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Josephus (Seattle, Wa, Usa) on 03/09/2010
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Check out what Dom in Austrailia has to say about curing ulcerative colitis:
http://users.sa.chariot.net.au/~dna/IBD/index.htm

My experience: I am a 70 year old male diagnosed with UC in 1996. I tried a lot of natural remedies and finally achieved remission in 2004 with megadoses of probiotics - about 1.2 trillion CFU/day, some store-bought and some from my home-made kefir. When I tried lowering the dosage, my symptoms returned within 10 days. During this time I eased off and quit taking Asacol.

In December, 2008, I did a 7-day diet of nothing but water and brown rice: water - 1 glass in the AM plus enough to cook the rice rice - 2 tbls raw, soaked overnight plus 4 quarter-cup servings throughout the day.

I only did stage 1 of Dom's protocol. Right away, I quit taking the store-bought probiotics and after a few months stopped the kefir. I feel that I am still healing but I have had NO symptoms of the UC. Hope this will help someone.

Replied By Paul (Boston, Ma) on 03/10/2010

Josephus,

You said you did the water and brown rice in December 2008. How are you doing now? Since 2008 did you have to do the 7-day diet again? Was it difficult to follow this diet for 7-days?

I have been suffering with UC for almost 10 years. I have done probiotics, diets, aloe vera, acupuncture, kinsiology. Natural treatments and just about every prescription drug that was approved. I still have a hard time accepting the "there is no cure".

Replied By Josephus (Seattle, Wa, Usa) on 03/10/2010

Hi Paul;

Answers:
How am I doing now? Absolutely great! I eat what I want and have had no UC symptoms for over a year.

Did I do the 7-day diet again? No, but for insurance I did three more days in February 2009. I don't think it made any difference.

Was it difficult? I hope this answer doesn't discourage you but yes it was about the hardest thing I have ever done as an adult. I live in an area with a lot of restaurants and just the smell of food was driving me nuts. You won't starve, you can eat as much brown rice as you want, but it sure is bland.

There is a cure. Go for it!

Replied By Kiarah (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) on 05/21/2010

Hi I can't access Don's link... I have been diagnosed with UC and just been out on steroids, which did help me get back to work but am so afraid of the side effects. this brown rice diet sounds amazing could you please post the details? Can you mix olive oil or cilantro in it for flavour? Thank you all for posting your cures I am regaining hope that there might be something for me to go into remission if the month of steroids doesn't work..... Thank you very very much.

EC: Just checked - the link still works!

Replied By Josephus (Seattle, Wa, Usa) on 05/23/2010

Hi Kiarah;

If you have still not been able to access Dom's site... He suggests several things you can mix with your rice (I presume for flavor); 1 tsp natural non-pasturised soy sauce, 1 tsp non-pasturised miso, 1/2 cube sofu (preserved bean curd) and 1 cup green or herbal tea with each meal. He also says do not eat or drink anything not listed here. All that sounded like more than I wanted. I ate nothing but brown rice for seven days and it worked!!

Replied By Jumpshotc7 (Hoover, Al) on 01/20/2011

Hi Josephus,

I'm really hoping you get this, or happen to stop by on this thread...

I read through Don's webpage and decided to undergo the brown rice diet.

I am on Day 4... Just ate last meal of day, so I guess day 5 :)... Anyways, I was wondering if you eased into your regular eating habits after the 7 days according to Dom's instructions or if you eased into your regular habits like a regular fast, or if you just jumped right into your regular diet

Also, you said you had 4 quarter cup servings throughout the day... As in just a quarter of a cup of brown rice 4 times a day! ? That sounds great because I'm having trouble finishing more than 4-5 bite fulls of rice this far into the diet as just the smell of the brown rice is kind of nauseating to me. Would also love to hear how you're doing this long after going through it... God Bless

Replied By Josephus (Seattle, Wa, Usa) on 03/04/2011

Hi Jumpshotc7

Sorry to be so long in replying - just got back from a couple of months in Mexico.

I hope you continued the brown rice regimen for the 7 days and the results were worth the difficulties.

