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More Praise For Listen To Your Gut

Please Note: I do not list people's full names or city for privacy reasons – these diseases are very personal and can get people discriminated against (at work, for example).

"I have better health now, then before I got the disease!"

 

Basically I’m calling because when I read this book I was in bed and I weighed about 129 pounds. And I had lost 45 pounds leading up to that and was just so weak and couldn’t move. I kind of felt like my entire life was going to be about that. And I knew that there were some answers out there, if I could just find them, that would help me get back on my feet. I had resisted taking Prednisone for a very long time and had gotten just so sick that it was starting to compromise greatly the quality of my life. My wife was pregnant. It was just not a good time for me not to be a hundred percent. I don’t think there ever is a good time not to be a hundred percent. But - so, you know - Jini’s book was like a friend.
And as I stopped there… and laid there - I should say - and read this book, it gave me not only comfort and strength to feel that I could get through this, it gave me knowledge and it gave me tools. Some of the simple things I did immediately and it truly helped me to get out of that bed.
And it helped me mentally because so much of this dis-ease, as she calls it and others call it, is mental. Now I know a lot of people might have a hard time with that but I know from dealing with this for six years and now being back to the weight that I was, having better health than I had before I got the disease, that getting yourself in check mentally is something that she really emphasizes. As well as supplements, as well as nutrition.
And this idea that one size doesn’t fit all. And that’s what western medicine wants to do. Western medicine wants to give you something to deal with the symptoms. But really it’s about going inside. And Jini’s book and her teachings literally guide you through that, give you lots and lots of choices because it is an individual experience. One thing does not fit all.
As a result of me reading her books and re-reading her books and giving her books to people that come to me - I just can’t tell you how much comfort and how much knowledge that I have gained from her. And now I seem to be a little bit of a magnet for people going through this, or who have just been diagnosed. And it brings me nothing but joy to kind of spread the knowledge and to point them in her direction.
To this day - I signed up for all these chat rooms and all these things when I was first diagnosed. And I have systematically gotten rid of it all. I, you know - I no longer search the internet for quick-fixes like I did in those early months. There is no quick fix. It’s a personal journey.
And Jini Patel Thompson is the person to take you on that journey. And I so appreciate her and I so appreciate her teachings. And, you know, I’ve been inspired by her and it’s my pleasure to give this testimonial. I wish I could give my phone number out to people to call me because I care that much and I know she does. So that’s it. Good luck.
- Jim P., California

"In remission for a year and a half"

 

I really started reading your books for my daughter. I'm 63 years old but my daughter's 35 years old. She started Crohn's when she was 21. She went in remission for a while and she fell sick again about two years ago. She lost a lot of weight and she was very ill. She was living in Montreal. She came home and I ordered this book The IBD remission Diet. And she had girlfriend who had Listen To Your Gut so we put both of them together because I had lent out the Listen To Your Gut to somebody and I never got it back. So we put them both together and we started reading and making the shakes that it says in there and reading all the tips so far.
A few weeks I started making all the broth and I started making the shakes. And doing all the stuff that you were saying in the book. And she started losing weight we got - kind of got worried for a while and she must have went down to about 95 pounds. And she didn’t look very well. But then after being on this diet for, I would say approximately two to three months, then we started introducing her different foods that's on your reintroduction chart there - Phase One, Phase Two... And we started introducing some of those foods and she got better. And now she is - she works for an airline as a stewardess and she has it pretty well under control.
She was taking (salofalk) and prednisone in the beginning and she - after a couple of months she weaned off of that and now she takes nothing. No medication whatsoever. She watches her diet and she has been in remission ever since, so it's been a year in a half that she's been in remission. And she has no problems whatsoever, but we keep this book and we keep all that information on hand all the time. And I want to thank you very much for all of your information.
- Pauline O., New Brunswick

"My 11-yr-old daughter has a completely happy, drug-free, pain-free life"

 

