Ulcerative Colitis TESTIMONIAL - by Lola McNeil

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when you say grains do you mean oatmeal, bread? and can the gresh vegtebles be

cooked? i am new at this but am willing to try it, my doctors have failed

miserably on making me feel any better

 

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Ulcerative Colitis TESTIMONIAL - by Lola

McNeil

 

 

Ulcerative Colitis TESTIMONIAL by Lola McNeil

 

MY VICTORY OVER ULCERATIVE COLITIS by Lola McNeil, M.Sc.

 

(From the 52pg Booklet 'A Natural Approach to Overcoming Bowel Disorders')

 

At the age of 16, I had been hospitalized numerous times with symptoms of

abdominal pain, blood, mucous and severe diarrhea (twenty to forty movements

daily), dehydration and extreme weight loss.

 

After the many unpleasant, embarrassing and humiliating medical diagnostic

procedures I experienced, I was placed on Cortisone, Prednisone and

Salazopyrene, a bland diet consisting of a high concentration of creamy dairy

products, Jell-O and elimination of fiber. Yet I continued to get sick. After a

particularly bad episode, I was informed that the next the time I had a big

flare up, I would be scheduled to have my entire large colon removed and that I

would get along nicely with a colostomy.

 

That was the last straw for me, I had gotten nowhere near better with their

drugs, bland diet and medical technology. The first thing I did was to go off

all of the drugs and started adding back more " regular " foods to my diet. This

took me down a bumpy ride for a long time with frequent flare-ups and symptoms

which made me absolutely miserable !

 

Back in the early 1970's I decided to read up on everything I could, I read

some books and articles on natural healing and decided to use this information

as guidelines to follow, resulting in some pretty reasonable improvement over a

period of years. At times things were touch and go, but I came through on the

better side of trial and error.

 

Once again, in my late twenties, early thirties I became desperately ill with

a whole new set of debilitating symptoms. I was diagnosed with severe Chronic

Fatigue Syndrome, and a systemic Candida (yeast) infection. At this time I

consulted with a natural care practitioner in the area. This was a turning point

in my life. I followed the nutrition and supplementation protocols to the

letter, I felt perfect ! Even better than I ever had as a child !

 

My symptoms were connected from years back to the present. No one had asked me

about my diet until now. I've discovered that what you are eating will often eat

you back, and that the majority of physicians have had anywhere from 0 - 4 hours

of nutrition in their curriculum and were only taught the Canada's (America's)

Food Guide or the Standard American Diet (S.A.D.), the most direct pathway to

chronic disease.

 

What a startling revelation that by eliminating dead, devitalized foods,

adding fresh vegetable juices, whole grains and fresh vegetables and a

supplement regime as well as getting regular exercise I could replenish the

stores of nutrients that had been lost by eating the North American way! There

are no words for the profound effect this experience had on me and my life!

 

These are the events that led up to my enrolling in courses to study, earning

a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Science degree both in Holistic

Nutrition. I am presently working on a Ph.D.

 

http://www.nutritionlifestyles.com/testim08.htm

 

Lola McNeil

Halifax, Nova Scotia

November 20, 1999

 

Dear Reader

 

This testimony represents my personal story and how I overcame Ulcerative

Colitis through dietary changes. The specific methods' I used does not represent

a solution for all, every individual is different. This is for educational

purposes only and not a recommendation for treatment.

_________________

 

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