Digestive Advantage

From: IAS Admin (tracy.joslin@adhesions.org)
Thu Nov 10 16:35:49 2011


From: adhesions@adhesions.org [mailto:adhesions@adhesions.org] On Behalf Of kelly murray Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2011 5:29 PM To: adhesions-request@adhesions.org Subject: Re: Digestive Advantage

Is the Digestive Advantage prescription?

Kelly   > Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2011 15:40:48 -0500
> From: tracy.joslin@adhesions.org
> To: adhesions@mail.medispecialty.com
> Subject: Adhesion Help
>
> Sender: kathvccf@yahoo.com (Kathleen from California)
> Subject: Adhesion Help
>
> Many years ago I had a ruptured appendix and peritonitis followed.
> Adhesions followed. I had surgery to remove the adhesions, but they
> grew back. Later I had endometriosis causing even more adhesions to
> grow. A hysterectomy was required. Now that I am older I have
> experienced multiple hospitalizations because of small bowel
> obstructions caused by adhesions.
>
> It has taken me a few years learn how to control the pain and prevent
> the obstructions. This is what I've learned: As we grow older our
> bodies do not produce as much digestive enzymes as when we were younger.
> Foods that never caused problems when we were young begin to cause
> problems as we age: milk products, broccoli, beans, potatoes,
> cauliflower and more.
>
> Moreover, as the day progresses, our bodies become more sluggish. Have
> you noticed that elderly people prefer to eat their largest meal at noon
> rather than in the evening? It's because in the evening their bodies
> slow down. Their bodies don't produce as much digestive enzymes later
> in the day. Consequently, after eating an evening meal people often
> complain of indigestion, bloating and gas. All my small bowel
> obstructions have been at night.
>
> As the bloating and gas build up, so does the pain. The bloating is a
> result of gas build-up within the small bowel. It expands so much that
> it cannot be expelled because of the adhesions that cause a stricture.
> So I go to the emergency department of our local hospital and get a
> naso-gastric tube inserted and hooked to suction, with nothing by mouth
> and only IV fluids until the blockage opens--this takes a couple days.
>
> What do I do now to prevent this problem?

> I take one Digestive Advantage Lactose Intolerant pill DAILY.
> I also take one Digestive Advantage Gas Prevention pill DAILY.
> When I eat problem food, I will also take Beano (about 4 tabs at a time)
> before taking my first bite.
> Immediately after eating I'll swallow two tablets of Symethicone 120 mg.
> each-it's same as Gas-X. Sometimes I might need three pills (120 mg. X
> 3).
>
> I no longer have pain or small bowel obstructions. I exercise, take
> long walks daily and eat lots of healthy food like broccoli. I hope
> this helps others as much as it helps me!
>


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