Digest Number 2507, gas, bloating, neuropathy

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I think I missed something in the discussion about gas, bloating and neuropathy.

Please excuse me if I did. I have been told that cabbage juice is a general

tonic for the stomach. Also sauerkraut. Various spices are helpful, especially

ginger. Ginger root is best eaten fresh, not in capsules. You can find it in

most supermarkets. Don't buy a lot at once, as it does mold. A rather small

slice will help the digestive tract. DDS Acidophilus and Lactobacillus Bifidus

also can help gas and bloating in the intestinal tract, but you need to take

more than one pill at a time, I've found. Or perhaps I need more than one to

prevent problems. I have mixed various brands and types of Lactobacillus

cultures, and this has helped me much more than just popping a single L.

acidophilus capsule. Yogurt is fine, but I have never found yogurt to be

effective by itself. It may be different for every person. Back to ginger: if

you take capsules, you may need to take 4-6 to feel any

positive effects. You can also buy ginger extract; I haven't tried it yet, so

can't tell you how effective it is. I'm not sure why one would use olive oil

and lemon juice for gas and bloating...olive oil does help food go through the

digestive tract faster. It may also be helpful in lowering cholesterol and

triglycerides, when taken with fish oil(consult an up-to-date book about how

much EPA and DHA you need every day), borage oil, and B vitamins(especially B-6,

B-12, Folic acid or metafolin). To go off on a tangent, inositol hexanicotinate

can also be taken for high blood fats--it's a form of niacin that is safe for

your liver. Don't self-medicate with niacin itself--it is dangerous to use high

doses. Back to NEUROPATHY--I certainly must have missed something. I assume

there was a question that had nothing to do with digestive problems. I have

nerve damage in my toes; the cause is unknown. I have been taking alpha lipoic

acid for a long time now, and have not

found it to do anything. I should add that ALA needs to be taken in a

slow-release form; otherwise it doesn't work for more than a couple of hours.

600-1200 mg is recommended for neuropathy and to prevent kidney damage(diabetics

might want to pay attention to this). R-Lipoic Acid is the preferred form,

also, but is more expensive. Andrew Weil, M.D.(integrative medical doctor in

AZ.)is now selling ALA combined with acetyl-l-carnitine and biotin(a B vit.),

and mentions that in Germany, ALA is used for nerve damage at the dosage of one

gram. My neuropathy may be due to some medication I am taking, although my

neurologist feels it is not. All I can say is that ALA is a powerful

antioxidant, worthwhile taking for lots of reasons, but my neuropathy has

worsened over time, and I have pain to the extent that I need to take a

medication called Lyrica; the pain has become unbearable. When I get some

money, however, I will try acupuncture, because I have had firsthand

experience of having had serious illness caused by a medication, and I

especially don't trust new ones. By the way, a deficiency of B-6 can cause

neuropathy. Too much B-6 for more than a month can cause neuropathy. There is

dispute over how much is safe. Want to add here that there is a resource that

perhaps has been mentioned by other members--I'm new, and I haven't had time to

read the email I get from this group every day--so please forgive if you already

know about this. It's the Life Extension Foundation in Florida. If you Google

them, you can get address and phone numbers. They are a good source of

information. If you join for a year, you get a very large book of alternative

medical protocols and a discussion of research being done on many " hopeless "

diseases; you receive a 100 page mag. every month; you get a deep discount on

some basic and not so basic blood tests; and best of all, you can call any day

of the week and talk with an M.D. about alternative,

integrative, and standard medical treatment--they can be a little off the wall

at times, but the doctors aren't. You can also speak with an N.D. or a

nutritionist. Finally, there is a forum, kind of like this one, I guess, where

you can discuss things with other members. I have found this organization very

helpful; the only two things I don't like is that they sell supplements for

very high prices(pharmaceutical grade, but not affordable for most of us); I

also reported to them that a member of one of their boards is an M.D. who lost

his license in my state(I was one of his patients years ago), and he falsified

his resume, but they did not ask him to resign. The upshot is, you have to be

careful whether you're using standard medicine or alternative...and it's good

that people are consulting with each other about what to use for their various

problems--hope that this long and rambling thing is of help to someone out

there. And if anyone has had any luck treating

neuropathy, I'd sure be interested! Lyrica only stops the pain, not the

freezing sensations I have had in my toes for a year now. mshollycat or

hollyweed(not sure which profile has as my default profile, so I could end

up being either).

 

 

 

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Friday, January 12, 2007 4:28:10 PM

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1. Re: Lemon/Olive oil drink and Neuropathy

Posted by: " Virna Medina " VMedina

Fri Jan 12, 2007 10:15 am (PST)

Can lemon with water help people with gas and bloated (feeling full) stomach

problem?

 

I was told that citrus fruit is contra to people with stomach problem.

 

~virna~

 

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okedoke89 [okejee]

Friday, January 05, 2007 11:07 AM

 

Re: Lemon/Olive oil drink and Neuropathy

 

It does sound like a gross drink, but it might be good as a dressing

on a salad.

Just drinking lemon juice in the morning in water will help

your PH.

 

One thing that definitely works to help & even reverse neurophathy

is alpha lipoic acid. Take at least 600 mg a day.

Jean

 

@ <Alternative Answers%40g roups.com>

-. -com, " Anna L. Juarez "

<aljuarez@.. -.> wrote:

>

> Has anyone tried the lemon/olive oil drink (place 1/2 of a whole

> lemon, rind, seed and pulp, in blender w/ 1 cup of water and 1

> tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil, blend, strain then drink w/

each

> meal) and, if so, did you see any results?

>

> I've been reading on http://www.keephope

<http://www.keephope alive.org/ lemondrk. html> -alive.org/- lemondrk. -html

that

> it can raise your body's pH and even reverse neuropathy. Sounds

like

> something I could handle though, admittedly, the drink sounds gross.

>

> Another website suggested mixing the lemon and oil with orange

juice

> but recommended the water only if you have candida.

>

> Any thoughts on this?

>

> - Anna

>

 

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