Enemas, chlorophyll, diet and lifestlye in the treatment of IBS and colitis

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I agree that chlorophyll can be very healing for people with IBD. I take Chlorella tablets which are high in chlorophyll amoung other nutrients and I know it has helped heal my intestines quite a bit. I also agree in general with your orientation on eating healthy foods, however, many people with IBD and especially CD,   have reported problems with raw foods – ie fruits and veggies. Cooking food, if not over done, helps to unlock nutrients and break down the natural protective layers of the vegetable. Also cooking adds heat which helps the digestive system to process the food and extract nutrients much better for people who have digestive problems. I look at IBD as a digestive disorder and not an immune disorder (although I know that goes against the current medical views). But I believe the immune response is predicated on the underlying digestive disorder and is only a response to something having gone awry in the digestive process. Whether an imbalance of the bacterial flora, or irritation of the mucusa or a number of other issues it is the digestive process which is interupted. Just look at the stool output of someone with IBD. It is far from normal. This, to me, clearly indicates a problem with the digestive process and not the ensuing immune response. Mucus in the stool is indication of an interaction of the immune response to the mucosal lining bnt the general lack of consistency and solidity of the stool indicates something wrong with the digestive process. At least that’s how I look at it. People who develope healthier eating habits or include enzymes or other digestive aids report very good results so I would submit this as evidence to my theory. Anyway thanks for sharing your thoughts. The raw food practices have been around for a long time and many people have had good results but I think that for IBD it may not always be the appropriate course and should be evaluated according to each individuals circumstances. Just my 2 cents. Regards, Jeff 2

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Enemas, proper enemas for colitis can and should be very useful for colitis. > Incorrect use of enemas can actually cause colon problems, including colitis > and IBS. It is very important to do them correctly, particularily with IBS or > colitis, please see the artcle listed in the next two lines before considering > this.  It is different than IBS which most people confuse with colitis, and > good enemas are essiential. Most often colitis is part of an immune disorder, > not an irritation disorder as is IBS. I have an in depth article on this free > on line, > http://www.lifeknox.com/colitis.html, the article, despite the link title it > totally about IBS not colitis. > Immune disorders, over active in this case, are very well treated medically by > immune suppresants, such as adrenelin like drugs. These suppress the immune > response, a local chemical such as  this that is not well absorbed in the colon > might just stop the reaction locally thus easing the colitis greatly. Immune > suppressants have the down side that they stop the body’s immunity and open the > way for infection or other immune suppressed disorders, such as cancer. > My approach with patients is to change thier diet, to one that normalizes the > immune response generally and is closer to the way we were designed to live in > nature, specifically the living foods diet (a strict vegan diet of only living, > non cooked foods eaten while still living) and the use of some enemas to clear > out the bowel and system, some fasting, and chlorophyll enemas (chlorophyll is > a cure all, injected and held in the bowel rather than expelled it is very > healing. It is healing everywhere for that matter. I sniff it for sinus > problems, used it in my eyes post surgically to promote healing, etc. It is > very very non toxic and gentle, it just promotes detoxification and healing) > This too is a temporary fix that works for a while, while the real cause, diet > and lifestyle are changed. > I think this approach, will work better for long term relief. Doing immune > suppressants via enema, may work in the short run, in the long run I would > expect that the colitis would return when the suppressant theray is > discontinued unless the diet and lifestyle or other underlying causes are > addressed. > thanks > Dr Jerry G Knox BA, DC > chiropractic physician > http://www.lifeknox.com

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Enemas, proper enemas for colitis can and should be very useful for colitis. Incorrect use of enemas can actually cause colon problems, including colitis and IBS. It is very important to do them correctly, particularily with IBS or colitis, please see the artcle listed in the next two lines before considering this.  It is different than IBS which most people confuse with colitis, and good enemas are essiential. Most often colitis is part of an immune disorder, not an irritation disorder as is IBS. I have an in depth article on this free on line, http://www.lifeknox.com/colitis.html, the article, despite the link title it totally about IBS not colitis. Immune disorders, over active in this case, are very well treated medically by immune suppresants, such as adrenelin like drugs. These suppress the immune response, a local chemical such as  this that is not well absorbed in the colon might just stop the reaction locally thus easing the colitis greatly. Immune suppressants have the down side that they stop the body’s immunity and open the way for infection or other immune suppressed disorders, such as cancer. My approach with patients is to change thier diet, to one that normalizes the immune response generally and is closer to the way we were designed to live in nature, specifically the living foods diet (a strict vegan diet of only living, non cooked foods eaten while still living) and the use of some enemas to clear out the bowel and system, some fasting, and chlorophyll enemas (chlorophyll is a cure all, injected and held in the bowel rather than expelled it is very healing. It is healing everywhere for that matter. I sniff it for sinus problems, used it in my eyes post surgically to promote healing, etc. It is very very non toxic and gentle, it just promotes detoxification and healing) This too is a temporary fix that works for a while, while the real cause, diet and lifestyle are changed. I think this approach, will work better for long term relief. Doing immune suppressants via enema, may work in the short run, in the long run I would expect that the colitis would return when the suppressant theray is discontinued unless the diet and lifestyle or other underlying causes are addressed. thanks Dr Jerry G Knox BA, DC chiropractic physician http://www.lifeknox.com

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