Dr. Abram Hoffer, MD, FRCP (C) and Dr. Harold D. Foster, PhD
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 One of the best tests of the protective effect of niacin against stress is induced ulcers in rats. Almost all rats placed in restraint develop stress stomach ulcers. Even rats subjected to the same stress but given tranquilizers still develop the same ulcers. However, when they were given niacin, they were totally protected against the side-effects of stress and none developed stomach ulcers.
Stress and Surgery
Although modern anesthetics and new technologies have reduced the pain and suffering of surgery, it is still an extremely stressful experience. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 It's showing great promise in the treatment of ulcers. And that's good news for the twenty million ulcer sufferers in the United States, most of them over the age of sixty and female. Zinc carnosine may not necessarily be for everyone, but if you suffer from stomach or intestinal ulcers, it may be for you.
Ulcers start as an irritation in the lining of the stomach wall, which if left untreated, can cause perforations and the all-too-familiar symptoms of heartburn, stomach pain, nausea, or even vomiting.
And what do you normally do when this happens? |
Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN
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| Colitis completely destroys portions of the lining and leaves behind Fi9-Vll: ulcerative Colitis viewed during Colonoscopy open sores or ulcers. These ulcers continuously leak blood and toxic pus back into the digestive system, which can further inflame the bowel and lead to more ulcers. In many ways, UC is like a fire that constantly pours gasoline on itself.
What are the symptoms of Ulcerative Colitis?
Abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea are the most commonly experienced symptoms of UC. |
Lester A. Mitscher and Victoria Toews
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 This bacterium is found in many people with ulcers, and when antibiotics are given to eradicate it, most people's ulcers are cured, and they do not experience a recurrence. This comparatively recent discovery has transformed the treatment of ulcers. In healthy people, the linings of the esophagus, stomach, and small intestine act as a barrier to the corrosive chemical nature and enzymes of digestive juices. When a hole or break in this lining occurs, this balance is disturbed and ulcer symptoms occur because of damage to the underlying structures. |
Andreas Moritz
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 A repeated occurrence of ulcers (in either one of the two corners of the mouth) points to the presence of duodenal ulcers (also see the following section, Diseases of the Stomach). Tongue ulcers, depending on their location, indicate pockets of inflammation in corresponding areas of the alimentary canal, such as the stomach, small intestine, appendix, or large intestine.
Diseases of the Stomach
As already indicated, gallstones and subsequent digestive trouble can lead to regurgitation of bile and bile salts into the stomach. |
Tori Hudson, N.D.
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 On cystoscopy, bladder ulcers called Hunner's ulcers and reduced bladder capacity are detected in less than 10 percent of individuals with IC. If these ulcers are seen, this is considered definitive for IC. More commonly, IC is characterized by petechial bladder mucosal hemorrhages, inflammation, and no ulcerations.
IC is more common in patients with irritable bowel syndrome, spastic colon, abdominal cramping, hysterectomy, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, hay fever, asthma, and allergies to foods and medications. |
Dr. Abram Hoffer, MD, FRCP (C) and Dr. Harold D. Foster, PhD
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| Even rats subjected to the same stress but given tranquilizers still develop the same ulcers. However, when they were given niacin, they were totally protected against the side-effects of stress and none developed stomach ulcers.
Stress and Surgery
Although modern anesthetics and new technologies have reduced the pain and suffering of surgery, it is still an extremely stressful experience. The early use of niacin has a very beneficial effect on arteries, brain, and heart, and, if widely used, could reduce the number of patients requiring surgery. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Aloe vera cures ulcers, IBS, Crohn's disease and Celiac disease Polysaccharides in the aloe vera plant have curative effects on numerous digestive disorders. The Internet is a storehouse of information and testimonials about aloe vera curing IBS, ulcers, Crohn's disease and other disorders of the digestive tract. This is one of the best-known applications of aloe vera gel.
Taking aloe certainly isn't a magic bullet cure, of course. It won't reverse your disease after drinking one glass of aloe vera gel. It needs to be used regularly. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Japanese researchers have actually used those to cure ulcers. They will give rabbits ulcers and give them longer-chain proanthocyanidins, and they will actually heal up that ulcer. Well, I put those in here because you want to strengthen the connective tissues and you want to get that cross-linking. They have shown that enzymes cannot break down those connective tissues that are cross-linked with those longer-chain proanthocyanidins.
