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I think Ray Peat isn't in favor of surgery as first option. What should one do?
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Ray Peat said:Now, instead of demonstrating harm from a dietary lack of the "essential" fats, the presence of the Mead acid or omega-9 fatty acids is taken as evidence of a deficiency. Our cells (and animal cells) produce these unsaturated fats when their special desaturase enzymes are not suppressed by the presence of exogenous linoleic or linolenic acids. Normally, the inactivation of an enzyme system and the suppression of a natural biological process might be taken as evidence of toxicity of the vegetable oils, but here, the occurrence of the natural process is taken as evidence of a deficiency. To me, this seems very much like the "disease" of having tonsils, an appendix, or a foreskin--if it is there, you have a problem, according to the aggressive surgical mentality. But what is the "problem" in the case of the natural Mead or omega-9 acids? (I think the "problem" is simply that they allow us to live at a higher energy level, with greater resistance to stress, better immunity, and quicker healing.)
Wow, this is an extraordinary dissertation! Thank you for this link!Rayser said:Limits to Medicine: Medical Nemesis by Ivan Illich
http://lifedoctoring.wordpress.com/extr ... l-nemesis/
Gabriel said:I find all this generalizing doctor bashing very unhelpful. It is like hating Muslims because of terrorists or hating Christians because of the US wars.
Gabriel said:I find all this generalizing doctor bashing very unhelpful. It is like hating Muslims because of terrorists or hating Christians because of the US wars.
Uh...I find all this generalizing doctor bashing very unhelpful. It is like hating Muslims because of terrorists or hating Christians because of the US wars.
would minocycline work? or doxy? i have been getting pain in the lower right side of abdomen, i strongly suspect its some mild form of appendicitis. if you can suggest anything please let me knowThe only well tested conservative treatment is antibiotics. I think that makes sense since people wouldn't end up in hospital if the symptoms were not acute. Antibiotics work fast. They have the same effect as surgical removal of the appendix but the recurrence rate is high. I guess that's not a surprise either - there can't be a recurrence if the organ was removed. Like most inflammatory diseases I am sure appendicitis can be avoided if PUFA are.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1 ... ated=false
"Antibiotic treatment in patients with acute appendicitis was as effective as surgery. The patients had less pain and required less analgesia, but the recurrence rate was high."
"Appendicitis can best be treated with a third-generation cephalosporin and an imidazole derivative (2 days intravenously and 10 days orally)."
Conservative treatment of acute appendicitis: an overview. - PubMed - NCBI
"Acute appendicitis can be treated successfully with conservative (antibiotics) treatment with a short hospital stay. Though there is a risk of recurrence in some cases, all the complications after appendectomy can be eliminated with the conservative treatment."
Conservative treatment in acute appendicitis. - PubMed - NCBI
"Our conclusion is that antibiotic treatment in the patients with acute appendicitis is quite effective, and these patients may not need surgery. The patients managed conservatively with antibiotics alone experience less pain and require less analgesia but have high recurrent rate."
Conservative management of acute appendicitis. - PubMed - NCBI
"It is possible that uncomplicated appendicitis is a self limiting illness, the natural course of which would not include progression to perforation without prompt surgical intervention. Uncomplicated appendicitis could perhaps be compared with uncomplicated diverticulitis."
Should conservative treatment of appendicitis be first line?
"Antibiotics are both effective and safe as primary treatment for patients with uncomplicated acute appendicitis. Initial antibiotic treatment merits consideration as a primary treatment option for early uncomplicated appendicitis."
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/761787