What is the drug Dapsone used for, and has anybody heard of it being used for CD (Celiacs Disease)?
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Dapsone is an pharmacological medication most commonly used for the treatment of Mycobacterium leprae infections (leprosy).
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I also have Crohn's Disease and have had it for 6 years. Sometimes it is bad and other times it is ok. I was also anemic. I choose not to go on any medication for various reason, but it is something you should discuss with your doctor. Predisone causes a lot of weight gain. You should maybe see another doctor and find a lot of online information that can help. Sometimes certain foods will flair it up such as dairy or spicy foods. If you want more information then feel free to email me.
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I use echinacia as a tea and a neti. Works wonders if you have a normal immune system.
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You should  join the Peptizyde and HN-Zyme Prime Yahoo group\nfor addressing Autism. \nhttp://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/enzymesandautism/.\n\n"Significant improvements were seen in eye contact, language, humor, foods tolerated, digestion, stools/bowels, Significant decreases were seen in aggression, hyperness, anxiety, self-stimming, self-injurious behavior, pain, and headaches among others."\nhttp://owen.curezone.com/healing/autismenzymes.html\n\nAlso eliminate dairy including pizza and milk from his diet. Limit wheat or gluten based foods.
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Hi, I have celiac disease (wheat/gluten allergy) and am allergic to soy. I use Bette Hagmans Cookbooks because although everything is pretty much just gluten free she tells you how to use the recipes by substituting safe ingredients for your child in place of the eggs, and soy. The nuts in all her recipes are optional and she teaches you how to use egg replacer in her recipes. She has many cookbooks out...I have about four and there are still more out there. And her recipes are easy, even for me and I am just starting to learn to cook all these different ways too. Amazon.com is the easiest way to find all her books in one place. Also, a good website is glutensolutions.com, they sell pre-made food and you can check off you son's allergies and it will show you the products that  are safe for him to eat. Also all the ingredients for each item are listed so you can double check for everything as well. Hope this helps!
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Celiac Disease affects one person in every 100, yet doctors are so unaware of it that only one person in 3500 in the general population is diagnosed with Celiac Disease in the U.S. (that means only 3% of the people suffering with the disease ever get the proper diagnosis, and therefore, proper treatment).\n\nCeliac Disease is an autoimmune disease that damages the lining of the small intestine.  It is caused by an allergic reaction to gluten/gliadin proteins in wheat, rye and barley.  \n\nThe only treatment is nutritional - avoidance of the foods that contain the proteins.  Medical doctors may miss this common condition (often misdiagnosed as IBS) because it is a nutritional problem and there is no drug treatment.  It is well documented that medical doctors have almost no training in nutrition and receive most of their continuing education knowledge from the drug companies.
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Divalproex (Depakote) sodium affects chemicals in the brain that may be related to seizures, migraine headaches, and manic episodes in bipolar disorder. \n\nDivalproex sodium treats seizure disorders such as epilepsy, complex partial seizures, and absence seizures. This medication also helps to prevent migraine headaches, and to control mania associated with bipolar disorder.
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He needs another drug Clartin and cleranex make me dissy.  I would ask the doctor about lodrane or lohist in is an old Rx both it works great for me and I have bad allergies.
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http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/medicines/100002190.html
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Sadly I think Drs now days have become blinkered and find it hard to appreciate there can be a cure without drugs. They are far to quick to pigeon hole people and lable them as having a 'treatable' condition, without first looking at other possible explanations and/or causes.  Drug companies have a lot to do with it too, they have a scary hold over our Drs, our NHS and our society, when it comes down to it, it's all about the money.\n\nA friend of a friend of mine had a similar problem with misdiagnosis.  Her daughter had a red raw rash on her thighs and bum, she was prescribed anti eczema creams but it became so bad the child was hospitalised.  It gradually got better until she went home and it flareded up again.  To cut a long story short, she took her to a holistic practitioner and it was discovered the child was allergic to the type of rubber in her bath mat.  Result - no mat, no rash - simple as that. \n\n We are far to quick to assume that drugs are the only cure, and the media does not help matters.  I'm afraid we will only see an increase in children being labeled as having ADHD etc. as the diet we feed our children declines further into the relms of cheap, quick and easy, toxic ladened convienience foods.  Our bodied weren't build to cope with the levels of preservatives, additives and essentially poisons that we pump it full of daily.  Even when we think we are doing well by eating low-fat food, we're only making things worse as these are full of increasing levels of sugar, or worse, aspartame to compensate for the lack of fat.\n\nSadly I don't know the solution, but It has to come from the top.  Organic foods need to be cheaper, and food education should be a top priority.  Our diet affects us more than we know!