My daughter was diagnosed with Crohn's disease in July, widespread and in her stomach. And she had a course of steroids. The enteric coated ones which she did not do too badly on, but she was losing weight so the she was started on steroids at 50 milligrams and she went downhill from that stage really. When she went from 50 to 40 mg, she had an extreme pain and the gastroenterologist simply couldn't get her off the steroids. It was back up to 50 again. It was excruciating pain. She said she envied people who could stretch out in bed - and she's only 11 years old.
I came across Jini's book on the foundation - the Crohn's Colitis Foundation in Australia and I sent away for a copy. And I also sent away for a sample of the shakes and some of the additives. And it arrived amazingly about five days later. And I didn't think anything of it because I thought the steroids would work but it got worse and worse. And the gastroenterologist wanted me to start her on Imuran. But I said to him, I just wanted to give her the chance to not go on drugs for - his idea was to put her on for something like 10 years and then he was lining her up for Infliximab. Which I didn’t like the sound of, because it's so new.
Anyway he - she was in such terrible pain and she had such a bad day that she wasn't eating anyway, so I mixed up one of the shakes and said drink this anyway. And we kept going with the shakes, maybe she had I think three that day and then a couple the next day and the third day we had an appointment with him anyway where we would decide whether to put her on Imuran. And she - that morning I found her stretched out in bed and she said to him 'I’m on a liquid diet and the pain's gone'.
And he said he was skeptical that anything could work that fast and did the book say that it did and I said well it actually says you’re more likely to get a bit worse the three days. I was skeptical too and he said maybe a blockage had passed through. Well maybe that was the case, but the pains got fewer and fewer as time went on. He said he would now support the diet. He didn't like some of the - he didn't like the idea that there wasn't any iron and fat in it. I had to point out that you added those yourself and that it was flax oil and he was a bit happier about that.
And the pains got fewer and fewer and the right side pain where she had the narrowing of the bowl. The stricture, which showed in the MRI, that was more stubborn, but she kept up with it for six, almost seven weeks. And that gradually went away. And when she pressed on it, it stopped hurting altogether. And she's leading a completely happy, drug free, and pain free life.
I was going to record - I was going to write a testimonial when the time was right because I was just - I was waiting for a year or so to pass by. But I think - I have hope that she's got a brighter future now because I didn't see that future in his eyes after he did the scope. And she's on the probiotics, the Natren probiotics and I've also got some VSL and I’m just seeing which ones she responds better to. She's taken them both well and so we are just looking to the future really.
Anyway, it's not a scam and my husband said it's not a lot of stuff in the Diet but that is because the – Listen To Your Gut book is more wide ranging. I've got them both and I did my own research and I've found that it pretty much tallied with what I found out. It's sensible and it doesn't make grandiose claims and I trusted it. And I was right to. Anyway, thank you.
- Jo X., Australia

"My clients have been very pleased with Jini's work"

 

I’m a health care practitioner and I live in Delta BC, Canada. And I have over the past year passed on Jini's name for some of my clients that needed more assistance in regard to problems they were having with their digestive system. And I'm happy to report that the people have been very pleased with her work and I will continue to forward her name to other clients.
I am really pleased that she is helping people to become more responsible for their own health and give them the kind of support that is so necessary when they're going through these types of problems in your - with your health issues. So thank you for this opportunity.
- Kitty B., British Columbia

“ I have never felt better. Thank you for your program which has changed my life and got me back to the way I used to be! ”

“ I have never felt better, and I just find it hard to believe I even have UC. I refuse to have another colonoscopy either. I want to THANK YOU for giving me HOPE and especially for your program which has changed my life and got me back to the way I used to be. I can't thank you enough. You are the kind of person they talk about when they say there are angels on this earth among us. Forever grateful, ”
- D. E., Pennsylvania

“ I feel great and am not experiencing any symptoms.”

“ At particularly stressful times, such as exams, my symptoms can return but I'm learning how to cope with that. I'd like to thank Jini for helping me realise that in order to feel better I had to change not only my diet but also my lifestyle and the way I thought of my IBS. Positive thinking really does help! Thanks again Jini. "
- Lisa D., Edinburgh

“I loved your program. I feel like it gave me my life back!! ”

- Deb G., Ohio

“I have put on weight and feel better than I have in years!”

