Wife suffers from IBS now for the last 10 yrs.....it's gotten worse in the last 2.
Milk and Dairy are her enemy as well as anything fried or cooked in oil.
I have just started following the RSO thread and this IBS as of today, really excited to get this going and get her started.
I'll follow along and post any results etc as they unfold.
Really glad you have already been experiencing the use of the RSO Canna, and look forward to more details from you as well
Wife suffers from IBS now for the last 10 yrs.....it's gotten worse in the last 2.
Milk and Dairy are her enemy as well as anything fried or cooked in oil.
I have just started following the RSO thread and this IBS as of today, really excited to get this going and get her started.
I'll follow along and post any results etc as they unfold.
Really glad you have already been experiencing the use of the RSO Canna, and look forward to more details from you as well
Can anybody elaborate - for a newbie - on which, if any, variations on Motoco's Dosing recommendations you employed, and, what worked, what didn't? Is there any variation? I'm not that far along the thread, but I am familiar with the Tutorial method.
Thanks!
Motoco touched on a very important point regarding the digestive system. It STARTS with your saliva. I was on medications for 4 years trying to treat my IBS and get it managed. One of the side effects, and it was a side effect that had permanent damages to me, was the low-to-no production of saliva.
Here's a clip about saliva in simple terms:
Now here's a little history....but the tip of it for sure. LOL
So, the first step in your digestive process is your mouth. If you aren't salivating, then your pancreas is working overtime to try to do a "two person" job. As most of you know, if the food is not broken down enough you are going to suffer consequences as it enters your colon/bowels. I won't even talk about what the lack of saliva did to my previously healthy teeth. That's another issue getting fixed at this time.
I can attest with absolute certainty that my use of the RSO oil since May of this year has helped with the saliva AND the digestive issues. It promotes appetite, and I am not suffering pain/nausea/bowel issues within mere minutes of eating now. My pain and nausea were a 24/7 issue at that point. I even dreamed of pain, because it was non stop. I lost 20 pounds in two months time, I was severely underweight. Now that in itself causes health issues that most people never even think about.
The reason I can say it's the oil? I stopped all medications in or around November of the previous year. I would not even put an aspirin in my system. The IBS symptoms became so unbearable that I was at the point of wondering if I wanted to even try to continue living. In and out of the emergency rooms...yadda yadda.
The miracle came when I was able to get health insurance. I found a GI specialist who actually cared and began running the tests and the scans, and finally the colonoscopy which revealed a tumor. So, when I stated I was the "worst case scenario" of IBS...that's why. IBS/IBD can lead to colon cancer.
I began the oil (immediately made my own). Within two months I noticed my IBS symptoms were decreasing. And that wasn't the reason I started the oil in the first place, it was to try to eliminate the tumor.
It wasn't all at once, but it steadily got better. Today I can say that my last episode of it was about a month ago.
Going off the pharma's gave me the opportunity to know for sure if the oil was the reason. Had I not done that, I would be skeptical.
My life hasn't changed, I have the same stresses as I've always had, actually more. So I can't say that I've restyled myself enough to make a difference from that aspect.
I did acquire a great Dietitian via a referral from the GI. She was absolutely helpful and knew her stuff.
Each person will be individual on what they need to change regarding their eating habits, so it's best to see and speak to a qualified, registered Dietitian if you can.
Now, the tumor....I had a follow up test about 3 months after the original finding of the tumor and there was no change. I had been on the oil regimen the entire time. To me that was good news. No change meant no advancement or walls broken through to spread to other organs.
My next follow up is in December and I have a great feeling about it.
Please feel free to ask any questions, I have suffered this for 50+ years and have tried everything out there at least once during that time. Back in my teens the original diagnosis was "spastic colon", which is now referred to as IBS or IBD. I've had surgeries, medications and tried extreme diet changes, not to mention spending way too much money buying "sure cures" from the internet that had no effect.
I hope I can help someone else with this nasty affliction.
Motoco touched on a very important point regarding the digestive system. It STARTS with your saliva. I was on medications for 4 years trying to treat my IBS and get it managed. One of the side effects, and it was a side effect that had permanent damages to me, was the low-to-no production of saliva.
Here's a clip about saliva in simple terms:
Now here's a little history....but the tip of it for sure. LOL
So, the first step in your digestive process is your mouth. If you aren't salivating, then your pancreas is working overtime to try to do a "two person" job. As most of you know, if the food is not broken down enough you are going to suffer consequences as it enters your colon/bowels. I won't even talk about what the lack of saliva did to my previously healthy teeth. That's another issue getting fixed at this time.
I can attest with absolute certainty that my use of the RSO oil since May of this year has helped with the saliva AND the digestive issues. It promotes appetite, and I am not suffering pain/nausea/bowel issues within mere minutes of eating now. My pain and nausea were a 24/7 issue at that point. I even dreamed of pain, because it was non stop. I lost 20 pounds in two months time, I was severely underweight. Now that in itself causes health issues that most people never even think about.
