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May
21

THE HEALTH OF THE ELECTRICAL FIELD: INCREASING ENERGY IN SELECTED AREAS

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In this part of the exercise you are sending energy to an area of discomfort. You may feel heat or cold and possibly rumblings in your gut. Don’t be surprised if it makes loud noises. This is just a sign that you are relaxing. As you practise this you will get a feeling of being ‘finished’. That is the only way to describe the sensation of an area having taken enough energy. You might also notice your nose feeling less congested or your sinuses making popping noises when you are working around your head. You can transfer energy in the same way to any aching muscles or joints that you can reach. Clearing congestion from the field also helps to cool a fever, ease itching and reduce swelling.
Many people get very enthusiastic about Therapeutic Touch and are keen to use it to help others. This is certainly to be encouraged but not before you are well and have learned more about it. Unfortunately most of the reading on this subject is American and some of the books are difficult to get in the UK. Dolores Kreiger’s Therapeutic Touch, How to Use Your Hands to Help or Heal is probably the most readily available.
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Apr
29

TUMMY TROUBLES: ULCERATIVE COLITIS

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Q. You mentioned that people with ulcerative colitis were more prone to cancer of the large bowel. What is this condition?

A. Ulcerative colitis is an inflammatory condition of the large bowel, the colon and rectum. It is more common in women, especially in the 20-40 year age group. It is more common in western populations.

Q. What are the symptoms?

A. There are recurring bouts of diarrhoea with blood and mucus, usually associated with cramping pains in the lower abdominal region. Often attacks come on causing severe symptoms and considerable ill health.

Q. How is it diagnosed and treated?

A. As with other disorders of the large bowel the doctor resorts to x-rays (in the form of a barium enema which gives a clear picture of the outline of the bowel), the sigmoidoscope and the colonoscope. This allows direct viewing of the bowel. The colonoscope, like the endoscope, is very versatile and may penetrate as far up the intestinal system as desired. The sigmoidoscope is mainly used for the lower bowel, it being shorter and less manoeuvrable. The examining physician gains an incredibly clear view of the bowel lining. Treatment is prescribed for the patient according to the degree of the disorder and symptoms. An adequate diet is prescribed, corticosteroid drugs given usually in the form of an enema, but also orally, and a drug called sulfasalazine is often beneficial. Diarrhoea is controlled by codeine, loperamide and other well known forms of medication. Surgery is used in some severe cases. As recurrences are common, sulfasalazine therapy long-term is often used. Persons with long standing ulcerative colitis (ten years and more) appear to run a higher than average risk of developing bowel cancer.

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