Saturday, November 29, 2008

Aloe Vera for Chrones Disease and Other Digestive Problems

By Celia Spiers

The use of aloe vera for Chrones disease is providing new hope for some people. This is a very uncomfortable problem which can affect the digestive system or the gastrointestinal tract anywhere from the mouth to the anus. There are significant variations but the most common symptoms are weight loss, diarrhea (with signs of blood), abdominal pain and vomiting.

External conditions such as arthritis, skin rashes and inflammation of the eyes commonly accompany these symptoms. The precise cause of this disease has never been pinpointed but it is classified as an inflammatory bowel disease because it occurs when the immune system attacks the gastrointestinal tract and is therefore considered to be an autoimmune disease. The use of aloe vera for Chrones disease is a new approach that is providing a positive solution.

Autoimmune diseases tend to be genetically linked and those with the highest risk are siblings. Both sexes are equally affected. Prevalence in Northern Europe is around 27-48 per 100,000 and the age group most likely to be affected are teens to twenties with another peak between 50-70 year olds.

Between 400,000 to 600,000 people in North America are affected. Smokers are three times more likely to develop the symptoms than non smokers. Unlike other types of inflammatory bowel disease there has never been an effective drug based cure or any surgical procedure that has had any remedial effect. Traditional treatment options are restricted to the control of symptoms in an attempt to place the condition into remission. The use of aloe vera for Chrones disease may turn a new page in the treatment of this problem.

Ingesting aloe vera can have a stabilising effect and patients have reported an easing of the discomfort caused by the pain of gastrointestinal dysfunction. New research has extended the medicinal uses of aloe vera to traditional pharmaceutical grade prescription doses. Jean Heal, a 40 year old woman, is an interesting case study:

Diagnosed with this disease in her twenties she suffered for 20 years unable to find relief despite constant visits to her doctor who eventually suggested colonic surgery as a possible solution. She was already suffering physical exhaustion and constant depression and she found this new prospect very stressful. A friend suggested the use of aloe vera for Chrones disease.

Desperately she investigated this possibility on the Internet and found some high purity pharmaceutical grade capsules. Following a prescribed dose she was surprised to find after only 3 days that her symptoms were disappearing until she was without pain. If she missed a daily dose she noticed also that the symptoms returned.

This meant that her life had been turned around and was completely changed for the better. She no longer felt that she had to plan her shopping trips according to the close proximity of toilets. This result holds out a lot of hope for many people suffering from this debilitating disease. Increasingly positive results are emerging from patients who have been using aloe vera for Chrones disease.

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