For me, it was definitely worth it. It's now over 2 years and I have absolutely no symptoms of UC, no food restrictions and feel that I am completely healed.

Best of luck.

Replied By Harsh (Delhi, India) on 03/14/2011

Hi, i just read about the brown rice diet. can someone please explain it to me as to how to do this diet and what all and how much... In detail i am also a patient of ulcerative colitis
i hope I also get benefitted. thanks and regards, harsh

Replied By Josephus (Seattle, Wa, Usa) on 03/17/2011

Hi Harsh;

Here's the brown rice diet as I did it.

1) Each morning drink 1 glass of water.

2) Each morning eat (chew well) 2 tablespoons of raw brown rice that has been soaked overnight in water.

3) During the day cook and eat 4 meals, each with 1/4 cup brown rice and 1/2 cup water.

That's it. Eat no other food or beverage.

Do this diet for a minium of 7 days. If you still have colitis symptoms, continue for another 2 or 3 days. At the end, ease back into your regular eating pattern with light meals of fruit and vegetables.

Good luck!!

Replied By Nicole (Evansville, Indiana, Usa) on 04/25/2011

Hello Josephus, Thank you for the information. I'm currently on Day 3 of the brown rice diet. I'm trying to remain hopeful about this, but as you said it is hard. When did you see changes for the better?

Replied By Josephus (Seattle, Wa Usa) on 04/26/2011

Hi Nicole; I know it's tough but please stick to it!! It's been over two years for me and my colitis is still completely gone. Hard to remember that far back but I think I was seeing positive results, easing of symptoms, after 4 or 5 days and completely gone after 7.

I wish you the best of luck. Let us know how you do.

Replied By Nicole (Evansville, In, Usa) on 04/29/2011

Hi Josephus,

Thank you for the encouragement. I have been seeing an easing of symptoms. Today is day 7 and (sorry for the specifics) yesterday held two BMs. Major victory! But somehow I am disappointed that it is not all the way better.

By being completely normal by the seventh day, did you mean consistency of BMs as well as number?

I'm debating whether I will do an extra day or not. If today is at least similar I don't think I will. I am going to do Dom's kefir bit, which I think will be helpful for me since I've always felt this has been a bacterial issue.

Replied By Namebrand (Vancouver, Bc, Canada) on 06/03/2011

Hi Josephus, I started the brown rice diet and after 3 days had to stop due to a friends wedding party. I plan on restarting but was wondering when (which day) did you notice an improvement in symptoms. The 3 days I did, didnt really help. I guess im just looking for some encouragement, thanks

Replied By Josephus (Seattle, Wa Usa) on 06/05/2011

What? They won't serve your brown rice at the reception?

No, three days is not enough to start seeing any results. Probably nothing until day six. Good luck!

Replied By Bartholomew (Endwell, Ny) on 06/07/2011

I Developed UC symptoms in 2006 and it's been all downhill ever since! But in all seriousness, I like anyone reading this knows either from experience or desperation that medical science just won't help the way it should, which generally leads people to investigate alternitives.

So I'm in the process of doing this as well. What I discovered from searching around is that this is based on an old Macrobiotic Diet, Diet Number 7 I beileve.

The trouble with this diet is, it's got complex-carbs in it which are BAAAADDD for UC sufferers... However... It also has anti-oxidants and prebiotic ellements to it and will help level out your PH levels, which in theory could be very helpful for IBD.

Prebiotics in particular are one thing people with UC can not have too much of. Anyone who recovers from UC, prebiotic foods will likely be the best way to maintain remission simply because it feeds your gut flora.

I can tell you I've been doing it longer then seven days already, but I haven't stopped yet. Has it helped? I'm really not sure. Ive had chronic Copper poisaning due to the high acidic level in our well water, which is causing leaching metals to be strained into my food/drink... So I'm unreliable to ask at this point.

BUT just so you know: Over here it's stated that it might actually make your condition worse:

http://www.tolaymat.com/Diet-English/Macrobiotics/Macro7Diet-E.htm

Over here it's stated that it takes 1 Week to 3 Months to cure IBD (but it doesn't say it's done with this diet):

http://www.tolaymat.com/Diet-English/Illnesses/Diarrhea-E.html

If it improves anything at all... I will be back to post.

