From: "Robert Comer" 

Interesting about the DGL, might have to try it.  (even if I do hate the
taste of licorice)

- Bob Comer


"Randy H"  wrote in message
news:3e089404{at}w3.nls.net...
> Here's what Dr. Weil says:
>
> (From "Natural Health, Natural Medicine", Dr. Andrew Weil, M.D.)
>
> If you are prone to ulcers, you must take the following actions:
>
> Strictly avoid all coffee, decaffeinated coffee, other sources of
caffeine,
> alcohol, and tobacco.
>
> - Strictly avoid all aspirin and other salicylates and all nonsteroidal
> anti-inflammatory drugs. If you need a pain reliever, use acetaminophen
> (Tylenol). Do not take any steroids.
>
> - Drink peppermint tea frequently. It soothes the lining of the digestive
> tract.
>
> - Avoid milk and milk products. Doctors used to recommend them to coat the
> stomach, but it has been found that they increase acid secretion.
>
> - Eat smaller amounts of food more frequently. Do not let your stomach go
> empty for long periods.
>
> - Use a natural product called deglycyrrhizinated licorice (DGL) to
protect
> the lining of the stomach and duodenum. Licorice has excellent soothing
and
> healing properties in cases of ulcer, but whole licorice contains a
fraction
> (glycyrrhizin) that can raise blood pressure. This is removed to make DGL
> extract (see Appendix B for sources). The dose is two tablets of DGL
extract
> chewed slowly before meals or between meals, or one half teaspoon of the
> powder swallowed at the same times. You can stay on this remedy as long as
> symptoms are present. (Enzymatic Therapy makes a Chewable DGL tablet; you
> can find
> this at Health Food stores. )
>
> - Try taking aloe vera juice, one teaspoon after meals.  It helps heal
> ulcers.
>
> - Experiment with cayenne pepper. This may sound absurd, but in fact spicy
> foods do not aggravate ulcers, and red pepper specifically can help them.
It
> has a good local anesthetic effect and also brings blood to the surface of
> the tissue. Try sips of red pepper tea (one quarter teaspoon of cayenne
> pepper steeped in a cup of hot water) or a small capsule of the powder if
> the taste is too strong.
>
> - Read Chapter 6 again and make serious efforts to neutralize stress in
your
> life. Practice breathing exercises . Take a course of biofeedback
training.
> Use visualization and hypnotherapy to help heal your ulcer. Concentrate on
> making the lining of your digestive tract strong and healthy.
>
> If necessary, change your job, your living situation, your relationships -
> whatever in your life is causing you most stress.
>
>
> "Bill Lucy"  wrote in message
> news:MPG.1871c5c8ba43189198b1c9{at}news.barkto.com...
> > Out of darkness, Randy H says...
> >
> > > I trust you've stopped taking the ibuprofen and you got a script for a
> > > COX-2 inhibitor?
> >
> > Not yet. I'm waiting until the first of the year to do a semi-annual
exam.
> I'll be
> > dealing with it then. Right now, it's Tylenol, and it doesn't help much.
> >
> > > Also, did the doc do a test to see if Helicobacter Pylori was present?
> > > Hiatial Hernia?
> >
> > I've been checked for H. Pylori and that's a negative. They are
concerned
> about
> > Barrett's though. I'll find out on the 2nd whether the espophageal
biopsy
> is pre-c
> > or not (crossing fingers/knocking wood/throwing salt).
> >
> > And, yes, like much of the pop., I have a hiatal hernia.
> >
> > As I said to Nancy, they'll have to pry the Pepsi from my cold, dead
> fingers. De-
> > caff though. I'd even give up beer (but that's a close one).
> >
> >
> > And one other thing. It seems that virtually *none* of this "common
> knowledge" has
> > been studied in any formal way. Some of it just "seems"
to work. H.
> Pylori, mint,
> > and caffeine have been studied somewhat. Even there, there is some
> difference of
> > opinion on caffeine.
> >
>
>

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