Colloidal Silver for Colitis and Other Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Inflammatory bowel diseases including various forms of colitis seem to be becoming endemic in the population.
The CDC estimates, for example, that some 1.3 million people in the U.S. alone now suffer from colitis and other inflammatory bowel diseases, and that between nine and 12 people per every 100,000 people per year end up with inflammatory bowel disease in the U.S.
Colitis can be acute, but self-limiting. Or it can be chronic, which is to say, persistent and ongoing.
What's more, it can be triggered or exacerbated by infections such as E. coli, Salmonella, C. difficile, Shigella spp, Yersinia enterocolitis, Aeromonas spp, or Campylobacter (which is associated with an eight to 10 times higher risk of developing ulcerative colitis), or certain intestinal parasites.
Additionally, it can be associated with autoimmune or genetic factors.
Is colloidal silver helpful for colitis and other inflammatory bowel diseases? Here's what we know so far…
Hi, Steve Barwick here, for The Silver Edge…
I'm continually asked whether or not colloidal silver might be an effective remedy for the various forms of colitis and the painful flare-ups involved.
Unfortunately, there are to my knowledge zero clinical studies demonstrating silver to be effective against colitis or other inflammatory bowel and intestinal diseases.
However, a number of people have posted online that they've found colloidal silver to be very helpful for these types of conditions.
Previously, I posted an article on Colloidal Silver and Crohn's Disease to The Silver Edge website, which includes several lengthy testimonials from Crohn's sufferers who found profound relief after using colloidal silver.
If you suffer from Crohn's disease, you might want to read it.
What About Colitis?
Over the years I've also received a small handful of testimonials (anecdotal accounts) from people suffering from various forms of colitis. Here's one of the latest:
| "I have ulcerative colitis and it has proven to be successful in ending flare-ups by using colloidal silver in an enema. I also use it as a cleaning agent in the kitchen & bathroom. Thank you for providing the endless opportunities and uses for your product." -- Philip S., Littlerock, CA |
That's interesting, because the gentleman is apparently gaining relief from colitis flare-ups by using colloidal silver rectally.
However, since I've never used colloidal silver rectally, I can't comment with any degree of authority on this particular usage beyond what the anecdotal account above states.
Another colitis sufferer posted something similar on the IHaveUC.com website. She wrote:
| "I was diagnosed with UC five years ago at the age of 24. According to the colonoscopy 70% of my colon was inflamed and full of ulcers…" [She went on to describe how she'd used Vitamin E enemas of up to 8,000 IUs per day for about two weeks to help stop the flare-ups and provide relief. They worked at first, but later stopped working. So she switched to colloidal silver after reading that pathogenic microbes might be at the root of her problem. And the colloidal silver treatment did the trick. Here's what she wrote:]
"The only thing I could think of at this point that I hadn't tried for ulcerative colitis was colloidal silver. I had come across it while researching other things and had bought it for treating flu. It did help with flu and my mother was especially happy as it was the first thing that stopped her lip herpes from coming out. "Having done micro-enemas, I decided to try micro-enemas with colloidal silver. For 1 week, I used approximately 25 ml of colloidal silver after bowel movements. Lied down for 15 min to ensure it stays in… "After 3 days my stool got harder and bigger and there was no blood. I thought this is probably the bacteria in my intestines being killed… "By the 7th day I could barely go to the toilet and it really hurt. I stopped and started drinking kefir twice a day. 3-4 days later my stools started going back to normal. Still no blood or mucus. "I ate the foods that previously affected me and even drank a bit of alcohol on two occasions (less than half a glass though). Nothing! "After a month and a half I took my stool to test for occult blood which had been positive since I was diagnosed. They tested it three times and found no occult blood. "Now I eat normally. I do eat healthy but I eat without thinking though somewhat cautious. I decided to do another 7 days of colloidal silver just to ensure that there is nothing that should be dead but isn't. It's second day and my stool was already harder than yesterday. "This time I am taking olive leaf extract instead of wild oregano oil which is another natural antibiotic. "It's the first time in the past 12 months that there is no blood or mucus. I was constantly on and off. "I don't claim to have been cured or anything but if there is anyone out there willing to give it a shot, I am really interested and hopeful to see if they get the same results as me. "I think just colloidal silver enema will be more than enough. Make sure to supplement it with a probiotic afterwards. I really hope it will help someone out there. 25 ml, once a day with an enema syringe or whatever else you find." |
When asked to explain more about how she gave herself the colloidal silver enemas, she wrote as follows:
| "Well to be honest I just used a dropper I had from another liquid vitamin bottle that I'd finished. I washed that with hot water (no soap) and used it. "You can definitely use a baby nasal syringe or something similar. I bought a 200ml bottle of colloidal silver from Higher Nature, but I believe any brand will work. I just found this one and divided it into approximate 25 ml doses over 8 days right after my bowel movement. "It should take about 5 minutes max and then you must lie on your left side for about 15 minutes. Also, I'd suggest using some Vaseline on the tip of the dropper or syringe you are going to use. "In the afternoon or evening I drank kefir but you can take a probiotic if that works for you." |
Another ulcerative colitis sufferer wrote:
"I tried the colloidal silver enema in the morning for two weeks now. It has helped reduce the bleeding by about 30%. It did not completely alleviate it as it did with you but at least it's move in the right direction so I'll continue for a while."
