Rowachol

[Guest guest]

i seem to recall that someone mentioned the use of Rowachol to

dissolve gallstones. There was even a reference to a medical journal

article that confirmed the efficacy of that preparation.

Has anyone in this forum any experience in using Rowachol? Is it

indeed effective? Any reason *not* to use it?

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IRA L. JACOBSON

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[Guest guest]

> Has anyone in this forum any experience in using Rowachol? Is it

> indeed effective? Any reason *not* to use it?

I recently purchased Rowachol from a Swiss pharmacy (1000 tabs).

It's legal to buy Rowachol over the counter in many European

countries, as well as Canada, Mexico, Asia, etc.

I've read 30+ medical journal articles specifically testing Rowachol

clinically. To see the references to these, check out:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/ and enter Rowachol for the

search topic. Results vary, however it's been good for me to

actually see clinical studies of a suppliment for gallstones. One

good thing about Rowachol is that - it's based on methol/mint oils,

and has little if any side effects. Most of the articles mention

gallstone dissolution results in ~40-50% of the people studied. You

can receive copies of these medical journal studies via PubMed if you

have a local medical library - check out this PubMed website for

further info (They are sent to me free because a local hospital has a

medical library, and the either xerox and snail mail them,

interoffice a copy to me, or PDF and email them to me. FREE!).

You can't buy Rowachol in the USA unfortunately, thus internet mail

order is the way to go. Rowachol specifically seems more effective

when taken with bile salts, and has been tested when taken with

ursodeoxycholic acid (trade named Urso, Actigall) and

chenodeoxycholic acid. These two acids are trademarked and marketed

pharmaceutically, only available in the US with a perscription.

These two acids are VERY expensive (i.e., I bought a 1 year supply of

Rowachol for $150 bucks, mail ordered from Switzerland. 1 MONTH

perscription of Urso or Actigall, *if* you can find a doctor who will

perscribe oral dissolution therapy (rare) costs over $100!).

Ursodeoxycholic Acid in Urso or Actigall is actually a synthetic

version of bear bile. I did research on bear bile, however due to

the many reports I've heard of inhumane treatment of bears (bear bile

farms, etc in China and Vietnam) I decided not to go that route.

It's been frustrating, looking for other methods of treatment,

instead of just following the " remove it surgically " US method. My

present regime is: before every meal, I take one tab of Rowachol. I

wait 15-30 minutes, then eat. With my meal, I take granulated soy

Lecithin, and also Beta Plus by Biotics. Beta Plus has Ox Bile,

which is cholic bile acid, and ox bile has been the only over the

counter bile salt/acid I've been able to find. Since several studies

mention Rowachol is more effective when taken with bile salt/acid, I

am trying this method to see how things turn out.

Results thus far: I've been taking Rowachol for 2 weeks, and soy

Lecithin and bile salts for at least a month daily with meals. Every

month since I've started having attacks, I have sore gall bladder and

attacks the week before my menstrual cycle starts. This past cycle,

I did not have any attacks! My gall bladder doesn't feel as sore as

it had been. More time is necessary to evaluate how it will work.

I'll keep you posted

I've done 9 Hulda flushes this past year, which has helped alot

also. I do have a few PDF Rowachol studies I could email folks if

requested. They are big (1-3 megs) but useful information.

Hope that helps!

of Oregon

[Guest guest]

A good place to start for finding information regarding Rowachol is

PubMed:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi

PubMed is a free service of the National Library of Medicine, and is

a search engine of several medical/science journal articles on

studies, etc. Also, if you can find a nearby library (usually a

hospital), they will mail you xerox copies of the full articles free,

and email you PDF's of the articles. All for free in most cases.

Enter " Rowachol " in the search engine field. What you'll get will be

several article studies on Rowachol. I've used this site for

extensive research on gallstones.

also - re: the price of Rowachol - compared to other medications is

pretty cheap. I was able to find an international pharmacy that sold

me 1000 gelcaps for $131 bucks USA overall (including shipping).

Rowachol is a patented oil mixture, which includes menthol and other

oils, that helps to dissolve cholesterol gallstones. The research

I've read concludes that overall, maybe 1/2 to 2/3 of the people

taking it have shown improvement. I do plan to impliment the use of

Rowachol later, however I'm having success with my present plan of

action.

pomagranate@...