"Jini's program 'Listen to Your Gut' helped me a great deal. I have put on weight and feel better than I have in years. This better feeling is also a cleaner one because I am weaning myself off the drugs as I continue on the shake diet. There has been a sea change in my stomach since four weeks ago when I was on the verge of another flare. What I am most grateful for is knowing that there is another avenue to maintain health and stem flares rather than steroids.”
- L.R., California

“Your program is the primary reason my UC is in remission and
I am also feeling the best I have ever felt!”

"That is due to following many of your tips on diet. One significant change I made as per your book was to eliminate vinegar from my diet. Unbelievable! Everyone who has Crohn's or UC will have a food that is a flash point - mine I believe was vinegar. I also followed many of the other steps. Great book/program - I refer to it often. I also recently finished 5 months of acupuncture. 3 days a week, 40 minute sessions. Never felt better!"
- Tom C., Ontario

“My doctor had never seen anyone getting better from
Crohn’s and he was very surprised!”

“I followed many of your diets, and after just a few months I began feeling better. A year later I went for another Colonoscopy, and the doctor could not find anything wrong with my small intestine. My illness really took away my energy, and I could not do the activities I loved. But now I am my old self and enjoy running, skiing etc. I don't get tired, i don't start to hyperventilate, and I do not have the "plug" in my ear when I get tired anymore. I hope you are feeling well too, and once again thank you!"
- Kjersti W., Oslo

“My diarrhea of ten years stopped within three weeks!”

"I did just one thing suggested in Listen To Your Gut and my diarrhea of ten years stopped within three weeks. I would recommend this program to anyone with these diseases."
- Catherine G., British Columbia

 “I’ve greatly reduced my medication and am feeling better!”

"I have found the program (Listen to Your Gut) VERY helpful. By following some of the advice, and listening to MY gut, I have greatly reduced the medication I had been taking and feeling better. I recommended the book to my doctor, but … he recommended more drugs."
- Mike N., Texas

“I’ve gave my copy to my friend and ordered another one!”

"I first ordered Listen To Your Gut and loved it--particularly the range of subjects covered and the common situations the author and I had experienced. I loaned it to a friend who has a nephew with Crohn's-- hoping it would help him, too. But I am ordering it again because I'd like to have my own copy here for review and reference. Thanks for a very helpful book."
- Deb G., Ohio

“I was told I would need to take pills for the rest of my life
and now I take none!”

“The initial diet was quite strict however, I now have quite a regular, normal diet and consume small portions of alcohol. Obviously this is a fantastic situation from the prospect of being told I would need to take pills for the rest of my life to where I take none. Many thanks for the advice in your manual."
- Max R., Dublin

“A recent trip to the GI doctor showed
no signs of Crohn’s Disease!”

"I looked up at the I.V. stand containing the steroid and antibiotic bags and down at the food cart at my pork and jello dinner and determined that the medical establishment doesn't know a whole lot about preventative care. So when I got home I got on the internet and found your program. I read it and immediately eliminated many foods from my diet and started on the recommended supplements. A recent trip to the G.I. doctor showed no signs of the disease. So far so good. Thank you for writing "Listen To Your Gut". It has been an inspiration to me throughout my healing from Crohn's.
- Tim J., Georgia

“Within 3 weeks the pain is gone, burning has eased, nausea
subsided and the dreadful diarrhea is gone!”

"Just wanted to pass on to you my thank you's for your program and the help I received from it. It is by far the best manual I have read for my symptoms of IBS, Diverticulitis, and Lactose Intolerance. I followed many of your suggestions and within 3 weeks the pain is gone, the burning has eased, the nausea has subsided and the dreadful diarrhea has stopped!! Keep up the good work!"
- Debbie F., Arizona

“I’ve gained weight, my cramping has just about completely
subsided and my stools are formed and normal!”

“Your program was extremely helpful and supportive when others (including my doctor) could not be. The more I talk about IBD the more I realize that so many folks have to deal with it. At this point I am doing well. I am off Entocort and am up to 123lbs. My cramping has just about completely subsided and my stools are formed and occur about 2 to 3 times/day. Thanks again!"
- Erin B., Vermont

“Thank you for saving my life!”