And another ulcerative colitis sufferer who tried this same method wrote:
"I wanted to give you an update. The vit E enemas turned out to be a dead end so I moved on to the colloidal silver enemas. I did not get the rapid results you did, and ended up doing 2 weeks.
By the end of the two weeks, the blood was 90% gone which is great but still no full remission. The good news is I have maintained this level even after stopping the enemas."
So the colloidal silver enema technique clearly works better for some colitis sufferers than for others. And this may have a lot to do with whether or not an active infection is involved in the disease process.
Colloidal silver, of course, is a well-known natural antimicrobial substance, considered by some to be the most powerful natural infection-fighting agent in the world.
But in cases where the ulcerative colitis might be originating from genetic or auto-immune factors, then silver's well-known anti-inflammatory properties might still provide at least some relief since inflammation is such a large part of the disease process.
Most of the people using colloidal silver enemas for colitis say that afterwards they'd also supplement with a good probiotic supplement, or with natural probiotic foods like yogurt, homemade kefir or even sour cabbage (i.e., fermented veggies).
The reason for the supplementation with probiotics is to help restore to the bowels any beneficial intestinal microbes that might have been killed by the colloidal silver enemas.
According to an article titled "10 Top Items for Addressing Ulcerative Colitis Naturally," which appeared on NaturalNews.com and was written by our old friend and investigative reporter Tony Isaacs:
"Colloidal silver combined with probiotics can be very effective against ulcerative colitis.
Colloidal silver helps eliminate bad intestinal bacteria as well as any other pathogens which have invaded the affected areas.
Colloidal silver also aids healing.
Since colloidal silver may also eliminate beneficial bacteria, it is essential to take probiotics separate from the colloidal silver.
Probiotics are themselves among the most popular inflammatory bowel disease remedies.
Friendly bacteria that reside in the gut help manage ulcerative colitis because they help control the number of potentially harmful bacteria, reduce inflammation, and improve the protective mucus lining of the gut.
A University of Alberta study found that probiotic supplementation of 3,600 billion bacteria a day for 6 weeks resulted in 53 percent of the patients having remission and another 24 percent having noticeable improvement."
What Tony's talking about in his article is the theory of competitive inhibition. After you use colloidal silver to get rid of the pathogens, you want to restore the levels of beneficial microbes in your intestinal tract through probiotic supplementation.
In other words, the good bacteria tend to outcompete any disease-causing microbes that might still be in the intestinal tract, keeping them from forming large colonies, spreading and exacerbating the colitis condition.
What the Experts Are Saying
In an older edition of Dr. Balch's bestselling book, Prescriptions for Natural Healing, he wrote (in the section describing various health conditions that respond favorably to colloidal silver usage) that silver could be used both orally or "applied topically" for ulcerative colitis. He stated, on page 667:
Ulcerative Colitis – "A natural broad-spectrum antiseptic that fights infection, subdues inflammation, and promotes healing. Can be taken by mouth or applied topically."
Colitis is also mentioned as one of the conditions for which colloidal silver had been found useful before the advent of prescription antibiotic drugs.
See, for example, this list of 109 different infections and diseases for which colloidal silver was used by doctors back in the early 1900's.
And There's More…
What's more, Alfred Searles, in his circa 1920's book, The Use of Colloids in Health and Disease, wrote that taking colloidal silver orally can be helpful for colitis as well as for other bowel and intestinal inflammatory conditions. Searles stated:
"Taken internally, the particles of colloidal silver are resistant to the action of dilute acids and alkalies of the stomach and consequently...pass into the intestine unchanged. The importance of this is obvious in such conditions as ulcerative urticaria...dermatitis... dysentery, diarrhea and colitis."