I put something else in there that is very unique and that is strontium. If you give strontium, you really increase bone density. |
Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN
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| These ulcers continuously leak blood and toxic pus back into the digestive system, which can further inflame the bowel and lead to more ulcers. In many ways, UC is like a fire that constantly pours gasoline on itself.
What are the symptoms of Ulcerative Colitis?
Abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea are the most commonly experienced symptoms of UC. Sufferers of this condition have also reported fatigue, weight loss, and a change in appetite, skin lesions, and fever. |
Lester A. Mitscher and Victoria Toews
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| In another animal study, normally brewed black tea given to rats inhibited the formation of ulcers, even when the rats consumed aspirin and other medications that can increase the risk of ulcers.10
GREEN TEA AS A SECRET WEAPON FOR WEIGHT LOSS
A cup of tea (without added sugar or milk) provides only four calories, which certainly makes this beverage acceptable for any weight-loss diet. Weight-loss experts hypothesize that green tea reduces the rate and amount of dietary carbohydrates absorbed, but without putting the body at risk of malnutrition. |
Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith
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 Aspirin belongs to a class of drugs known as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), which irritate the stomach lining, can cause ulcers and lead to leaky gut syndrome, thus permitting potentially damaging nonnutrient substances to gain access to the bloodstream. In fact, NSAIDs are one of the leading causes of stomach ulcers, and their misuse leads to more than 100,000 hospitalizations and more than 16,000 deaths each year in the United States. |
Andreas Moritz
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| This indicates the presence of duodenal ulcers, caused by regurgitation of bile into the stomach, or by other reasons discussed earlier. ulcers in various parts of the mouth or on the tongue show that inflammation or ulceration is occurring in the corresponding parts of the GI tract. For example, a mouth ulcer on the outside parts of your lower lip points to the presence of ulcer lesions in the large intestine. Herpes ("cold sores") on the lip corresponds to more severe inflammation and ulceration of the intestinal wall.
Dark spots or patches on the lips. |
Tori Hudson, N.D.
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| These drugs have very poor gastrointestinal absorption and can cause esophageal ulcers, gastric ulcers, and possibly gastrointestinal bleeding. The instructions for the use of these medications are very specific: the patient should take the medication immediately upon awakening and with an empty stomach, following the ingestion of the medication with a full glass of water. It is important that she remain upright for 30 to 45 minutes to prevent reflux and medication problems in the esophagus. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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| While NSAIDS don't "cause" ulcers, it has been reported that 50 percent of patients who regularly take NSAIDs have some level of gastric erosion and as many as 15 to 30 percent have ulcers.
In early 2007, researchers at the Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry conducted a series of studies to determine whether zinc carnosine would help protect against the gut-eroding effects of the NSMD drug indomethacin. They treated volunteers with 150 mg of indomethacin every day for five days. But along with their NSMD, half the volunteers also received 75 mg of zinc carnosine a day. |
| Zinc carnosine may not necessarily be for everyone, but if you suffer from stomach or intestinal ulcers, it may be for you.
Ulcers start as an irritation in the lining of the stomach wall, which if left untreated, can cause perforations and the all-too-familiar symptoms of heartburn, stomach pain, nausea, or even vomiting.
And what do you normally do when this happens?
Plop, Plop, Fizz, Fizz
Well, if you're like millions of Americans, you turn to drugs. |
Dr Ron Roberts
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 It has also successfully helped people suffering from asthma, allergies, angina, anxiety, bronchitis, colitis, digestive and gall-bladder problems, insomnia, stress, tiredness and ulcers.
Scepticism and fear of needles often deter people from the healing potential of acupuncture but any apprehension is soon dispelled during a first treatment. Perhaps surprisingly, most people look forward to further visits.
