Alternative treatments

there are hundreds -

what have you tried besides the 3 mentioned ?

My picks are going to be different than what other people may post.

Glycine in addition to collagen/gelatin. We are short metabolically about 10 grams of glycine a day.
That is if the people who made the calculations are correct,needed for collagen in colon,plus many
other metabolic pathways. With UC we might even need much more.

Astaxanthin,besides being a strong antioxidant will increase capillary blood flow, ischemia may have
something to do with UC. 4mg a day may be enough will bio accumulate, also does not act as a pro oxidant
Old threads indicate that astaxanthin did not do much for people, with UC here, but still might be worthwhile


Whey protein, amino acids to make more mucus.

Apigenin, from wheat grass or parsley, antioxidant, some immune modulation.
They did a human wheat grass trial a number of years ago, gave some improvement.

There are of course a many others such as protease inhibitors from soybeans.
Old Mike

Post Edited (Old Mike) : 6/11/2016 7:22:46 AM (GMT-6)

There's been talk about nopal (prickly pear) water a number of months back. A common variety of cactus pads soaked in water over night, pads available at certain ethnic markets.

Here's others from resources, try not to get lost in the forest as there are a ton:

Diets:

• Anti Candida Diet
  
• Eliminating Processed Foods
  
• FOODMAPS
  
• Gluten Free Diet
  
• Lactose Free
  
• Low Fiber Diet
  
• Low Residue Diet
  
• Paleo
  
• Raw Food Diet
  
• SCD Diet http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/
  

Fecal Bacteriotherapy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fecal_bacteriotherapy

IVIG - Intavenous Immunoglobulin: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1728132

LDN - Low Dose Naltrexone: http://www.lowdosenaltrexone.org/

User InSoFL's story about LDN

Nicotine: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2014383/

Phosphatidyl Choline: Must be compounded to release properly
http://www.annals.org/content/147/9/603.abstract

Probiotics: Can be in pill form, yogurt, kombucha, kefir, fermented foods. Common oral pills/powder are Align, Culturelle, Florastar, Naturen, and VSL#3.

Supplements: Aloe Vera, Bitters Compound, Bromelain, coconut oil, Deglycrrhizinated Licorice (DGL), Digestive enzymes, Flaxseed, Folic Acid, Ginger, Grape Fruit Seed Extract, Holy Basil, Peppermint, pineapple, Omega-3, Psylium Husk (metamucil or Citrucel), Slippery Elm, Turmeric/Curcurmin/Boswellia, Vitamin D, and vitamin-e enemas.

Triple Antibiotic Therapy: amoxicillin 1500mg/day, tetracycline 1500mg/day, and metronidazole 750 mg/day
http://www.nature.com/ajg/journal/v105/n8/abs/ajg201084a.html

Tumeric (Curcumin) Use in UC: Research on Safety and Dosing (see links below)

NIH fact sheet: Turmeric (Curcuma longa Linn.) and Curcumin
/nccih.nih.gov/health/turmeric/ataglance.htm

Curcumin (comprehensive 'summary' of the research for the public)
Micronutrient Research for Optimum Health
Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University
http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/phytochemicals/curcumin/

Curcumin Therapy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Pilot Study
Digestive Diseases and Sciences, Vol. 50, No. 11 (Nov 2005), pp. 2191–93
www.curcumin.co.nz/pdf/Curcumin_Therapy_In_Inflammatory_Bowel_Disease.pdf

Wellbutrin: some studies have shown Wellbutrin to be effective as a TNF Blocker

I have tried a ton of stuff but here is what worked for me:

Diet- like Ima, had to keep a food diary and figure out what worked for me. I do well on a grain free Paleo with limited dairy and FODMAPS, with plenty of beans and resistant starch.

Probiotics (I like VSL 3 DS)

Chinese medicine- I have seen an acupuncturist for years but the herb that got me out of a steroid resistant flare and saved me from Remicade was Isatis Cooling. There are threads on it here and others have had success- you can order from Amazon.

Supplements- Turmeric, Grape Seed Extract, Fish oil, Iodine

I have also seen a Chinese Reflexologist that is well known in my area and is a bit of a legend. It helped but when I would stop going symptoms would come back. The cost just wasn't sustainable for me and I wanted to be fixed, not just held together. Feeling amazing now and grateful for each good day!

usually only when you open the can -

wonder if anyone has done the spam diet for UC ? you know, only eat spam for 20 days -

Ipoop, Appreciate your time to compile all forum discussed alternative treatments!! Excellent one !!

I may be wrong - so ignore if It is - I think it is grape seed extract that gives benefit for many.Not grape fruit seed. ( see garylouiville's postings)

Also can you add Oregano oil to the list?

Hope this compiled post will be in the resources thread.

Thanks

Thanks, although that info was just copy/pasted from that resources sticky thread at the top of the forum.

NSSG and I edited it some more based on the requests.

• Added nopal.
  
• Now says grape seed extract.
  
• Added oregeno.

Anything else?

I have had great results with ccherbal. Mary

"Also wanted to add Lipitor. Studies show reduced use of steroids by IBD patients on Lipitor."


yikes !!!!