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[Gabes-Apg]

Cindy,
My mother has stoma and has to use catheter to empty bladder (surgery stuff up when installing the stoma)
And was having UTI every 8-10weeks.

For years she has taken cranberry which helped but wasn't enough. In the past 9 months, at my encouragement she has gone off gluten, minimal dairy. Lower inflammation in the body has helped the bladder immensely.
She increased Vit D3, increased the magnesium,
She got off PPI's, only took H2 blockers for 8 weeks. No gerd or digestion discomfort since.

Now that there is no inflammation in the gut, and she has good levels of Vit D3 and magnesium in her body, her bladder is much improved.

[C.U.B. girl]

Thanks Gabes -- I'll mention that to Mom, although she's been gluten-free since finding out she was allergic to wheat. She's also been very good about taking vitamins all of her adult life, but as she takes most of them orally, they may not be absorbing well since she's getting on up there in years (80 next month). Dairy seems to be her weakness --- she still drinks milk, and loves ice cream, even though I've told her several times she'd be a lot better off without it. She's now considering surgery for her prolapsed uterus, hoping that will help solve the urinary urgency and infections. Of course, that will mean going off the Coumadin several weeks ahead of time and switching to something else in the meantime. It's all very involved and at her age, a bit risky…..

Glad to hear your mom is doing well on the protocol she's on! She is blessed to have a daughter who is so informed and encouraging…

[Gabes-Apg]

Mum has seen the benefit of using the lingual Vit D3, and using the magnesium spray.
Dairy is her weakness as well!!!
She wishes she knew all of this 20 years ago when the crohns was bad!!

Have the doctors given an indication of the amount of people who do benefit from the surgery?
Ie 60% of people gain substantial benefit. I know they can't guarantee total fix, albeit I would want over 60% of people getting 'substantial benefit' before putting my body through med changes and stress of surgery.

[Martha]

HI, Lesley.

It's good to hear from you again, but I'm sorry that things continue to be so hard for you. You body needs to give you a break!! And I know that the situation in Israel adds so much stress.

Know that we all love you and care about you.

Love,
Martha

[ldubois7]

Sure. Chronic inflammation appears to be the root cause of virtually all chronic disease, and the source of that inflammation is almost always found in the diet.

Remember to keep your vitamin D level high enough, because my research shows that to be the key to preventing the development of autoimmune disease and cancer.

Tex

What do you consider an adequate level.... 70-90??

And, it does help while you are inflamed and already have an autoimmune disease, right?

Thanks.

[tex]

What do you consider an adequate level.... 70-90??

That's where I like to keep my level, but 50–60 ng/ml provides fairly decent prevention insurance for many/most diseases. Have you seen the chart at the following link? It provides an interesting representation of how various vitamin D levels correlate with disease prevention. As you can see, with each respective disease, higher vitamin D levels are associated with improved probability of prevention. Except for rickets — slightly over 20 mg/ml is adequate for complete prevention of rickets.

Disease Incidence Prevention by Serum 25(OH)D Level

And, it does help while you are inflamed and already have an autoimmune disease, right?

Definitely!

Tex

[ldubois7]

Thanks, Tex! I printed out the chart. Good info!

[Polly]

Yes, thanks Tex. I printed it out too. Great summary info!

Love,

Polly