Finally, the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine mentioned colitis in one of their bulletins, explaining that it's one of the conditions colloidal silver has been helpful against in the past. They wrote:
"Among the conditions colloidal silver has controlled are severe burns, acne, boils, candida and yeast infections, chronic fatigue syndrome, digestive problems and colitis... however these uses of colloidal silver are not clinically proven."
And that's the issue:
Colloidal silver has not been clinically proven for any medical treatment. But some people suffering from inflammatory bowel diseases have indeed found it to be of benefit. That might make it worth trying, just to see.
However, from a strictly layman's point-of-view, I'd recommend that if you have colitis and you choose to try oral doses of colloidal silver, you start small, using only typical mineral supplementation doses (i.e., only a teaspoonful several times a day at first) to make sure it doesn't irritate the issue.
Everybody's biologically different. What helps one person might not help another. And there are always rare subsets of people who don't handle nutritional supplements well, or whose conditions might be exacerbated by a supplement.
By starting small, you can judge whether or not there's any relief, and titrate the dosage upwards, gradually, a teaspoon full at a time, until the best relief is found.
You might also want to obtain a copy of the 30-page Colloidal Silver Safe Dosage Report, which is available FREE by email, and which explains how to determine your maximum safe daily dosage rate based on your body weight and the ppm of the colloidal silver product you're using.
And of course, if you're adventurous, you might consider trying the colloidal silver enemas, as described above by people who have successfully used them.
Finally, since the various forms of colitis are very serious conditions, should you decide to try colloidal silver you should definitely let your specialist know what you're doing. That way, he (or she) can monitor your progress.
Where to Obtain High-Quality Colloidal Silver
Colloidal silver is available in almost every health food store in America. It's also available online at Amazon.com or SwansonVitamins.com, or many other websites.
Some people prefer the Sovereign Silver brand, at a 10 ppm concentration. And others prefer the ASAP Colloidal Silver brand, at 24 ppm concentration. They're both widely considered to be excellent choices.
If you try colloidal silver and find that it helps you overcome your Crohn's symptoms, you'll then likely want to look into purchasing a home colloidal silver generator so you can make your own colloidal silver for less than 36 cents a quart, rather than paying $20 or $30 for a tiny four-ounce bottle at health food stores.
By making your own high-quality colloidal silver so inexpensively, you'll also be able to use colloidal silver for its many disinfectant qualities, such as:
- Spray colloidal silver onto kitchen counter tops to kill germs, mold, mildew and other microbes
- Soak your store-bought fruits and vegetables in it to eradicate potentially harmful bacteria and fungus from the food surfaces
- Clean and decontaminate faucets, door knobs, and other contact surfaces such as your kitchen cutting board or that filthy blade on your kitchen can opener
- Add a couple of ounces to your daily laundry as a natural antiseptic agent that will keep clothes, bath towels, dish rags, and other fabrics fresh and germ-free for weeks on end
- Soak your toothbrush in it to prevent microbial contamination
- Spray it around sinks, bathtubs and other surfaces to stop mold and mildew in its tracks
- Spray it topically onto cuts and burns for prevention of infection and to stimulate rapid wound healing
- Add it to your pet's water bowl to resolve internal infections and help prevent illness.
- Gargle with it to eradicate sore throats
- Put it into a spray atomizer and sniff it up your nose to eliminate sinus infections
- Add a drop or two into your eyes to stop Pink Eye or styes in a single afternoon
- Spray your store-bought meats and other fresh foods with colloidal silver before refrigerating, to kill any nasty pathogens such as MRSA on the food surfaces
And, of course, you can safely use colloidal silver internally to stop colds and flu in their tracks… alleviate intestinal infections…stop urinary tract infections…cure upper respiratory infections…wipe out infection-based prostate problems…and much, much more!
Get Educated
· To learn how tens of thousands of people are curing their own infections with safe, natural colloidal silver, see the real-life colloidal silver success stories at this link.
· To learn how truly simple it is to make your own high-quality colloidal silver for less than 36 cents a quart, click here.
· To learn what makes the Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator superior to conventional colloidal silver generators, click here.
· To save $100 on a new Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator, click here.
Meanwhile, I'll be back next week with another great article on colloidal silver….
Yours for the safe, sane and responsible use of colloidal silver,
Steve Barwick, author
The Ultimate Colloidal Silver Manual
Colloidal Silver for Colitis and Other Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
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