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Post by Mister Mike on Jul 29, 2018 17:38:02 GMT
Hey all - since last Oct at least I've been having all kinds of gut issues and loose bowels. Recently I've been on Alinia to treat my infection and my gut has felt good so I attributed it to the Alinia. However, just yesterday I started up Japanese Knotweed again as an herbalist suggested it for my swollen blood vessels. I had taken it for a long time, but recently stopped due to concerns it might be heating me up too much, but thought I'd try and see if it would work as the herbalist suggested. This morning the old gut cramps and discomfort came back suddenly with loose bowels (and Alinia is an anti-diarrhea med). So, I decided to check with Google and sure enough found this:
"When taking Japanese Knotweed capsules of dried powder root, the presence of emodin, a purgative, may irritate the intestine and cause rapid bowel movements."
I'm going to stop the JK immediately and see how I feel.
Have you ever heard of this with JK?
p.s. Just googled Emodin and it says "An orange crystalline compound, C14H4O2(OH)3CH3, obtained from rhubarb and other plants and used as a laxative."
When I recently had my colonoscopy they remarked that I had melanosis coli (basically a darker than average colon) and was asked if I have taken laxatives for a while as it can cause that...
Folks I think we have Bingo...
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Post by Admin/ Traveler on Aug 6, 2018 17:34:54 GMT
Oh wow, Mr Mike! What an issue! Sure glad to hear that you were able to put the facts together to figure this out though! How are you doing since you stopped the JK?
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Post by acres on Aug 25, 2018 2:21:41 GMT
What would be a replacement for jk with similar benefits?
To get my colon back in shape I eat ground flax seed everyday, add ibgard (time elapsed peppermint capsule) and very small dose of pepto (1 chewable) when my bowels get angry....I am an ex cdiff sufferer....also have lyme and co infections..
I also take a probiotic called vsl3 (has 8 strains)....Do not know if this will help to normalize your gut, but it works for me..... Scott
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Post by Admin/ Traveler on Aug 25, 2018 21:42:40 GMT
Flax seeds can interfere with the thyroid. I don't know how or when, but it did interfere with my thyroid function at first, but now there seems to be no issues. I have no idea what changed or when it changed though. Just something to keep in mind, as it definitely doesn't happen to everyone!
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