--- In gallstones@y..., " L. Meydrech " <claudiameydrech@c...>

wrote:

> What an encouraging experience you have had,

> thanks for sharing it! I am going to have to look into

> the Rowochal...I have never heard of it. Is it an

> herb? I'll have to do a search on the internet.

> The best to you!

>

> L. Meydrech, CN

> http://nutritionist.tripod.com/gallbladder.html ~ My Flushes

> http://nutritionist.tripod.com ~ Journey to Health & Auctions

> http://www.mynsp.com/web/meydrech

> " A cheerful heart is good medicine " Prov. 17:22a

>

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: " pomagranate " <pomagranate@y...>

> <gallstones@y...>

> Sent: Sunday, October 20, 2002 1:24 AM

> Subject: 12th Cleanse

>

>

> > Well hey folks - it's , pomagranate@y...,

> > checking in here. My flush/cleanse program has been very

successful,

> > and I thought I'd share a few details.

> >

> > I finished my 11th cleanse over 5 months ago. These 11 cleanses

were

> > done within about a 9 month period, after I began having attacks

in

> > July 2001 (never more frequent then every other week).

> >

> > My attacks became less and less frequent as the number of my

flushes

> > increased. Whereas I was getting attacks a few times a week, they

> > began happening monthly as I completed more cleanses. Then every

> > other month, etc.

> >

> > After the 11th flush, I waited 5 months to have another flush, my

> > 12th, which I just finished up this week (10/15/02). I also

stopped

> > taking Birth Control pills 5 months ago, which are a major known

> > contributor to the creation of gallstones.

> >

> > This past month I started feeling a few tweaks around my

gallbladder.

> > You know those little twinges that are usually the precursor to

an

> > attack happening. Sometimes soreness.

> >

> > I have not had a gall bladder attack in 5 months, and did this

> > cleanse as a preemptive strike. The only modification I've done

to

> > Dr. Hulda's flush is that I skip the 4th dose of epson salts, and

> > start drinking juice at 8 a.m., eating at 10.

> >

> > Usually I start seeing stones around 2-3 a.m., however this last

> > flush I thought might not be very successful, due to no stones at

> > that time. Then, after taking my 3rd dose at 6 a.m. -

jackpot

> > Lots of stones, chafe, different colors, etc. The volume of

output

> > was about the same as my first flush! The first flush - the

water

> > was COVERED in green and tan chafe, stones, at least twice. This

was

> > the same. THe most amazing part was probably a 1 " by 2.5 "

> > stalagtite? of compressed balls, stones, and chafe, many

different

> > colors. Was a rather neat change because my last few flushes

didn't

> > produce much chafe/gallstone output.

> >

> > Daily, I take a fiber suppliment a few minutes before eating,

then

> > during the meal take one Beta Plus tablet, and two large gelatin

caps

> > of soy lecithin (which I make myself). I usually take flaxseed

oil 2-

> > 3 times a week. I start each morning with a pint of warm lemon

water,

> > and a pint of organic apple juice. I have mail ordered two large

> > bottles of Rowachol from Europe that I was taking, however

stopped

> > taking about 5 months ago. I eat alot less cheese than I used

to,

> > but do eat this perhaps 3 times a week, probably 1/3 to 1/4 of

what I

> > used to consume. I exercise 3x week, and drink plenty of water.

> >

> > I am very thankful that this seems to be working, and I'm finding

the

> > windows between attacks getting larger and larger. Never would

have

> > guessed I'd be attack free for 5 months when I started.

> >

> > Thanks folks -

> >

> >

> > pomagranate@y...

> >

[Guest guest]

,

Can this be bought without a prescription? I don't have health insurance, so

it makes getting some things difficult.

Thanks,

Susie

[Guest guest]

I bought it without a perscription. I *do* recommend checking with 3-

4 international pharmacies however.... the price ranged from $130-

230!! Also some of the pharmacies did sell it, but it was not listed

on their offerings... had to send them email and have them research.

The best price I could find was from WWW.PHARMAWORLD.COM

(switzerland). I also just checked how much I paid - I was wrong - I

actually paid $156 for two bottles of 500 gelcaps (1000 total). That

will vary though depending on currency conversion and the market you

convert from/to.

pomagranate@...

> ,

> Can this be bought without a prescription? I don't have health

insurance, so

> it makes getting some things difficult.

> Thanks,

> Susie