“I also need to thank you for saving my life!  My "Crohns" attacked my eyes & several of my joints.  I was at the point with my eyes that I was running out of time with my prednisone eye-drops (if you take them for too long they cause serious damage) and my collection of Doctors (I had seven all together - from an Internal Medicine Doc to an Ophthalmologist - one specialist for each "hot spot") all wanted me to start taking the "new" immune suppressants - they were really exited about them. This is where you saved my life – your program gave me the tools I needed to start healing. I'm on 6 weeks no eye-drops, my joint inflammation has decreased to the point I am able to start doing Belly Dance & Tai Chi again (no Kung Fu yet-but I'll get there). And I'm totally off the Asacol - and my gut's feeling better all the time!! I don't know if I would have literally died if I had followed the standard medical model, but I do know that my quality of life was so terrible when I was so sick - I was dead.  Thank you so much Jini- not only has your hard work healed me, it also let me be the wife, sister, daughter, friend, and most importantly mom (I'm lucky enough to have four sweet children) I want to be.  Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!”
- Celeste A., California

"My colon has been in remission for six years now"

 

I was diagnosed with a colon lesion in 2002, after a whole year of being in so much pain. They couldn't see what was wrong with me because I was pregnant at the time. So when my daughter was two months old I had my colonoscopy and they found out that I did have Crohn's ulceration in my ileum.
It was the early stages but they said I had to go on steroids, and I said 'no' because I want to breastfeed - and I wanted to check the alternatives. I ran into Jini's web site with my mom's help and read her testimonials. I bought Listen To Your Gut and bought The IBD Remission Diet, loved the books, did the six week elemental diet. And took Jini's book advice and took supplements, probiotics, and even chatted with Jini online to check if what I was doing was right. And my colon has been in remission ever since.
It's a great site, it's a great book. She knows what's she's saying. It worked for me, so I hope it works for you guys too.
- Michelle J., Australia

"They haven't found any Crohn's"

Jini & the team have certainly put in a huge amount of effort to produce the books. Finally somewhere to get information that doctors couldn't (but should) provide. My attitude towards my own health has already changed. Knowing that there is hope of leading a normal life where I am in control and not the Crohn's. Diet, positive thinking and visualization has made a huge difference on my general well being. I was diagnosed with Crohn's at age 16 and have now had it for 14 years. I have had 3 bowel resections, the first due to the Crohn's, the second was a stricture and the third was a twisted bowel when I was pregnant with my first child.
I am now drug free and follow a (not so strict) Low Fructose diet, which has made a world of difference. I am now at the stage where my symptoms are more of a severe irritable bowel (so the doctors diagnose) as they haven't found any Crohn's since I was first sick.
- Deanne W., Australia

"I've recommended your book to many, many people"

 

I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis probably two, two and half years ago and was put on drugs and all kinds of things that worked a little bit but were very - had horrible side effects. And as soon as I went off them the colitis seemed to all come back.
After reading the material from Listen To Your Gut and following the suggestions in the book, I have had no recurrences whatsoever. Absolutely just normal functions and it's just remarkable! I've recommended the book to many, many people and cannot recommend it too highly.
- Maureen D., British Columbia

"My son is graduating from College tomorrow!"

