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Plantjuiceendedmystomachagony;OnetinyglassofAloeVeraadaycouldbanishcolitissymptomsGoodHealth.
Byline:PATHAGANADRINKmadefromthealoeveraplantishelpingpatientscontrolthesymptomsofulcerativecolitis,adiseasethataffectsthebowels.
Theplant,bestknownasaremedyforsunburn,appearstohavehealingpropertiesforinflammationinthegut.
Patientswhosufferedyearsofdiscomfortwithoutrelieffromconventionalmedicinesclaimtobefreeofsymptomsafterdrinkingatinyamountofthejuiceeveryday.
TheirtestimoniessupportBritishresearchlastyearwhichshowedoneinthreesufferersexperiencedanimprovementafterdrinkingtheplantsolution.
Ulcerativecolitisisaconditionwheretheliningofthebowelbecomesinflamedandulcerated.
Symptomsincludebloodystools,diarrhoeaandabdominalpain.
Upto120,000peopleintheUKareaffectedandmanysufferunwantedweightlossbecausethecolonemptiesitselfsofrequently.
Thediseasecancauserashes,damagetheliverandtriggerinflammationoftheeyes.
Earlierthisyear,agonyauntVirginiaIronsidetoldhowthediseasehadaffectedherformorethan30years.
Itleftherweakandneedingthetoilet10timesaday.
Themostcommonformoftreatmentissteroidstocontroltheinflammation,oradrugcalledsulfasalazine,whichslowstheprogressionofthedisease.
Butlong-termuseofsteroidscanhavenastyside-effects,includingmoodswingsandincreasedappetite.
Duringoneboutofsteroidtreatment,Ironsideclaimedtohaveputonastone-and-a-halfinfourweeksasshecravedfood.
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'Inoticedsomeofmypatientswereusingit,'saidProfessorDavidRampton,aspecialistingastroenterologyattheRoyalLondonHospital.
'Iwasunhappyaboutthefactthattheywereusingsomethingwithoutanyclinicaltrialdatatosupportitsuse.
'Hesetupatrialinwhich44patientswithulcerativecolitisweregivenanaloeveradrinkoraplacebo.
Ofthe30whodrankaloeverajuice,ninewentintoremissionand11noticedanimprovementinsymptoms.
Intheplacebogroup,onepatientwentintoremissionandanothersawanimprovementinsymptoms.
WEALSOfoundthatboweltissueimprovedtoagreaterextentonthealoeverathanonplacebo,'saidProfessorRampton.
'Butit'simportanttostressthatpeoplewerenotcuredandthealoeveradrinkcouldnotreplaceconventionaltreatmentsunlesstheresultsarereplicatedinabiggerstudy.
'AndyWoodward,fromShipstonon-StourinWarwickshire,turnedtoaloeveraaftersufferingforseveralyearswithpainfulcolitis.
The40-year-oldfatherofonebegantoexperienceproblemswhenthestressofrunningatravelconsultancybegantotakeitstoll.
'Iwasawayfromhomeformorethanfourmonthsoftheyear,'saysAndy.
'Ontopofthat,therewasanawfullotofcorporatehospitality,usuallyinvolvingveryrichfood.
'Iwasmeanttobeaprofessionalhost,butsometimesIwouldenduplyinginthebackofthebusdoubledupinpainwhilemyclientswentofftodinner.
'AchangeofjobsimplyaddedtothestressasAndyfaceda170-miledailycommutetoLondon.
Hetriedover-the-counterremedies,tolittleeffect.
'NothingItookmadeanydifference.
Theyneverrelievedthesymptoms,theyjustpostponedthemslightly.
'AndythenheardaboutthealoeveradrinkfromacompanycalledForeverLivingProducts.
Hebegandowningasherry-glassfullofthedrink,whichcostsbetween[poundssterling]12and[poundssterling]18acarton,eachmorning.
'WithinacoupleofweeksInoticedadifference.
MymorningstomachcrampsweregoneandIdidn'tgetthatknottedfeelinganymorewhenIate.
'ThatwasfouryearsagoandtheonlytimeI'vehadproblemssincehasbeenifIgotravellingwithoutit.
Withindays,mysymptomsreturn.
'*Formoreinformationonaloeveradrinksgotowww.
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