Hello,
I found my way to this forum be searching on Google under "does AMP Floracel work." It ssound sgood and I've read a few posts on here about how some people think it works well and others don't think too much of it. I couldn't find anything specific on whether this product works for my condition, which I've had for about 6 months and am on my 3rd attack. I'm now realizing how important diet is in controlling this disease and need to come to grips with it much better than I have.
However, I still have the question.......does AMP Floracel work in the treatment and control of Diverticulitis?
As other have said, it's not cheap and I'd like to have some opinions, mostly from those who have actually used it, on whether it works or just another snake oil.
Many thanks for your help!
Les
Diverticulitis - Treatments?
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Hi Les,
Welcome to the board. To be honest, I don't recall anyone here using that product, though some members have tried other aloe products, (without any success worth writing home about). We've discussed that product a couple of times in the past, and if you've read any of my posts, you already know my opinion of it, (it appears to be snake oil). Remember, though, that we're talking about treating microscopic colitis, here, which is an inflammatory bowel disease, and MC is pretty much unrelated to diverticulitis issues, (except for the small subset of patients who have diverticular colitis).
Because of that, we, (the members of this board), have no idea whether or not AMP Floracel might be beneficial for diverticulitis. That said, there is no question that the placebo effect can be strong enough for some people that they sometimes respond to virtually any treatment.
According to my doctors, I had major problems with diverticulitis, (I say "had", because I no longer have a colon), but as far as I could tell, it was usually the least of my worries. (Microscopic colitis pretty well overshadowed it, on a day to day basis, and stole all the thunder.)
As you are probably aware, while diverticulosis is very common, most people only have occasional problems with diverticulitis, and many have only one attack during their lifetime. You seem to be the exception to the rule, so I can see why you're actively seeking a solution. Diet probably has an affect, but I'm not well acquainted with that, since I modified my diet to control MC, rather than diverticulitis. I would suspect that frequent attacks might imply a bacterial imbalance in the gut, but again, I have no idea if probiotics would be beneficial. Theoretically, probiotics should be effective for controlling inflammatory bowel disease, but we have found that in the real world, they rarely provide any long-term benefits - presumably because gut bacteria populations are a very individual concept, and commercial products that match our individual needs are not available.
You might be able to find someone who has tried to use that product to treat diverticulitis, on a diverticulitis discussion board.
Sorry that I couldn't be of more help. I hope you can find the information that you're seeking.
Tex (Wayne)
Welcome to the board. To be honest, I don't recall anyone here using that product, though some members have tried other aloe products, (without any success worth writing home about). We've discussed that product a couple of times in the past, and if you've read any of my posts, you already know my opinion of it, (it appears to be snake oil). Remember, though, that we're talking about treating microscopic colitis, here, which is an inflammatory bowel disease, and MC is pretty much unrelated to diverticulitis issues, (except for the small subset of patients who have diverticular colitis).
Because of that, we, (the members of this board), have no idea whether or not AMP Floracel might be beneficial for diverticulitis. That said, there is no question that the placebo effect can be strong enough for some people that they sometimes respond to virtually any treatment.
According to my doctors, I had major problems with diverticulitis, (I say "had", because I no longer have a colon), but as far as I could tell, it was usually the least of my worries. (Microscopic colitis pretty well overshadowed it, on a day to day basis, and stole all the thunder.)
As you are probably aware, while diverticulosis is very common, most people only have occasional problems with diverticulitis, and many have only one attack during their lifetime. You seem to be the exception to the rule, so I can see why you're actively seeking a solution. Diet probably has an affect, but I'm not well acquainted with that, since I modified my diet to control MC, rather than diverticulitis. I would suspect that frequent attacks might imply a bacterial imbalance in the gut, but again, I have no idea if probiotics would be beneficial. Theoretically, probiotics should be effective for controlling inflammatory bowel disease, but we have found that in the real world, they rarely provide any long-term benefits - presumably because gut bacteria populations are a very individual concept, and commercial products that match our individual needs are not available.
You might be able to find someone who has tried to use that product to treat diverticulitis, on a diverticulitis discussion board.
Sorry that I couldn't be of more help. I hope you can find the information that you're seeking.
Tex (Wayne)
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Hi, and welcome, Les.
I have a friend who's about to have surgery for diverticulitis, and who is also interested in possibly dietary links. I would not be at all surprised to learn that diet is a contributing factor, and here is a link that lists various conditions that *might* respond to the dietary interventions that are most likely to be helpful to us MC-folks: http://www.nutritional-healing.com.au/c ... ree%20diet?
I wish I were more knowledgeable about the similarities and differences. I can share that my approach has been to eliminate possible problem foods/supplements/etc., rather than add (like Floracel). This is a big change for me, as a long-time fan of herbs and vitamins, but it has been very helpful. With MC, some people have an immediate positive response to dropping a 'trigger' food (gluten is the biggest suspect), but once the symptoms are really dialed up to maximum volume, it can take longer to get relief. I would imagine that your experience with using diet to help diverticulitis would also be different, but for sure you might learn from many folks here who are working to control their MC disease via diet (and sometimes also with medication).
Tex, I did not realize that you had experienced diverticulitis. This may embolden me to share the link I just posted with my friend who's very open to diet change, as he faces this surgery.
I hope you find some relief from this current attack soon, and I hope you'll keep us posted.
--Sara
I have a friend who's about to have surgery for diverticulitis, and who is also interested in possibly dietary links. I would not be at all surprised to learn that diet is a contributing factor, and here is a link that lists various conditions that *might* respond to the dietary interventions that are most likely to be helpful to us MC-folks: http://www.nutritional-healing.com.au/c ... ree%20diet?
I wish I were more knowledgeable about the similarities and differences. I can share that my approach has been to eliminate possible problem foods/supplements/etc., rather than add (like Floracel). This is a big change for me, as a long-time fan of herbs and vitamins, but it has been very helpful. With MC, some people have an immediate positive response to dropping a 'trigger' food (gluten is the biggest suspect), but once the symptoms are really dialed up to maximum volume, it can take longer to get relief. I would imagine that your experience with using diet to help diverticulitis would also be different, but for sure you might learn from many folks here who are working to control their MC disease via diet (and sometimes also with medication).
Tex, I did not realize that you had experienced diverticulitis. This may embolden me to share the link I just posted with my friend who's very open to diet change, as he faces this surgery.
I hope you find some relief from this current attack soon, and I hope you'll keep us posted.
--Sara