Our family is indebted to you that much and more. You are definitely one of my very favorite people in the whole world. Why? Well our youngest son, J., was diagnosed as having ulcerative colitis when he was 18. We never did get enthused with the typical drug treatments prescribed (I was always a bit skeptical of traditional medicine) mostly because they made him feel worse. We tried some of the same "cures" you tried for your problems such as Elaine Gottschall's recipes complete with almond flour from CA. My wife spent many hours baking for him, but eventually he said the almond flour was not agreeing with him. I told him we still had a couple of other options. One was the fruit and vegetable diet that David Klein had used to cure himself and the other was the IBD Remission Diet from your book of the same title.
We decided to start out with your shakes in the fall of 2006. I was not sure he would find them an acceptable substitute for his regular diet but he was not feeling too good and was anxious to try something. We added flax seed oil to the shakes and he found them quite agreeable and for a few months they were about all the nutrition he took in. He immediately commented that he had more energy (he really had not been taking in enough calories). In January of this year he had another complete examination of his digestive system at a different clinic and the doctor said he was 95% confident that he had no inflammatory bowel disease (no ulcerative colitis, Crohn's, or celiac disease). I was happy to hear that but not too surprised.  J was also happy but also puzzled as to what had caused his discomfort and some other symptoms. I pointed out your thinking on bowel problems being on a long gradual spectrum from minor distress such as IBS to severe crohn's. His problems could have had any of a number of origins or combinations of origins - allergies, candidiasis (he had never eaten a good diet from my point of view - as a baby he shunned vegetables and lived on milk and peach cobbler), and lack of exercise - I made the mistake of getting him a computer when he was about 5 and his favorite pastime is gaming.
J is graduating from college tomorrow - major in finance. I would hate to go so far as to say it is good that you had bowel problems because otherwise you would have not done the extensive investigative work you did, would not have written your great books and not created the shakes that helped prepare J for that second favorable diagnosis. But, since you did have your problems you did do the investigative work, wrote the great books, and created the great shakes, and J and I and my wife and the rest of our family will always be indebted to you - thanks much!!!!
- Dave B., Ohio

"I'm vibrant, healthy, went back to school and started my own business!"

 

What attracted me to Listen To Your Gut is the fact that it's multi-faceted. We aren't one-dimensional creatures and so I felt strongly that a program that had a good chance of working couldn't just be about diet, or just about supplements. Or just about emotional healing, or any other single factor.
Listen To Your Gut covers the full spectrum and really it worked for me. I went from feeling like one of the living dead with Crohn's Disease to being vibrant and healthy and ready to embark on new adventures. Like going back to school and even starting my own business. I highly recommend the investment in Listen To Your Gut. I don't think anybody who wholeheartedly implements the recommendations will regret it.
- Nicole P., Massachusetts

"I am like a normal, healthy person again"

I come from Slovakia and my problems started 7 years ago after stressful period of my life. At the beginning I had only mild inflammation, and after colonoscopy was diagnosed with proctitis. I received medicaments and hoped it will go away. I new nothing about my disease but by the time I realized the medicine is only to suppress the symptoms and not for treatment! After several flare ups the things got worse and I was unable to bare the situation both mentally and physically. The doctors were not very helpful, just increased the dosage of medicaments. So I started to experiment myself. After intensive search on the net I ordered a book from Elaine Gotschall and started with SCD. First time after 5 years I could really see the improvement and was very optimistic. My condition improved a lot but after 6 months on the diet I realized it does not get further. As I had problems with constipation, my stools were often bloody. Than I ordered Jini's Listen To Your Gut book and started taking vitamin C, Omega-3, Mucosal Heal and probiotics. This book is full of useful information one can find nowhere else, I have to admit I did not expect such a complete healing program. After couple of weeks I lost all the symptoms and slowly started with less strict diet according to the book. Since last November I am like normal healthy person again, just have to be careful with the food as my gut is very sensitive for bad things. I am still taking vitamin C, Omega-3 and probiotics, and I am really happy to be healthy again thanks Elaine's and Jini's books. What I find as most important is the fact that in the case the symptoms reappear I know exactly what to do.
- Maria N., California

"If you are seriously are looking to heal yourself, order Jini's book"

 

I was very sick and diagnosed with 80% ulcerative colitis in December 2006. I found Jini Patel through the American Colitis and Crohn's Society as she was on the recommended reading list. And I looked into her web site and bought her book almost right away.
I started implementing her advice thoroughly and in three months there was a huge improvement in my situation. In six months I was almost symptom-free, and now a little over one year, I am practically totally healed and can eat almost anything I want. If you're seriously are looking to heal yourself get in touch with Jini and order her book. You truly won't be sorry.
- Bill S., Quebec

"Thank you thank you Jini"

