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well, i could attack this from quite a few different angles

i had bad lower gi problems on and off for quite a few years and pretty soon the prescribed meds were not working, and was looking at surgery to remove the offending parts. i was pretty miserable and lost about 30 lbs. and there comes a time when Divine intervention is sought.

anyway, depends on how you look at it, i ended up at a nd office, and he told me my condition was no problem. told me what to eat and gave me a few things, acupuncture which helps a lot, and in a couple weeks i was able to go back to work.

you have to keep in mind, whoever you see will treat you in their mode of training. sounds like you are taking meds that are eliminating the symptons, but you haven't discovered the cause. so if you are happy with this, carry on. it has been my experience that people in general would rather suffer than try something different, which might not be acceptable to mainstream america or the insurance companies.

at 31 you're in the prime of your life and have enough energy to heal yourself if you find the cause.

some background on my doctor to give you an idea. he started at a well known medical school, ku, and decided the curriculum wasn't for him and enrolled at bastyr college of naturopathic medicine and studied 6 mos. acupuncture in japan. as a side, the change in the human condition or lack of is nothing new, treatments that are ages old are available that are effective and correct the root of the problem. just because there are not instruments to measure some of the treatments doesn't indicate lack effectiveness.

mainstream medical establishments do have their place, you have to decide which type of treatment you prefer.

there are 5 different pulses in the human body i've read. my doctor can take my pulse and tell me my condition. he doesn't wear a stethoscope or a lab coat, and has only used a stethoscope once when i had a bad virus to listen to my lungs. if you ever research acupuncture, homeopathic medicine, or some of the other methods employed it is fascinating.

i hesitate to post this, because i'm sure it will upset a few egos, but that is the nature of the human race.

enough?