I am not a health nut. In fact I am very cautious of alternative therapies. But I use certain herbs and supplement my diet.
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From: Donna and Pete <pjdutch@downcity.net>
To: Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS <adhesions@talk.obgyn.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 1999 9:52 PM
Subject: Catch up time
> We've been away, and the board has been down since we returned, but we'd
> like to rejoin the forum now that we have access again.
>
> Could I just add a point or two about Donna's experience. Regarding
> flax, her homeopathic Dr. sent her home with "Fortified Flax" by
> mega-life, Inc., which, of course, we forgot to take with us to the
> Cape. So we went to a health food store and bought their "NutriFlax",
> figuring they would be the same. Not so! Fortified Flax has an
> ingredient called Omega-3 - the other did not. "FF" has 8.1g of
> dietaary fiber, while "NF" only has 3g. "FF" has 6.5g soluable fiber,
> while "NF" only has 1g. What I'm getting at is that "FF" has been more
> effective for Donna then the other, with less cramping. Not no
> cramping, she gets cramps every time she goes, but less painful
> cramping. Your experience may be different, of course.
>
> A brief thought about joint pains. I have had joint pains myself and
> had thought them a result of aging and oncoming arthritis. Again,
> Donna's Dr has told her that joint pain can be caused by food allergies.
> (I'm not saying that Crohn's disease doesn't also have this symptom. I
> am unfamiliar with Crohn's.) Blood work Donna has had done has revealed
> some disturbing possible allergies - so Donna is on a very strict diet
> now, with the slow re-introduction of some foods to see how she reacts.
> Too early to report any progress, but if it helps Donna, I'm going for
> the blood tests myself to see if I can get some relief. That will be
> later, because for now, Donna's relief is more important than mine, and
> the blood work is $300 - insurance won't cover it.
>
> Now a question - perhaps Dr Wiseman, Bev or Helen could answer this. I
> talked to a dear friend today at work who told me about her mother who
> had a hysterectomy about 20 years ago, went in for follow-up surgery a
> year later with adhesions - and never had a recurrance (she's now 76).
> How often does this happen? Are we (Donna and you other ladies) an
> unlucky few that gets nailed every time you have surgery for relief?
> Please include Linda D. in your prayers - complications to her
> conditions is leading to the removal of her colon next Tuesday. I am
> not very familiar with her history, so I don't know if adhesions figure
> in this or not, but please remember her - she's very frightened. Thanks.
>
> --
> Pete and Donna