Hello! My difficult GI symptoms such as chronic alternating constipation/soft stools and excess flatus & pain resolved 90-95% after a 6 day "fast" with protein shakes & fruit juices. Followed by several days of slowing advancing foods with known tolerance such as rice & cooked carrots. I remain under treatment with Canasa suppositories for ulcerative colitis....still need the medicine, but the diet along with certainly helped! Thank you thank you Jini.
I am a family nurse practitioner in a major multi-specialty clinic. Only concerns are the need for controlled studies to evaluate the excellent responses many of us have had. I have no doubt that bowel rest with easily digested nutrition is critical to allow healing from many aliments including colitis & diverticulitis. Additionally we brand too many symptoms as IBS. However, without controlled scientific studies to back up our claims (especially claims about supplements) we cannot regularly recommend such to our patients....conventional medicine is "evidence based" for many good reasons. I believe conventional medicine is also critical for proper care....hopefully, over time we can all work together more. Best of luck & thank you for your guidance.
- Susan P., California

"It's not just my intestines that have improved, my whole life is better!"

 

I am very appreciative for the information I got from Listen To Your Gut because I had an ongoing problem that just spontaneously popped up in middle age. And I think it was an antibiotic-related beginning. I was told - of course I had all the tests and I took medicine and so forth - but I was told that this was just something that I would have to control with medication and so forth.
This was not acceptable and I am very thankful for the help I got from Listen To Your Gut. It has helped me get everything under control. I actually eat better and everything else now anyway, so it's not just the intestinal problem that has been improved, but I think probably my whole life is better because of it. And I do appreciate the fact that there was someone who was willing to invest this much time in figuring out what was really wrong in solving her problem. I admire that and I’m very appreciative for the help I got from following her guidelines. Thank you very much.
-Sandra B., Florida

"Your books literally saved me!"

Jini, I can't thank you enough for writing Listen To Your Gut and The IBD Remission Diet. It literally saved me!  I wasn't to the extreme with the ulcerative colitis but resented taking drugs to control the bleeding. The drugs exaggerated the symptoms, not cured them.  I've recommended your books to many people who didn't have one of the chronic conditions but knew someone who did. Keep up the good work and please know that you have made me very pleased to have found your published works. And, my husband thanks you. Now that we are "retired" we're able to travel again and enjoy our photography hobby. Of course, I always take my Absorb Plus, Udo's Oil, Natren, EmergenC, vitamins, etc., wherever we go to maintain my health.  Blessings to you and your family.
- Betty S., Florida

"A lot of my patients have really benefited"

 

Jini Patel Thompson has truly helped me to just open my eyes to other things that are out there, because as a dietician I was not trained to deal with Crohn's and colitis, as extensively as I would have benefited from. She really provides things that are realistic, that a lot of my patients have really benefited from, as well as I have. So thank you very much Jini. You have done so much for me and all of my patients here at University of Chicago. Thank you.
- Laurie R., Illinois

"I have had no symptoms for a year and a half and feel I am cured"

I want to thank you for all your help, and the book of course is a great resource. I basically followed your plan, with the oregano oil and the probiotics. It was a real hassle to try and get them (probiotics) in the first few months but finally convinced the local health store in the mall to carry Natren and it has been great! I believe that taking the Natren was the turning point for me and although lately I've been having some pelvic discomfort, I have had no symptoms (diarrhea, bleeding..) for about a year and a half...I very rarely use the suppositories, once every few months, if that, and feel like I am cured! I have also told a lot of people about your book and the probiotics...I still take the probiotics at night and L-glutamine 1 tsp. a day.
- Sandra S., British Columbia

"Your elemental diet was amazing"

My appologies for not being as outspoken as others with the benefits of your books and Absorb Plus....but I've done your 6 weeks, and a 2 week elemental diet which was amazing.  I've also got your 2 books, Listen To Your Gut and The IBD Remission Diet.  They are great books, and I have in 2 occasions already lent out my books to others. Good luck to your work....you are an awesome woman.
- Michelle J., Kingston

"Our son has grown 6 inches and went from 78 lbs. to 106 lbs."

