PCOS Messages for August, 2002: Re: Met and pain reliever question?

Re: Met and pain reliever question?

From: Victoria (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 27 Aug 2002 7:21:26 -0400

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Hi Barb,

You mentioned other changes you made in diet in another post. It is possible that had some effect. Some things also get better on their own. I started out with cramps, went from OTC aspirin type meds and the pill helped up until the point I was diagnosed with endometriosis. Those prostaglandins are really at work :)

I know lots of people think that natural = safe. After the Chinese diet pills, Herbalife, St. Johns' Wort and the ginko studies and articles that have come out, where natural products can have negative effects or none at all, for me, I like to err on the side of caution in what I recommend. Since legally, products without testing can't be labeled to cure or treat diseases, and there is no legal requirement for testing as to whether or not product batches have in them what they state on the label, it makes me a bit nervous. I'm a penny pincher: if I buy something, I want to know it works and I'm getting what I paid for. (So far, I think I have about $52 coming back to me in rebates from things I've bought.) They have found anti inflammatory properties in Capsicum (http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/94515784/START). However, we don't know what the purity is of those strains. A look on PUBMED found that some Capsicum strains have had a virus in them.

--
Victoria

> From: anonymous@medispecialty.com (Barb)

> Hi Joy,
> Yes it is safe.I asked my doctor,but-
>
> Can you do me a favor and try a capsule of cayenne pepper instead and
> tell me what you think.This has rid me of menstral cramps completely.It
> has blood thinning qualities and is a very good supplement that can be
> used for pain.
> I find this much better than advil for many pain symptoms.
> You may be surprised.
> I always take cayenne pepper before my period is about to start and
> never get cramps anymore.
> >
> Take care,
> Barb

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