Re: Hi Toni - bacteria, Crohn's, hot peppers and ulcers
From: toni welsh (twelsh1@hotmail.com)
Tue Jul 3 21:48:25 2001
At Tue, 3 Jul 2001, Amy wrote:
>
>Just some added info from me... the most predominant theory about
>Crohns (and inflammatory bowel disease in general) is that it is an
>auto-immune disoder; i.e., your immune system goes out of whack adn
>starts attacking the good stuff in your gastro-intestinal tract (which
>includes the "good" bactera we all need), causing the lining to break
>down. A common treatment for IBD is immunosuppressants, in fact. Many
>doctors prescribe "probiotics" for people in a flare, to put back some
>of that "good" bacteria.. particularly when a patient has been on
>antibiotics for some period of time. So, certainly bacteria is a factor
>in IBD. There was even a small study out there somewhere where they
>actually had patients ingest PARASITES, and their symptoms improved..
>bizarre. I tend to think we've killed off too much of the bacteria we
>need in our bodies to help us build up resistance. Interesting that IBD
>is less prevalent in underdeveloped countries.
>
>Also, recent studies have identified several genes for Crohns... science
>is progressing slowly...
>
>Now, if only they could fix the damn ADHESIONS cause by multiple
>surgeries for IBD.... my daughter is in pain as I type...
>
>At Tue, 3 Jul 2001, Lgapmon@aol.com wrote:
>>
>>Hi Toni --
>>
>><< My son has crohns diease and the drs he sees never said that it is
>> caused from bacteria. It runs in my family, sometimes I wish it was
>> caused by bacteria, because then they may be able to cure it. I wish
>> they would find a cure fot this aweful disease!! >>
>>
>>I'm sorry to hear your son has Crohn's. I hope he is feeling pretty good,
>>that it isn't bothering him too much right now.
>>
>>There is no conclusive proof bacteria is responsible for Crohn's disease, as
>>I thought I said in my last post. If I was not clear, I apologize. What I
>>meant to say is this: that some scientists believe there may be a link and
>>are researching it now.
>>
>>It is possible that *if* Crohn's is caused by bacteria, some people will have
>>a genetic tendency to succumb to it. Things like immune systems are largely
>>inherited. Too, many families follow the same sort of diet for several
>>generations...I would expect the flora in their intestines to be somewhat
>>similar. This would make it easy for diseases to run from one generation to
>>the next. The question seems to be, is the disease itself inherited, or is
>>it the tendency for the disease that is passed down?
>>
>>It is a complicated picture, and one I hope the doctors are able to make some
>>sense of -- the sooner, the better.
>>
>>On that note, there was a study released not too long ago about the H. Pylori
>>bacteria. Seems as a rule, Mexican-American people who follow "traditional"
>>diets are less prone to stomach ulcers. The active ingredient in hot peppers
>>-- capsaicin -- inhibits the growth of H. Pylori. Lots of people in the
>>Southwest eat hot peppers. I suppose between the genetic make-up of the
>>Mexican-American people and their diet, that makes them less responsive to H.
>>Pylori. Lucky them!
>>
>>Capsaicin is available in capsule form at the health food stores. I like hot
>>peppers though. :D We live in the right place for superb Mexican food,
>>which makes me very very happy!!!!!
>>
>>I hope everyone is having a very good day! Today's high will "only" be 111
>>F(44 C) instead of 116 (46.7 C). Wow, break out the wool. <VBG> Take care!
>>
>>Love,
>>
>>Lynda M. in AZ
>>
>>"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is
>>invisible to the eye."
>>- Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Hello! How old is your daughter? My son has not had flare up in 4 years.
Toni