We already have Listen To Your Gut and we use the advice.  S. was diagnosed two years ago and we have treated him naturally, as best we could, ever since.  The year he was diagnosed he was 10 years old and he went from 90 lbs. down to 78 lbs. and he did not grow at all that year.  We used your advice on the oregano and changed his diet.  Since then he has grown 6 inches and went from 78 lbs. to 106 lbs.  He has had one setback this past January; he was in the hospital for six days because of a rectal abscess. They also wanted to cut out a section of his intestine, which we did not allow to happen.  So far he has done well.  We would certainly recommend Listen To Your Gut to anyone who is willing to participate in their on healing.  Thank you.
- Jim E., Ohio

"I truly feel that your information saved her life"

I have purchased Listen To Your Gut and The IBD Remission Diet and I am forever grateful for the emails!  My daughter was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease a few years ago after a long process of tests by many kinds of doctors . . . over several years.  She was very ill by the time she was FINALLY properly diagnosed.  After a terrible scare with Remicade I searched the internet for other solutions and found you!
We have tried many of the suggestions in your book and carry it around for easy reference all the time.  Recently she experienced another blockage and we decided to try your natural methods at home (no hospital) using no pain meds or prednisone . . . just Absorb Plus, colonic massage, tea, water . . . she made it through after five days!  Yeah!!! She is still using Pentasa and Mercaptopurine.  We are shooting for no drugs…soon I hope.
As a parent I know you understand the love you have for child and the pain you experience when they are so ill.  I truly feel that your information saved her life.  I can't thank you enough!  She is now 22 about to graduate from college in December and planning to be married soon!  Just not too long ago we thought those things weren't possible.  I forward your website to people all the time!
p.s. Your staff is wonderful.  Always helpful, very responsive!  I am grateful for them too!
- Pam M., Texas

"I tell a lot of my patients about your books"

I wanted to let you know that your website and Holistic Health Shoppe, along with your books have been SO helpful to me. I am a Dietitian at the University XX (changed to protect identity) Medical Center.  I see a lot of patients with IBD, along with IBS since I am a GI Dietitian, working in an outpatient clinic.  Many of my docs are not into any sort of complementary or alternative medicine, due to the fact they don't know anything about them! I want to take a minute to THANK YOU for your hard work. I reference your website and tell a lot of my patients about your books too. I was part of the teleseminar with Natasha Trenev, and am excited to say...we may be doing a probiotic study on IBD patients in the near future...
Take care and keep up the fabulous work! You are so inspiring.
- Lori R., Illinois

"Listen To Your Gut and the forum was helpful"

Just wanted to let you know that Listen To Your Gut and the forum was helpful to me all over again in the last couple of weeks. My Mum took antibiotics for an infected tick bite a few weeks ago and subsequently started having GI symptoms, which ended up being diagnosed as a severe c-diff. infection.  She more or less denied that anything was wrong with her until she was in pretty bad shape and ended up having to spend a week in the hospital.
Anyway, that was quite a stressful experience, as you can imagine - I'm pretty close to my Mum.  I have to tell you, though, I was really grateful for Listen To Your Gut and the forum, particularly the discussion threads that dealt with c-diff.  They, and my own experience, really allowed me to be helpful in a way I couldn't have otherwise.
She opted for the standard treatments but has agreed to follow Phases 2 and 3 of your Wild Oregano Protocol when she finishes up on the Vancomycin and Flagyl. It's interesting how knowledge spreads.  My father borrowed When the Body Says No while my mother was in the hospital and started reading Listen To Your Gut, as well.  He's really very interested in both....he "gets" it.
Well, mainly this note is just to tell you thank you.  I'm sure your work touches a lot of people every day; but it's always nice to hear back when you've helped.
- Nicole P., Massachusetts

"I have wonderful results to report from reading Jini's book!!"

