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Re: Re: pancreatitus

Posted by Bob Bennewate on 11/10/03 at 10:38 AM

Hi Maureen, Well here is what I can attest to that works. My background is that I contracted pancreatitus due to chemical poisoning from drugs being administered to me that were not compatible. However, pancreatitus is pancreatitus pretty much regardless how it is contracted. Doctors initial treatment for me was to put the pancreas to sleep by flushing my system with water. The attack was so sudden and severe that the phyisican I had even told my wife to summon my children as I would likely pass away before that first night was over. Fortunately for me I had a friend at the time that was a former Pharmacist. He went to work on the internet to research for help for me. He found a doctor in Holland (I believe) that was doing research on the treatment of Thyroid problems and stumbled on the fact that selenium had a very good effect on the pancreas. He went to work on that angle and found he had 100% recovery of pancreatitus patients who took his dosage of 50-100 mcg doses. For me we found that this equates to about 1/4 teaspoon. I initially took it 2 times a day (secretly in the hospital because the doctors objected when my wife told them of the findings my friend came up with). But after I survived the first night my wife started giving the Selenium to me in the hospital. Doctor told me he was amazed that I pulled through but that I would likely have to remain in the hospital from one to possibly as long as 5-6 months! I took the doses of selenium about 2-3 times a day and was out of the hospital, on my feet, walking out, in 5 days! Afterwards we did more research and found that the best antioxidant cocktail is the dose of selenium (about 75 mcg) , 200-400 I.U. of vitamin E, 50mg of Zinc and 2 mg of copper. (Zinc will eradicate the copper in your body if you do not take a copper supplement. So copper is very necessary.) Today we have found several physicians who agree that the selenium does indeed have merit in the treatment of the pancreas. However, you can get it in healthfood stores and without a perscription so there is no $ in it for doctors. I am convinced that this has a lot to do with them turning a deaf ear to it\'s proponents. NOTE: If at all possible get the selenium in liquid form! A good one is produced by \'NutriCology\' and it is a selenium solution. You should be able to locate it at a vitamin store or healthfood store. You will not find it in grocery or drug stores. You may locate a pill form but I found that to not be as effective. Finally get off of all fatty foods. Drink water by the gallon! No alcohol at all whatsoever for at least 6 months. Never allow your diet to mix fats with sugars until the symptoms are gone and have been for over a month. If there is something with sugar in your meal, no fat. If there is fat, no sugar. I will be amazed if you do not see marked improvement in 1-2 days. Let me know how it turns out. Hope all goes well, Bob

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Re: Re: Re: pancreatitus	Jennifer	0	11/16/03 10:59 PM