Guest guest Posted September 10, 2003 Report Share Posted September 10, 2003 so what are you saying aisha.....it could still be sarcoid or crohns...crohns markers showed up in my blood and i have sarcoid all over my body....but there are no granulomas either through endoscopy, colonoscopy, or upper GI series, or CT of abdomen....granulomas always always show up in CT scan...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 Hi, Is there any reason to avoid a colonoscopy while chelating? My grandfather died of colon cancer. My father had colon cancer at 54 and had a colonostomy. I take colon cancer avoidance seriously. I had one colonoscopy at age 44 with no issues found. Because of my family history it's recommended that I have one every 5 years. I'm overdue for the 2nd. I know that the prep for the test would mean stopping supplements for a couple of days and possibly disrupting intestinal flora (which I have been working hard to get right because of clostridia). The procedure itself involves sedation. Does anyone have any opinions? Thanks, W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 > > Hi, > > Is there any reason to avoid a colonoscopy while chelating? You obviously don't want to do it during a round, but otherwise, I can't think of any real concerns. Hopefully others will post opinions as well. > My grandfather died of colon cancer. My father had colon cancer at 54 > and had a colonostomy. I take colon cancer avoidance seriously. > > I had one colonoscopy at age 44 with no issues found. Because of my > family history it's recommended that I have one every 5 years. I'm > overdue for the 2nd. Yes, good to track it. Especially during chelation, since your body is under more stress than usual and things like polyps might be more likely to develop during this time (I have no evidence for this, but it seems a not unreasonable notion). > I know that the prep for the test would mean stopping supplements for > a couple of days and possibly disrupting intestinal flora (which I > have been working hard to get right because of clostridia). The I'm not sure you'd have to stop *all* supplements, except for the period of time when you are not eating (amt of time depends on the prep you are doing). Did the doc tell you to avoid for longer than that? I *would* stop any blood-thinning supplements for a few days, just in case of a complication. Things like omega 3s, coQ10, vit E, St 's Wort, licorice, and a few others may have blood thinning effects. I am not aware if vitamin C is included in this category. I think other vitamins and minerals are okay. Medications (rx or OTC) are usually okay. Personally, I would check with the doc about the latter, and I would research each of the other nutritional/herbal supplements I was taking. > procedure itself involves sedation. If you have any concern about sedation, you can ask for minimal dosage. I did this so I could watch the TV pictures of my colon (and remember them) :-) -- > Does anyone have any opinions? > > Thanks, > > W. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 > > I know that the prep for the test would mean stopping supplements for > > a couple of days and possibly disrupting intestinal flora (which I > > have been working hard to get right because of clostridia). The > > > I'm not sure you'd have to stop *all* supplements, except for the > period of time when you are not eating (amt of time depends on > the prep you are doing). Did the doc tell you to avoid for > longer than that? No. > I *would* stop any blood-thinning supplements for a few days, > just in case of a complication. Things like omega 3s, coQ10, > vit E, St 's Wort, licorice, and a few others may have > blood thinning effects. Good point, which I thought of after my consult with the doc today. If they do find any polyps they will cut them out, so stopping the blood thinners is a good idea. > I am not aware if vitamin C is included > in this category. I think other vitamins and minerals are okay. > Medications (rx or OTC) are usually okay. Personally, I would > check with the doc about the latter, and I would research each > of the other nutritional/herbal supplements I was taking. He told me I could continue with the prescriptions I take, He didn't ask about supplements and I forgot to mention them. You are supposed to be on the full regimen of supplements for at least a month prior to your 1st chelation. Does a day or so disruption in supplements mean that you should wait awhile for the next round? Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 > > > > I know that the prep for the test would mean stopping supplements for > > > a couple of days and possibly disrupting intestinal flora (which I > > > have been working hard to get right because of clostridia). The > > > > > > I'm not sure you'd have to stop *all* supplements, except for the > > period of time when you are not eating (amt of time depends on > > the prep you are doing). Did the doc tell you to avoid for > > longer than that? > > No. > > > I *would* stop any blood-thinning supplements for a few days, > > just in case of a complication. Things like omega 3s, coQ10, > > vit E, St 's Wort, licorice, and a few others may have > > blood thinning effects. > > Good point, which I thought of after my consult with the doc today. > If they do find any polyps they will cut them out, so stopping the > blood thinners is a good idea. > > > I am not aware if vitamin C is included > > in this category. I think other vitamins and minerals are okay. > > Medications (rx or OTC) are usually okay. Personally, I would > > check with the doc about the latter, and I would research each > > of the other nutritional/herbal supplements I was taking. > > He told me I could continue with the prescriptions I take, He didn't > ask about supplements and I forgot to mention them. > > You are supposed to be on the full regimen of supplements for at least > a month prior to your 1st chelation. Does a day or so disruption in > supplements mean that you should wait awhile for the next round? I don't have an authoritative answer to that question, but if it were me, I would take a longer off period between rounds to recover from the colonoscopy. I'm thinking something like three times the usual off days. If you usually take four days off, I would take about 4 days before the colonoscopy to recover from the last round, and another 8 days to have the procedure, recover from it, and get back to your normal supplement regime. Maybe a little longer if you have any polyps removed. That's just an off-the-cuff idea. I haven't seen this question addressed before. Maybe an onibasu search for something like " chelation surgery " would turn something up? -- > Thanks, > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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