Guest guest Posted August 24, 2000 Report Share Posted August 24, 2000 Mike, That is an interesting question. I was formula fed as were lots of babies in the 50's. However all my boys were breastfed. Maybe there is a correlation. Barby married 21 years, mom of 5 sons- KS UC - dx in 1965 (11yo), ostomy 1972, BCIR (continent ostomy)1994 PSC- dx in 1999 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 24, 2000 Report Share Posted August 24, 2000 Mike All 3 of children were breastfed....both my boys have autoimmune diseases....Trav...22 has UC...Tyler...Crohns,RA,PSC, AIH etc....le my 25 yr old daughter has NONE....so far....knocking on wood and typing with my fingers crossed....All were totally breastfed for 1 yr before anything other was introduced into their diet.....then they just started eating our food mashed up.....even water was not given until they could hold and use a cup..... When Trav was diagnosed with UC, at 3, the docs felt that because he was breastfed for a long time....it really helped him to stay in a natural remission....6 months after he weaned is when he got sick and was diagnosed.....But it took 6 yrs for Ty to get sick.... I don't think I have heard of any study being done on this.....I used to be a mid-wife, instructor and breastfeeding counselor at our hospital..... Luanne Ty's mom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 24, 2000 Report Share Posted August 24, 2000 Any relation between formula fed babies and PSC? Just wondering if my baby boy is at greater risk if not breastfed. At our Breastfeeding class they talked about transplant patients receiving breast milk after transplant. We also heard about all the positive effects of breastfeeding later in life. Mike -- 28 years old, diagnosed PSC in 1999, no symptoms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2000 Report Share Posted August 25, 2000 In a message dated 08/25/2000 6:57:17 AM Central Daylight Time, thenshaw@... writes: << I have never heard Tx patients were being fed breast milk. >> My pastor's wife (who is a nurse) came home from a continuing ed seminar with information about post transplant patients being given breastmilk. She gave me the info about it including where I could get it. Barby married 21 years, mom of 5 sons- KS UC - dx in 1965 (11yo), ostomy 1972, BCIR (continent ostomy)1994 PSC- dx in 1999 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2000 Report Share Posted August 25, 2000 Whoa, Mike. Sounds like you might have been fed more than breast milk. I have never heard Tx patients were being fed breast milk. I'm sure our tx. people will answer that one. Breast milk is better for babies but has nothing to do with PSC. Barb Breastfeeding Any relation between formula fed babies and PSC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2000 Report Share Posted August 25, 2000 Take a look at this article: http://chicagotribune.com/leisure/columnists/brotman/article/0,1122,SAV-9911170288,00.html Looks interesting... The idea of breast milk preventing auto-immune diseases seems to have been shot down in previous posts. and you are right I was not fed breast milk. Mike -- 28 years old, Married 10 yrs, 3 kids, diagnosed PSC in 1999, no symptoms. Reply-To: egroups Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 06:54:00 -0500 To: <egroups> Subject: Re: Breastfeeding Whoa, Mike. Sounds like you might have been fed more than breast milk. I have never heard Tx patients were being fed breast milk. I'm sure our tx. people will answer that one. Breast milk is better for babies but has nothing to do with PSC. Barb Breastfeeding Any relation between formula fed babies and PSC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2000 Report Share Posted August 25, 2000 I'm sorry, the idea of drinking breast milk does not sound appealing to me at all. I understand it may have some merits, but Yuck! I don't like cows milk either. from Michigan (can't see out the window to determine the weather conditions....but it's itchy inside) Re: Breastfeeding Mike, That was a very interesting article. I have used breast milk for pink eye before - it works quickly and is so soothing. The milk must be fresh - less than 24 hours old. With all the antibodies it contains it makes sense that maybe it could be used to help treat other diseases. Barby married 21 years, mom of 5 sons- KS UC - dx in 1965 (11yo), ostomy 1972, BCIR (continent ostomy)1994 PSC- dx in 1999 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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