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yes,I have had celiac disease for 16 years,I asked the same question and only got sites I already know to visit online!so,If you want to know any of my meals I put together and how I cope with these darn allergies,ask me,mine are severe and I know just about anything and everthing about this!jj
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Prednisone is probably one of the worst yet best drugs out there.  It is a miracle cure for alot of things, but unfortunatley there really is no way to get the drugs out of your system any faster, or naturally.  It just needs to run its course.  My ex husband was on prednisine probably 4  out of 5 years that we were together and it was absolutely awful.  He was on and off anti depressants and it was all we could do for him.  On lower doses Vitamin b helped a bit.  I wish you lots of luck.
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OK, go to a different doc! A few years ago, I suddenlt lost ton of weight (70 lbs in 3 months) had constant migraines, vomiting, nausea, diareah and was fainting also. Every time I stood up, everything would get dark & dizzy. Finally after 5 docs, and about 40 visits to the ER (plus a ton of medical bills) I finally found a doc that helped me. I told her all my labs, scans, ect. were normal. She tested me for Celiac Spru, a test hardly anyone does (and a disease I have mentioned to other DOCTORS who had never heard of it!!!!) They check your blood for an antibody to gluten. Gluten is in almost everything, flour, cereal, salad dressing, broth... Anyway Celiac is NOT a food allgery, it is actually an auto-immune DISEASE that has no cure. Check out Celiac.org and read up on it. I had so many symptoms I thought I was dying of cancer. PLEASE get checked for this!! After a year of living Gluten-free, I am a whole new person, finally healthy again, no headaches, fainting, nausea, weight loss. This was a disease I have carried all my life, but it did not manifest untill I was 28, after the birth of my 3rd child. Also, if you test positive, have your kids checked, sisnce is is a GENETIC disease. Good Luck! If you do test positive, feel free to eamail me at cteretto@yahoo. It is a complete life change, and I have tons of resources. Best of luck to you, and I hope you feel better!!
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I hope your mom starts feeling better soon!  \n\nAs for Celiac Disease and Gluten Free ... to start out, your mother will need to eat simple foods with minimum seasonings, additives, etc.  The more natural and non-processed the better. Her gut needs time to heal.\n\nThis is a good time to educate your self on the many places where gluten may "hide."   Natural Flavorings can sometimes hide gluten grains, especially barley.  Watch out for anything labeled "Malt."\n\nVinegars -- even those which are not derived from gluten grains can be very hard to handle for new Celiacs -- but after the gut has had time to heal, these can be included.  Apple cider and balsalmic vinegars  are fine -- watch for anything that is a flavored vinegar or which is malted.  \n\nAll foods, beverages, medications (over the counter and Rx) will need to be checked and verified as gluten free.  ANything that can end up in the mouth needs to be looked at as suspect.  \n\nwww.celiac.com has some good info -- in particular, look for the Safe/Forbidden Lists -- these are the "strange" ingredients that sometimes have gluten.  \n\nGood luck
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I have not heard of it either. Sorry\n\nA good treatment option is also taking a combined supplement of glucosamine and chondrontin sulfates. They are both found naturally in cartliage and assist in protecting arthritic joints. They do not re-build the cartliage as this is impossible, but it certainly helps increase range of motion and functionality.\n\nParacetamol is also good for the pain.
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I've taken Seldane a couple of times and it was possibly the most potent antihistamine I've ever had.  My methods for allergy relief now are quite different.  I work as a doctor of chiropractic/clinical kinesiologist in a sports chiropractic clinic.  I use a very specific allergy elimination technique that works great as well as get rid of any inflammation in the nervous system and bugs in your gut to assist with allergies of all types.  If I knew what area you lived in I could possibly advise you on where to go/who to see.  In any case, I can't vouch for other doctors' results but two websites may be of interest/help:  see below.  Allergies are nothing more than your brain's inability to recognize certain substances properly and respond properly.  Acupuncture, kinesiology, nutrition, etc...are all good for relieving allergy symptoms and get to the root of the problem.
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I have researched something called DMSO. My grandmother has cancer also, and she is not doing very well, but at this point she won't take DMSO, she is stubborn. Please research it and get her to try it. I really believe it will help!!