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Herbalhealer
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About 3 months ago, an associate of mine described having similar problems. He had server stomach pains and he was afraid to eat because of the pain. At first, I thought it might be an ulcer or something like that until he described having bad stools. After being to the hospital several times only to return with a medication, less pain, and more symptoms I suggested he see an herbal doctor. He told me the herbal doctor suggested that he juice raw cabbage and drink it twice a day (raw cabbage is excellent for ulcers). They also highly recommended that he drink ACOG Herbal Master concentrated aloe vera juice (aloe vera soothes and heals) 2 times per day. He decided to do what they suggested and within 3 days he described having minimum to no pain and a better appetite. Within 2 weeks my buddy was eating more than me at lunch. He also described having much better, healthier stools. I remember him saying that when he went to buy the ACOG concentrated aloe vera juice, they were having a special on their colon cleanse product. Anyway, he got them both and the way he was looking and feeling made me go get a couple bottles of that stuff and man, it worked so well with my digestion and elimination process. I liked it because it doesn't rush you to the bathroom to poop out your intestines like other colon cleansers do 
. It just streamlined the process and made eliminating easier and more frequent. I now use the bathroom every day like doctors say I'm supposed to. Anyway I got it online and maybe this will help you. Hope you get it all taken care of.
Best wishes,
. It just streamlined the process and made eliminating easier and more frequent. I now use the bathroom every day like doctors say I'm supposed to. Anyway I got it online and maybe this will help you. Hope you get it all taken care of.
Best wishes,
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At this point, they way it feels on the lower right side right now, I fear that I will have to get the colonoscopy regardless. Being 40 years old, my Gastro feels that at this age I need to start getting this done every year. I don't like it considering what a co-worker of mine went through. But in her case, her family has a history of colon cancer...
One thing that the HIDA scan revealed which might be part of my problem and which I guess I forgot to mention was that I had an injection factor of 26, which if memory serves, was the level at which the food passed from the liver? to the intestine or the amount of bile produced from the liver to the intestine? I can't remember, but anyway the bottom line was that the results indicated I had what they called a 'mildly' abnormal gall bladder. But according to the surgical consultant, it doesn't necessarily mean that I have a bad gall bladder. BUT she did say that there was the possibility what she called 'sludge' buildup, that is, tiny gallstones all rolled up together like sand which is blocking the flow of bile to the intestine, again if memory serves. At any rate, its because of this that I'm suspicious that there just might be some kind of buildup in the lower intestine or gallbladder or both that's preventing me from going regularly.
And I'm surprised that taking prune juice and MiraLAX and Metamucil and they just don't want to make me go often, nor make my stool come out soft in texture at the very least. But maybe I shouldn't be. And I still have the pain in the lower right back area whenever I go for days without not making any stool. I can't help but think the pain in the front and the pain in the back are being caused by the same thing.
I'm going to give the raw cabbage a try because the Aciphex has decreased the pain significantly, so I must have some ulcerlike conditions going on. I never buy anything on the net, but I will look up concentrated aloe vera juice and see what it's benefits are and take it from there. Thanx for the tips.
One thing that the HIDA scan revealed which might be part of my problem and which I guess I forgot to mention was that I had an injection factor of 26, which if memory serves, was the level at which the food passed from the liver? to the intestine or the amount of bile produced from the liver to the intestine? I can't remember, but anyway the bottom line was that the results indicated I had what they called a 'mildly' abnormal gall bladder. But according to the surgical consultant, it doesn't necessarily mean that I have a bad gall bladder. BUT she did say that there was the possibility what she called 'sludge' buildup, that is, tiny gallstones all rolled up together like sand which is blocking the flow of bile to the intestine, again if memory serves. At any rate, its because of this that I'm suspicious that there just might be some kind of buildup in the lower intestine or gallbladder or both that's preventing me from going regularly.
And I'm surprised that taking prune juice and MiraLAX and Metamucil and they just don't want to make me go often, nor make my stool come out soft in texture at the very least. But maybe I shouldn't be. And I still have the pain in the lower right back area whenever I go for days without not making any stool. I can't help but think the pain in the front and the pain in the back are being caused by the same thing.
I'm going to give the raw cabbage a try because the Aciphex has decreased the pain significantly, so I must have some ulcerlike conditions going on. I never buy anything on the net, but I will look up concentrated aloe vera juice and see what it's benefits are and take it from there. Thanx for the tips.
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I tried the raw cabbage for a week and it seems to have taken away most of the problem, as far as stopping all of the bleeding on both the stool and the tissue paper. It no longer feels like I'm making rocks anymore, but I still can't go every day...
I couldn't find the concentrated aloe vera juice over where I live. It may be safe to purchase over the internet, but I still don't trust giving out my personal info... I will keep looking for it locally...when I find it, how much should I take?
At any rate there is still a little tiny itsy bit of pain left in the lower right abdominal area and I'm on my second 30 day supply of Aciphex. I've gradually started to eat once again foods that are high in fiber, though they might have a lot of fat (which I tried to stay away from because of the ulcerlike conditions) and it's making me go more often, but there will still be 24 to 48 hour gaps of not going. I've just stuck to drinking water after meals and will drink diluted fruit juices between meals and it seems to not be giving me any more pain, unlike before, which is another positive sign that things are getting better, and I've gained some weight back...
At least if I go without not making for over 24 hours, the stool won't feel like I'm making rocks, which is what I totally hated and dreaded every time I'd not go for that length of time, because when that happened, blood would end up somewhere, either on the tissue or the stool. And the blood hasn't shown up now for 2 weeks, which I'm very glad that has stopped...
Again, thanks for that advice and I will check back for any responses. I'm going to continue doing what I'm doing and finish the 2nd bottle of Aciphex and see how I feel at that point and take it from there.
I couldn't find the concentrated aloe vera juice over where I live. It may be safe to purchase over the internet, but I still don't trust giving out my personal info... I will keep looking for it locally...when I find it, how much should I take?
At any rate there is still a little tiny itsy bit of pain left in the lower right abdominal area and I'm on my second 30 day supply of Aciphex. I've gradually started to eat once again foods that are high in fiber, though they might have a lot of fat (which I tried to stay away from because of the ulcerlike conditions) and it's making me go more often, but there will still be 24 to 48 hour gaps of not going. I've just stuck to drinking water after meals and will drink diluted fruit juices between meals and it seems to not be giving me any more pain, unlike before, which is another positive sign that things are getting better, and I've gained some weight back...
At least if I go without not making for over 24 hours, the stool won't feel like I'm making rocks, which is what I totally hated and dreaded every time I'd not go for that length of time, because when that happened, blood would end up somewhere, either on the tissue or the stool. And the blood hasn't shown up now for 2 weeks, which I'm very glad that has stopped...
Again, thanks for that advice
and I will check back for any responses. I'm going to continue doing what I'm doing and finish the 2nd bottle of Aciphex and see how I feel at that point and take it from there.
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