Guest guest Posted March 24, 2001 Report Share Posted March 24, 2001 Patty, when my ulcer was really acting up last summer I bought some slippery elm and mixed it with a mouthful of juice just to wash it down. It doesn't mix well but enough to get it down. I also used Deglicerized Licorice that I would chew 20 min before my meal. Both of these along with aloe vera juice helped tremendously for me. Jackie ----- Original Message ----- From: Patty Sent: Friday, March 23, 2001 10:34 AM Subject: Re: Shirl, Here is one more suggestion that you might want to try for your digestive system. Slippery Elm bark is an herb that you can get in powder form at the health food stores. You should be able to buy it in a bulk powder. This herb is a great one for the digestive tract. It is a soothing nutritive demulcent for sensitive or inflamed mucous membrane linings. It is gentle and easily assimilated, according to my herb book. One of the ladies on the candida list buys this in great amounts and suggests making a pudding out of it. She has often stated that she and her family eat this all day long this way, and have done this for a long time with wonderful results. She doesn't say how it tastes, but pudding doesn't sound too bad! They mix it with juice. I just called my local health food store, and they said they have a 16 ounce bag of it for about $17. I think I will run down there and buy it and give it a shot. I hope you can find it and give it a try too. It sounds like it might be soothing for you, and give your digestive system a chance at some healing. Let me know if you find it helpful! Patty ----- Original Message ----- From: shg713@... Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2001 8:37 PM Subject: Re: Hi Patty. Yep, All my blood work is still normal. I would love to do the juice fasting, I enjoyed it last year when I did it. But now raw veggies and juice tears my stomach up. I can handle some fruit. My diagnosis as of now are fibromyalgia, gastroparesis (which is paralysis of the stomach muscles), severe acid reflux, poor bladder emptying and low BP. My GI doc is referring me to Shands Hospital for my stomach motility. My stomach barely works at all and he's real concerned about it. It will take me months to get in and get a referral. I'm going back to the rheumy tomorrow, wish me luck. Thanks everyone for the responses and support. Shirley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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