I was diagnosed with Ulcerative colitis (80%) in Late Dec 06. I was given Salofalk and told to return to work and not really change anything in my diet by the Doctor who gave me the Colonoscopy and my GP agreed with him. The Gastroenterologist was a bit more knowledgeable in diet in that he advised me to limit my intake of foods that bothered me.
I started looking up sites for colitis and found the American Colitis/Crohns society which listed Jini's book as recommended reading on their sight. It seemed that Jini's book was the only book on the list that gave me hope and a cure so I bought it right away in late Dec 06 and started to implement all the recommendations for ulcerative colitis.
I purchased the Natren probiotics, L Glutamine, George's aloe vera juice and started taking them in the proper order and sequence first thing in the morning as well, I changed my diet to what was recommended. I also started doing EFT, cranial sacral therapy and some energy work and going on Jini's forum for advice.
The only thing I did not implement properly was taking the wild oregano protocol due to my own discipline problems which I am sure I would have benefited from If I did it properly....( I am not perfect). I also stopped work in March 07 in order to recuperate as I was constantly sick and currently I am still on leave which has helped me greatly in my healing.
It is August 07, only 7 months since the severe diagnosis given to me, and my bowels have started working again on their own, my bleeding has almost completely stopped, weight gain is good and my overall strength is returning. I went to see my GP last week and he was very impressed with my condition. My gastroenterologist as well as another M.D. specialist I am seeing believes that I am very close to being over the colitis !!
I believe that my healing was due to Jini's book and really think Jini is doing such incredible good for so may people who are suffering from digestive problems and offers a bright light for the road to recovery and healing.
Another Example:
I spoke to a relative recently who had been suffering / diagnosed with massive reflux 6 months ago and was taking 2 types of medications with no relief in sight and was quite distressed by the whole situation.
I offered him Jini's recommendations for supplements, diet, and EFT, which he implemented right away. He decided also to stop the medications. In a matter of only 2 weeks, his situation has improved greatly and he is now looking forward to his summer !! Can I say more ?? !!!
One major thing I have learned, is that if you want to heal it is in your power to make the changes with the right advice and information, but you have to want it. Thank you for the wonderful work you all do that gave me hope where otherwise there was none, and has allowed me to start healing and quickly progress. I tell everyone about Jini's book!
- Bill Shatner, Montreal
p.s. You can use my full name on the website, I have no problem with this. (I am related to the actor, we are first cousins, and both have the same name.)

“ Almost immediately my husband and I
noticed a change in our son”

“ I can't thank you enough! The program is fantastic! My 14 year old son takes all of the supplements willingly because he has noticed the change also. I carry the book with me and refer to it all the time. Again, I really can't thank you enough for the change in my son - if we listened to the doctors and did no homework on our own, I am convinced he would still be curled up on the couch popping his megadoses of pills. Thank you, thank you, thank you! I tell everybody about you. "
- C.D., Pennsylvania

“ This program helped me a lot to change
my life and heal myself ”

" Two years ago I bought Jini Patel Thompson's book/program, LISTEN TO YOUR GUT, and this program helped me a lot to change my life and heal myself. This program was and is a big inspiration, in taking control of my sickness, not being a victim, but helping myself and my body to heal. The result of this program was that I weaned off my Immuran. I have been eating fairly normal now for the last 1.5 years (still careful with milk products and try to eat as natural as possible). My hair and skin look very healthy again, I follow salsa lessons and sport every week. And I made a mindset: I am in charge now, I am more fine tuned with my body. Of course I talk with my doctor, but not to ask him how I am, I tell him how I am! And that's nice....I hope I told this clearly, I could go on and on. "
- Miranda M., Amsterdam

“ Doing without medication after 10 years of constant use was a scary prospect and it helped a lot to have your program! ”

" Over the 10 years I have had IBD the flare-ups were very debilitating. By changing my lifestyle and diet I have improved significantly. The original thought of doing without medication after almost 10 years of constantly taking drugs was a scary prospect, and it has helped me a lot to have your book/program. So far I have been pleased and hope to continue as I have been. My last flare-up was short (3 months or so) and I did not lose any weight. I was able to still go to the gym (although not as frequently). A far cry from 5 years ago when I had to take two naps a day, lost 25 pounds and took 9 to 12 months from first symptom to resumption of "normal" activity levels. "
- Paul R., New Hampshire

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