Auricular acupuncture—acupuncture in and around the ear?is a related healing technique. It is often more effective than body acupuncture. |
J. Douglas Bremner
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 In 2000, a large review of the drug, called the Celecoxib Long-term Arthritis Safety Study (CLASS), which was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, reported a 50% reduction of ulcers and stomach bleeding with celecoxib as compared to NSAIDS.7 Patients taking aspirin lost the protection afforded by Celebrex. This study looked at one year of treatment, but only the results found after six months were published. Based on data released to the FDA, it was later discovered that in the second six months there had been an increase in heart attack risk. |
| These include deposits of fat on the upper back and face, high blood pressure, diabetes, slow wound healing, osteoporosis, cataracts, acne, muscle weakness, ulcers, thinning of the skin, and mood changes. All commercial preparations of corticosteroids potentially have these side effects.
NATURAL ALTERNATIVES
There are several natural remedies available for arthritis; some work better than others. |
| You can also develop Cushing's disease (an excess production of Cortisol in the body), symptoms of which include deposits of fat on the upper back and face, high blood pressure, diabetes, slow wound healing, osteoporosis, cataracts, acne, muscle weakness, ulcers, thinning of the skin, and mood changes. When patients are treated for a long period of time, deaths from adrenal insufficiency have occurred with transfer from oral to inhalation steroids, especially during stressors like surgery. You should not be on steroids for long periods of time. |
| In another study, 320 patients who had developed a bleeding ulcer while taking aspirin to prevent heart disease and whose ulcers had healed were randomized for a year to retreat-ment with aspirin or clopidogrel. All of them also received esomeprazole. The patients who took clopidogrel had more gastrointestinal bleeding (8.6%) than the aspirin patients (0.7%), a difference that is striking. |
| Although alcohol, smoking, and caffeine can exacerbate ulcers or GERD, they don't have a specific relationship to functional dyspepsia. Proton pump inhibitors, or PPIs (see page 159), have not been shown to be effective treatments for functional dyspepsia.
Cisapride (Propulsid), used in the treatment of functional dyspepsia, is a medication that stimulates release of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. |
| Chocolate, citrus fruits, tomatoes, peppermint, and caffeine can also worsen gastrointestinal problems, although they don't actually cause ulcers. Smoking, excessive alcohol intake, and NSAIDs, aspirin, and COX-2 inhibitors are also to be avoided for ulcer and GERD prevention.
For IBS, food-elimination diets—with elimination of wheat, eggs, dairy products, and fresh fruits and vegetables, depending on the sensitivity of the individual patient—have been attempted with varying success.
FOOD ALLERGENS
The role of food allergens in IBS and dyspepsia is unclear. |
Michael T. Murray
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 Foot ulcers are common in individuals with diabetes due to the microvascular changes leading to a lack of blood supply, peripheral neuropathy, poor wound healing, and immune system dysfunction leading to chronic infections in the feet. More than 50 percent of cases of lower-limb amputation in the United States (70,000 each year) are due to diabetic foot ulcers.
Immune system dysfunction often begins to occur long before a diagnosis of diabetes is made. In fact, a recurrent vaginal or skin yeast infection is the clue that leads to the detection of diabetes in many cases. |
Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan
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 It may be evidence of infection with Helicobacter pylori, the bacterium responsible for some types of ulcers.
Fishy-Smelling Sweat
If your blind date smells fishy, it may merely mean he's a fishmonger. But it can reveal that he's into vitamin supplements and is taking a lot of choline, a type of B vitamin that helps metabolize fat. Or it might mean he has a liver disorder, which can prevent the breakdown of choline.
But fishy-smelling sweat could also signal a hereditary metabolic disorder aptly named fish odor syndrome (aka trimethylaminuria). |
Dr Ron Roberts
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| Emerald green was most favourable for hay fever, influenza, colds, ulcers and malaria. Orange appeared to activate the respiratory system. Gimbel also researched the link between visualisation of colour and diet, using foods of specific colours. His experiments showed visualising orange and eating orange-coloured fruit or vegetables were most favourable for asthma sufferers and for coughs, colds and bronchitis.
Some colour therapists believe that various electromagnetic components of light are absorbed by the body which then emits its own aura of colours. |
John E. Sarno, M.D.
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 The understanding that ulcers were probably psychosomatic caused ulcers to become much less popular in the 1980s and 1990s.
I realized from my own practice that I was seeing more and more chronic back and neck pain. There was quite a bit of "tendinitis" or "tendinopathy" of the knee and shoulder that was difficult to explain. Many people had symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome but were not candidates for surgery. Many people with personal injuries and workers' compensation claims were having long-term pain problems. Dr. |
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