I've had an Endoscopy today to check for Coeliac Disease. I'm pleased to report it was okay. A small Hernia, not enough to worry about doc said, and a couple of polyps removed. No coeliac! Yay!
So we're none the wiser as to why I keep getting Anemic. No bleeding that I've noticed..having Ulcerative Colitis, it's always on the cards.
So I guess I'll have to be sure to keep up the iron rich foods. Eggs, red meat, leafy greens, raisins, grape juice, and Vitamin C with the iron rich foods. Anything I've forgotten? Sheba? Bohemian Gypsy? I know you two are a wealth of information on these things. Anyone else?
One thing you might consider Beth... if you drink a cup of tea with your iron pill or iron-rich foods, it inhibits the absorbtion of the iron by more than 50%. A RN told me this one day as we watched an old lady taking her iron pill with her cuppa... she wondered why we gave the pills out at all.
Thanks Gerty. My niece had told me cut back on my green tea, and I didn't know about tea in general. I only ever take tablets with water anywa.
Sheba, I've recently taken to having herbal teas, on advise from a Naturopath at Mrs Flannerys, for inflammation in general and nettle is one of them. Also devils claw, rosehip, yarrow, a little licorice for taste, and dandilion for general wellbeing.
An interesting bit of info on dandilion...this advise came from my niece's mother-in-law in the Ukraine, who is I guess one could call, a herbalist of sorts. She knows about all the herbs that grow wild there. She said we should all be adding dandilion to our salads. But as we don't have it growing wild here, my sister and I decided to have it as tea.
I've found these teas are an inexpensive way of taking these herbs. It's not the best taste, but tolerable.
She's right about the Dandelion Beth. Also, Comfrey is a good source of Vitamin B 12, which is very good for combatting Anaemia. You can grow that yourself. [It's good for so many things. If you want a recipe for Comfrey Ointment let me know.] You won't buy it as a Tea. [It works.]
Use it as either a Tea, or you can include it in Soups etc. Very good for stomache ulcers too. I have a Soup recipe which cured one of my neighbours once. His Dr. asked him what he'd done, as his ulcer had disappeared. I'd been giving him the Soup, as he couldn't eat normal food at the time.
Haven't looked for more yet. Will look for more tomorrow. [Can't find one particular book.]
Cheers,
Sheba.
-- Edited by Sheba on Saturday 25th of August 2012 07:20:38 PM
I have an Endoscopy and a colonoscopy mid September, tell me did they put you out to it or were you awake???? as i dont want to know a thing..lol..lol..I am a nurse but cant handle this done to me...lol.. Stay Safe.. happy thursday .x
I have an Endoscopy and a colonoscopy mid September, tell me did they put you out to it or were you awake???? as i dont want to know a thing..lol..lol..I am a nurse but cant handle this done to me...lol.. Stay Safe.. happy thursday .x
Oh God no Ellice! You're not awake! It's not a full-on Aenesthetic, but you're sedated.
I've had many Colonoscopies. A couple of times, I felt 'thing's' when they were almost done, but no pain as such.
I don't mean to scare you Ellice, but with this Endoscopy, I don't think he gave me enough 'juice', because I was coming out of it before they'd taken out the 'hose'. I remember gagging and going crook at the Anaesthetist.
I'll be sure to tell them next time to give me enough 'juice'.
Many years ago, when my niece was about 14, she had an Endoscopy, and they gave her no Anaesthetic at all! How aweful for the poor girl!
The down side of living this long, is there is more opportunity for things to go wrong. That's life. We must be very careful about any medicine, even herbal medicine. Everyone has their concoctions and potions, but too much, or too many together can be no good at all. Be careful about mixing and blending. More is not better. Unless we know exactly how to prepare and the quantities to take, we could be doing more harm then good. Be careful. I take a mega B and C, Glucosamine, fish oil, magnesium and ginger. Too much is worse than not enough when it comes to fish oil. It can cause muscle weakness. The ginger is best as ground ginger, or I take Blackmores Motion Sickness pills which are pure ginger in a pill. It's the most effective anti-inflammatory I've found for my arthritic pain. When I was taking blood pressure medication I couldn't have anything with aniseed, and I love aniseed and licorice. The first thing I did was have a feed of black jelly beans after the op. A good balanced diet of all the foods you mentioned would be ideal, but none of us are perfect. Don't feel bad about not eating liver. It's not good for your colestorol. So supplements are a good thing.
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CG I take fish oil, magnesium, a multi vitamin, caltrate, as well as my meds. And my Specialist has just put me on a dose of Folic Acid 3 times a week..something to do with my lack of spleen. One thing I've never had a problem with is blood pressure,,amazingly.
I know ginger is a good anti inflammatory, but I hate the taste. I've never thought of taking the motion sickness pills. I'll ask about them.
Beth, may I suggest instead of caltrate that you look for some calcium citrate (Citracal is one brand)... its said to be more easily absorbed, and is less constipating than the dreaded chalk! I think its more expensive though. I'm trying a different one which comes from seaweed, its a powder and less expensive, will see what side effects it has.
I don't ever recall having constipation in my life Rosie. Having Ulcerative Colitis, the opposite is generally my problem.
I actually did change to VitAustralia Calcium & D3.
Each tablet contains: 1500mg of Calcium Carbonate which equates to 600mg of elemental calcium. Plus 5mcg of VitD3 & 40mcg of Vit K to aid absorbtion of calcium.
They're chewable and were cheaper than Caltrate too.
After all the sleeping I did while waiting at the hospital, then early to bed last night...resulted in being awake at that God aweful hour!
