Cara Fusinato
Sarcastic Forum Comedian
Greetings all! I had my gallbladder removed in 2000, and I had some changes to my GI system, but everything fit the bill for gallbladder loss. In April 2006, I created "the perfect storm" by taking codeine, eating burgers for several days, being under massive stress, exhausting myself physically, AND wolfing down some pizza without particularly chewing. I ended in the hospital in extreme pain. They removed the appendix, but it probably didn't need it. Inside, they found what my surgeon calls "the most extreme case of Crohn's he had EVER seen in a patient living or dead in his 30 year career." Creepy. He took pictures, internally. Creepy. He wants to submit them to learning journals. Even creepier! I had a colooscopy and I was so inflammed the doc. couldn't get the scope past the strictures. Upper GI and small intestine follow-through revealed strictures in the 18 inches just where the small intestine joins to the large. My first GI doctor wanted to do immediate surgery, followed by enticort, Pentasa and immune suppressant. He was very ugly with me when I wanted to wait it out a bit. I went to a new GI doc. Great guy. Pentasa, VSL#3, and immune suppressant after 6 weeks to allow the flare-up to subside. 8 weeks! I could not eat solid food. I was in pain every day. I researched and everything I read was dismal. No one lives happily ever after with Crohn's. Not that I saw online. Finished that flare-up, did good, ate a vege salad. Two more weeks of flare-up. Not so intense. THEN, I met the thing that changed my life! XanGo Brand mangosteen juice. Hours, and hours, and hours of research, DVD watching, CD listening-to, and conversations with real people, prompted me to try it. 1 1/2 ounces 3X a day. In 1 1/2 weeks, I cut the Pentasa in half and dropped th VSL#3, and my GI doc. and I decided to hold off on immune suppressant. He told me to keep on the juice and report in 6 months. At 3 weeks, all meds are gone. No pain, no inflammation, reduced bathroom visits, and signs the strictures have relaxed some and food goes through. Acid reflux from the slow digestion, GONE! Even some knee arthritis is gone. I have found a miracle for myself and now I am living successfully with Crohn's. I'd be happy to tell anyone about this juice or hear of anyone else who has tried it. Life is good again and I want to dance, work on our farm, and shout from the rooftop how happy I am about how I feel.
