Guest guest Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 Hi -We used aloe to help our ds go and it worked well, but just found this when looking for something else. Thought some of you might be interested, as well. "Long-term internal use (more than two weeks) of aloe is not recommended because the fluid drawn into the stool can result in depletion of electrolytes, especially Potassium. Loss of Potassium is even greater when aloe is taken internally with potassium-wasting diuretic Drugs. Depletion of Potassium by excessive use of aloe laxatives theoretically could lead to toxic buildup of calcium in the bloodstream and kidney damage in women who take calcium carbonate (such as Caltrate 600) for osteoporosis."- Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Herbal Healing: An Easy-to-Use A-Z Reference to Hundreds of Common Disorders and Their Herbal Remedies (Get the book)Tracie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 Tracie Is this for the laxative aloe or all aloe's? We use the inner fillet aloe which is not the laxative aloe. Do you know? We are using the aloe to heal leaky gut and possibly kill h pylori for my daughter. Thanks To: miralax From: ctaj10@...Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2011 18:10:04 -0500Subject: aloe caution Hi - We used aloe to help our ds go and it worked well, but just found this when looking for something else. Thought some of you might be interested, as well. "Long-term internal use (more than two weeks) of aloe is not recommended because the fluid drawn into the stool can result in depletion of electrolytes, especially Potassium. Loss of Potassium is even greater when aloe is taken internally with potassium-wasting diuretic Drugs. Depletion of Potassium by excessive use of aloe laxatives theoretically could lead to toxic buildup of calcium in the bloodstream and kidney damage in women who take calcium carbonate (such as Caltrate 600) for osteoporosis."- Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Herbal Healing: An Easy-to-Use A-Z Reference to Hundreds of Common Disorders and Their Herbal Remedies (Get the book) Tracie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 Good question. All the info I had was what I cut and pasted...I guess to get more information, you'd have to buy the book. Tracie TracieIs this for the laxative aloe or all aloe's? We use the inner fillet aloe which is not the laxative aloe. Do you know?We are using the aloe to heal leaky gut and possibly kill h pylori for my daughter.Thanks To: miralax From: ctaj10@...Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2011 18:10:04 -0500Subject: aloe caution Hi -We used aloe to help our ds go and it worked well, but just found this when looking for something else. Thought some of you might be interested, as well. "Long-term internal use (more than two weeks) of aloe is not recommended because the fluid drawn into the stool can result in depletion of electrolytes, especially Potassium. Loss of Potassium is even greater when aloe is taken internally with potassium-wasting diuretic Drugs. Depletion of Potassium by excessive use of aloe laxatives theoretically could lead to toxic buildup of calcium in the bloodstream and kidney damage in women who take calcium carbonate (such as Caltrate 600) for osteoporosis."- Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Herbal Healing: An Easy-to-Use A-Z Reference to Hundreds of Common Disorders and Their Herbal Remedies (Get the book)Tracie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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