Expert: Kindred Beisinger penname K D Elizabeth Beisinger - 4/23/2009

Question
Hello, My husband is 28 yo and has been suffering for almost 3 years with intestinal issues, as well as depression. They seem to correlate, when stomach is acting up, the depression comes on for several days. Our western doc put him on Effexor and it was horrible. We weaned him off; we are now dealing with the dep. with exercise, yoga, and other mind/body work. We want to follow as natural a path as possible.

Our family phys ordered an EGD and colonoscopy. The results showed several ulcers, some new, some healed. The west docs have not addressed one issue, that he bleeds from bowels a lot. A doc in Canada said it was probably a fissure that doesn't heal. He has very loose stools, never anything very solid.  He has a lot of mucous with the BMs as well.  

We are trying to address this with diet/herbals. He is in othewise good health but it is hard to believe a 28 yo man would have so many stomach/bowel problems.  I feel very sad when I hear him crying out from the restroom.  Do you recommend anything?  We have thought of trying detox, etc. and are feeling somewhat lost in all of this.  Western med seems to think he is too young to have issues and it took us 3 yrs just to get them to draw the EGD/Colonoscopy because of his age.  
Desperate in LA.

Answer
Dear Lee,
Young people can have ulcers and now that they have seen the evidence, from a purely non-medical perspective, I would first recommend prayer.  Then I have found that cabbage is very good for ulcers.  I cook it until tender, add just a little bit of ground red pepper and eat a serving 2-3 times a day, for up to 3 weeks.    Cabbage is very neutralizing for acid, but can also act as a laxative if eaten in too large a quantity..  Next, I would suggest that your husband drink aloe vera juice which is very healing throughout the digestive tract.  Take according to label directions.
Hopefully this will get him on the path to better health.  I would not consider a colon cleanse or detox until the bleeding issue has been addressed and resolved.
Let me know how he gets along with this.
Kind Regards,
KD
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