM (GMT -5)
pb4, I think it's the high fibre content. I can't remember exactly how the fibre works, but I thought the apple skin is insoluble fibre, which adds water to stool...? (And that I don't need. lol)

Maybe I should try the peel again anyway. It might work differently since I had my resection. I don't know, though, just the thought makes me wanna run to the loo.

And I love bananas too, Nanners. I usually eat sweet clementines or California oranges.
Posted 12/2/2011 1:42 PM (GMT -5)
Here is a pretty good link discussing both solulble and insoluble fibre.....

http://www.healthyeatingstartshere.com/nutrition/soluble-fiber-vs-insoluble-fiber

There is a fine line and as a crohnie you do have to walk it but fibre is a very necessary aid to our digestive tract and overall health as well.

I just wanted to note as well, I found since I stopped eating/drinking processed foods, I no longer have bad breath issues, although I'm an avid flosser daily, still I find that my breath is no longer foul and although I'm an advocate for giving up all processed foods/beverages, I know that for many, diet is individual for IBDers...just wanted to clarify that in diet/food discussions I'm never pointing my finger at anyone based on the fact that I've cut out all processed foods and only eat natural foods, I only try to encourage people to eat as healthy as possible, at the same time I do realise that not everyone can tolerate all natural foods and by only eating the natural foods they can tolerate I know it limits their choices.

Posted 12/2/2011 1:55 PM (GMT -5)
Thanks, pb4, we know your intentions are good, and I enjoy the info you share with us. It's nice to know you for so long here.
I go months and months eating very natural wholesome food, very little or no processed stuff. Lately, I've been a little more flexible and enjoying a little more treats since my surgery though. But usually the treats I buy for myself are still pretty wholesome or at least organic/natural, etc.
I also think it's very important to eat healthy with this illness. Cut back or cut out processed foods, sugars, even grains and dairy if needed, and if flaring.

Back to apples, that old saying, "an apple a day..." often comes to mind. It's a marvel that ppl way back when knew so much sometimes, when they didn't have the technology, nor world-wide medical collaboration as we do today, and yet some of those old sayings and beliefs still ring so true today.
Posted 12/2/2011 1:56 PM (GMT -5)
I'm going to eat an apple right away !
Posted 12/2/2011 2:17 PM (GMT -5)
So true Roni, I think we as a society might all benefit if we went back and explored old roots...some things never change, an apple for example has always been a healthy choice....the past is important since it pretty much dictates the present and the future, and I think that goes for everything.

It's nice to know you from here for so long as well, though it doesn't feel as long as it has been LOL!
Posted 12/2/2011 11:40 PM (GMT -5)
I do love a good able every once in a while, I stayed away from them for awhile because of the acid but now my tummy can handle them.

Kinda of interesting tid bit..was watching the news the other day and they were saying that after testing a majority of apple juice brands they found arsenic in many of them.I don't know all the details as I didn't hang around to hear the story.
Posted 12/3/2011 8:28 AM (GMT -5)
I was an apple a day kid , peal and all and I guess that's why I'm so healthy today ,,,wait ,,, I'm not healthy today . Hmmmmm , another catchy slogan bites the dust . Maybe if they concentrate green apple pealing juice , but then some M&Ms are green . Yep now that would be a cure I could get behind .
Posted 12/3/2011 8:52 AM (GMT -5)
Me too sniper!!!
Posted 12/3/2011 5:07 PM (GMT -5)
I wonder how well apple peel would blend up in my smoothies. I put raw spinach in my smoothies and it purees it no problem. I may have to experiment.
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