Replied By Bartholomew (Endwell, Ny) on 06/13/2011

OK so... A little background first before I get into it. As I mentioned in the previous post, I was having bleeding issues. I also had a sensitivity to the brown rice too because of the carbs in it- so here's what I did:

I allowed the rice to soak for a day first (to allow it to sprout and to make sure any enzyme inhibitors/chemicals were dissipated) then rinsed them off and placed them in a blender to turn the rice into rice-flour. Then I ate the flower raw (4x a day), I did not cook it. However, I FULLY chewed (and broke down) the rice as much as I could before swallowing. Our saliva has natural enzymes in it to help break down and thus allow us to better absorb food. Even people (like me) who have carbohydrate sensitivity can avoid alot of grief just from taking the time to do this. To aid me I had a small glass of water that had lemon juice (to increase my saliva output). I drank water with each meal to avoid dehydration.

For awhile I was still bleeding which concerned me. Also, I was getting allot of yellow bile in my stool which I know is not good. If I hadnt felt like I had nothing left to lose I don't think I would have continued as long. Even though this took longer then the prescribed 7 days... It did at last seem to work. I have full stools and no bleeding. Am I cured? I'm going to assume no, however I believe I've put myself in remission. This diet has given me a huge advantage and I just might have a chance to keep this under control now!

This is a HUGE deal folks. People with UC take notice!! I know chances are youve tried alot of things, some of which may have helped to a certain degree (Like Sheldon's Vitamin-E enema). I know your probably weary of all this, have seen more then your share of contradictary information, scammers and all-out B. S. - I know how it is. All I can say is I tried this and it seems like it's working. I really stuck with it even when I was sure it wasn't helping. I'm glad I did that.

As I mentioned in the previous post, there are alot of great qualities to Brown Rice. It just might have the right combination of nutrients and other elements to allow our bodies to heal themselves. Here's a link to scientific study information about Organic Brown Rice, I recommend people take a look:

http://curezone.com/forums/fm.asp?i=839417

I'll come back to post again as a follow up. Not sure when, but probably a long time from now. Good luck to all of us.

Replied By Mirza (Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh) on 06/21/2011

Hi, I am a colitis patient and wanted to start this brown rice diet, but facing diarrhea kind of syptoms after taking Row 2 tbls rice for 2 days I have not started the full cource as I wanted to check brown rice affect on my body. many people have confirmed that the face diarrhea after consuming brown rice so kindly advice if it is common to get diarrhea with brown rice or how to handle this

Replied By Namebrand (Vancouver, Bc, Canada) on 06/27/2011

hello Bartholomew from Endwell, I tried the brown rice fast for 7 days and it didnt seem to work, and now that I am eating regular food it seems that my stomach is even more sensitive? you mentioned that you did it for longer than 7 days, how long did you do it for? I plan to restart the brown rice fast so I need to know how long you did it for

thanks, Dennis

Replied By Chegui69 (Long Beach, Ca, Usa) on 03/28/2013

Josephus, how are feeling you or anyone that tried this diet feeling after the brown rice fast? I read somewhere else that glucose is what feeds the bacteria in the colon so interested to know how you all are feeling? I had a colo done yesterday reults havent come back yet but he said I had some internal hemmies and possible what looked like Pictosis (uc). I read a lot of real bad stories out there so just want to get a handle of this early on. Best of luck to everyone.

Replied By Christian (Germany) on 01/09/2016

Hi Josephus,

Thanks for sharing your experience.

I am on my 4th day of rice fasting and the situation improoved noticeably.

Did you drink the Kefir while you were on the fast or did you drink it before and after the fast? Could you tell me which amout you took each day?

I could imagine that the Kefir has big influence in restoring the gut flora...

Hope you're still doing well and best wishes to you,

Christian

Replied By Tom (Detroit, Mi) on 06/28/2017

Hello Jospehus and others who have tried this, has it healed you and are you still doing OK after all this time with no UC symptoms?

I'm about to give this a try and hoping it works

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