Guest guest Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 Why would anyone with crohn's or gut issues be using the dissolved naltrexone tabs/loaded full of multiple fillers, best to use pure naltrexone powder that has no filler with a filler added by the pharmacist that is gentle on the gut or the transdermal LDN that bypasses the gut altogether(Dr. McCandless' formulated fast release transdermal LDN gel/cream). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 > > > Why would anyone with crohn's or gut issues be using the dissolved naltrexone tabs/loaded full of multiple fillers, best to use pure naltrexone powder that has no filler with a filler added by the pharmacist that is gentle on the gut or the transdermal LDN that bypasses the gut altogether(Dr. McCandless' formulated fast release transdermal LDN gel/cream). > Not everyone can find a physician willing to prescribe LDN; for those that receive the product in tabbed form from overseas- particularly those brands that come with added iron oxide- this may be important. -AJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 AJThank you very much sending this advice. It's really appreciated. As you say too many of us can't make our doctors give us a prescription we can get filled by a compounder - if we can get a prescription. I had a carcinoid tumour in the small intestine which, I've just learned, has disappeared - no sign of it in the octreoscans. But I still have colitis and had also expected the LDN to deal with that too. When I think how well I shook the bottle....All the more reason for everyone to sign the petition.http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/ldnnow/(reminder - no need to donate to the ipetition site - LDNNow does not ask for funding and does not need it.)Thanks again.MargaretFrom: ahicks51 <osp001@...>low dose naltrexone Sent: Fri, January 15, 2010 7:21:04 PMSubject: [low dose naltrexone] Re: On Shaking Liquid LDN > > > Why would anyone with crohn's or gut issues be using the dissolved naltrexone tabs/loaded full of multiple fillers, best to use pure naltrexone powder that has no filler with a filler added by the pharmacist that is gentle on the gut or the transdermal LDN that bypasses the gut altogether(Dr. McCandless' formulated fast release transdermal LDN gel/cream). > Not everyone can find a physician willing to prescribe LDN; for those that receive the product in tabbed form from overseas- particularly those brands that come with added iron oxide- this may be important. -AJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 Again thankyou AJ. This information could make the difference for so many struggling to get the promised LDN benefits. Margaret Im dekighted that you have such timely advice re dealing with your gut issue! Im still trying to figure thye connection for me with my confusing blood readings and the GP saying how badly I need the iron tablets.Is the fact that the iron goes into hiding what is causing my low red blood count readings? Could the iron in the solution be causing the increased inflammation that has been dogging me regardless of what I do to stop it? Nuala From: low dose naltrexone [mailto:low dose naltrexone ] On Behalf Of Margaret Schooling Sent: 15 January 2010 18:49 low dose naltrexone Subject: Re: [low dose naltrexone] Re: On Shaking Liquid LDN AJ Thank you very much sending this advice. It's really appreciated. As you say too many of us can't make our doctors give us a prescription we can get filled by a compounder - if we can get a prescription. I had a carcinoid tumour in the small intestine which, I've just learned, has disappeared - no sign of it in the octreoscans. But I still have colitis and had also expected the LDN to deal with that too. When I think how well I shook the bottle.... All the more reason for everyone to sign the petition. http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/ldnnow/ (reminder - no need to donate to the ipetition site - LDNNow does not ask for funding and does not need it.) Thanks again. Margaret From: ahicks51 <osp001hotmail> low dose naltrexone Sent: Fri, January 15, 2010 7:21:04 PM Subject: [low dose naltrexone] Re: On Shaking Liquid LDN > > > Why would anyone with crohn's or gut issues be using the dissolved naltrexone tabs/loaded full of multiple fillers, best to use pure naltrexone powder that has no filler with a filler added by the pharmacist that is gentle on the gut or the transdermal LDN that bypasses the gut altogether(Dr. McCandless' formulated fast release transdermal LDN gel/cream). > Not everyone can find a physician willing to prescribe LDN; for those that receive the product in tabbed form from overseas- particularly those brands that come with added iron oxide- this may be important. -AJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2010 Report Share Posted January 16, 2010 > Im still trying to figure thye connection for me with my confusing blood > readings and the GP saying how badly I need the iron tablets.Is the fact > that the iron goes into hiding what is causing my low red blood count > readings? It may be, yes; I'd have to look at a full blood panel to take an educated guess. If your body is " hoarding " iron, you will have problems like low hemoglobin, and low mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH). Those'll show up on a regular blood panel. Your doctor should also order iron and TIBC (total iron binding capacity) tests; your TIBC and UIBC would be normal, but serum iron and iron saturation levels would be low. I *think* (someone will have to verify) that ferritin levels would be normal or high- probably high- if the body perceive an infection. (A quick Google confirms this.) So, from this, your body would have problems with not enough iron in your red blood cells (low hemoglobin, as above), but no physiological reason why (normal TIBC and UIBC), but the iron won't be there (low serum iron, low iron saturation)- instead, it'll be bound up as ferritin. > Could the iron in the solution be causing the increased inflammation that > has been dogging me regardless of what I do to stop it? More likely it's the other way 'round. Something is causing that increase in inflammation, and that is leading to the body acting as if there's an infection. Depending upon what your condition is, approaching it from a dietary standpoint may be wisest. Many of these " autoimmune " conditions seem to start in the gut; the popular perception is that it's due to candidiasis (Candida albicans in the gut), and the anti-candida approach seems to work for many people. While I do not entirely dismiss the notions about candida, it is worth noting that many of these dietary changes concern the shift away from grains and from sugars- both of which are very good ideas, but they may not be acting on candida quite so much as klebsiella, and possibly other organisms growing in the gut that are producing these symptoms. Grain-free, low-carb (under 70 grams/day total carbohydrate), high omega-3 (fish oil), plenty of vitamin D (2,000 or more IU/day). That's my recommendation, in VERY broad terms. -AJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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