The reason I can say it's the oil? I stopped all medications in or around November of the previous year. I would not even put an aspirin in my system. The IBS symptoms became so unbearable that I was at the point of wondering if I wanted to even try to continue living. In and out of the emergency rooms...yadda yadda.
The miracle came when I was able to get health insurance. I found a GI specialist who actually cared and began running the tests and the scans, and finally the colonoscopy which revealed a tumor. So, when I stated I was the "worst case scenario" of IBS...that's why. IBS/IBD can lead to colon cancer.
I began the oil (immediately made my own). Within two months I noticed my IBS symptoms were decreasing. And that wasn't the reason I started the oil in the first place, it was to try to eliminate the tumor.
It wasn't all at once, but it steadily got better. Today I can say that my last episode of it was about a month ago.
Going off the pharma's gave me the opportunity to know for sure if the oil was the reason. Had I not done that, I would be skeptical.
My life hasn't changed, I have the same stresses as I've always had, actually more. So I can't say that I've restyled myself enough to make a difference from that aspect.
I did acquire a great Dietitian via a referral from the GI. She was absolutely helpful and knew her stuff.
Each person will be individual on what they need to change regarding their eating habits, so it's best to see and speak to a qualified, registered Dietitian if you can.
Now, the tumor....I had a follow up test about 3 months after the original finding of the tumor and there was no change. I had been on the oil regimen the entire time. To me that was good news. No change meant no advancement or walls broken through to spread to other organs.
My next follow up is in December and I have a great feeling about it.
Please feel free to ask any questions, I have suffered this for 50+ years and have tried everything out there at least once during that time. Back in my teens the original diagnosis was "spastic colon", which is now referred to as IBS or IBD. I've had surgeries, medications and tried extreme diet changes, not to mention spending way too much money buying "sure cures" from the internet that had no effect.
I hope I can help someone else with this nasty affliction.
I am currently still dosing 1 gram per day. I do it in stages in the morning when I get up, then another dosing around Noonish, then again when I get home from work before dinner and then again before I go to sleep at night. It's a lot to remember, and it took awhile to get the routine down, but the end result will be worth the trouble.
Until my follow up test/scan in December is completed, that's how I will continue.
My case is different in that the reason for the dosing is not just the IBS, we're trying to eradicate a tumor.
Hope that helps BW!
Thank you SO much Cannafan!! This is a very valuable bit of info for me as I start down this path, and this thread is becoming something that others may get hope and knowledge from, too.
Personally, I now have the direct, long-term, comprehensive, anecdotal "case study" that can guide me and others who are wary of the problems of following a pharmaceutical regimen. I am so sorry to hear that it has not worked for you, but your story will undoubtedly inform others of a different way.
We are fortunate you are so willing to share. Please do keep us updated as your health progresses. And THREE CHEERS to that!!
Cool man, thanks for the input.
Regarding Oil use, can you speak a little bit on how you've used it? How much, how often? You might be able to help me and everybody else by letting us know these things, as I'm having *some* issues daily, but they are minimal. Today, however, is turning out to be more issues that the last three days, so I'm upping my dose. I'm still on about a grain of rice or 1 1/2 per dose, but I'm planning on getting up to 1g/day when I can and see if that works.
So, how far along are you, and does my path sound like what you've been working on? Would love to know what seems to have *not* worked so that maybe I can try another path, hopefully find something better, then relay back to you and others and see if it helps y'all as well or not.
Same thing with strains... what have you tried that has helped or not? Any info you could relate would be greatly appreciated. I don't have the option of strain selection (much) b/c my connect only has two - White Russian and Mazar. I've tried the WR this first time, but I've heard that Mazar can be good for IBS, so I'll try that next.
Lasty, I hear you on the stress thing my friend - I went through a period of nausea related to IBS or just plain same-time coincidental symptoms relating to stress where I would wake up in the morning, 5:30 or so, and in one swift motion go from my bed to the trash can and start gagging.
It was freaking horrible. The less stress I've had - conscious stress I would add - the less problems I've had with nausea. Don't know if that's what you get, too, but I get excessive and problematic BMs plus nausea, so Thanks for that God... lol... but seriously, I feel you and I hope you find relief soon. I've basically had to adopt a humorous approach to this thing b/c otherwise I'd cry or just start beating the heck out of inanimate objects out of frustration and anger.
If you are comfortable talking about your symptoms, your current and future research on strains and their efficacy per type of symptom (diarrhea, loose stool constipation, frequency of BMs, nausea, etc.) would be of great help to us all. This thread is basically empty compared to others!!
Thx for considering!
Peace,
BW
