Colon Plaque - Mucoid Plaque
by Dr. Richard Anderson, N.D., N.M.D
The phrase, “mucoid plaque,” is a term that I use to
describe various conditions found throughout the body, especially in hollow organs
and the alimentary canal. It is a substance that the body naturally creates
under unnatural conditions, such as attack from acids, drugs, heavy metals, and
toxic chemicals. I have always attempted to make it clear that the “Mucoid
Plaque” found in the bowel is not equivalent to the natural healthy gastric and
intestinal mucosa. The natural mucosa serves as a necessary buffer for the
gastrointestinal wall and as a lubricant for intestinal motility. “Mucoid
plaque” of any description is unnatural and is found only after the body has
moved towards diseased states. Medical science has many words to describe each
of these conditions, but to my knowledge, there are no effective terms that
describe them under one category.
Therefore, out of necessity, I constructed the term “mucoid
plaque”.Other authors have used other terms such as “Mucoid matter,” “mucoid
material,” “mucoid,”1and “Surface mucin.” Biofilm is another term gaining
popularity. Generally, mucoid plaque is
composed of mucin.2 However, there are
many other substances that may be involved with mucin, such as lymph, fecal
matter, and various types of proteins, etc. Mucoid is a general term for a
mucin, mucoprotein, or glycoprotein, which usually composes the largest portion
of what is found in the bowel. Choice of the word “plaque” is based on
Webster's concept; a film consisting of mucus. Mucins or glycoproteins are
produced and secreted from salivary glands, the esophagus, stomach, small and
large intestine, gall bladder and pancreatic ducts.3 Mucus glycoproteins (mucins) are produced and
secreted from salivary glands, the esophagus, stomach, small and large
intestines, as well as the gall bladder and pancreatic ducts.4
The medical terms that most adequately describe mucoid
plaque are mucoviscidosis, intestinal mucin, and surface mucin. The medical
definition of mucoviscidosis5 describes an advanced condition that, in my
opinion, adequately supports my explanations of mucoid plaque.. Intestinal
mucins are highly glycosylated molecules and consist of core protein (apomucin)
joined to oligosaccharides. Six biochemically distinct mucin glycoproteins have
been identified. Intestinal mucin is designed to protect the intestine under
extreme conditions. However, abnormal build-ups of mucin have been identified
with pathogenic bacteria and bowel disease.6
(Some medical authors use the term “surface mucin” to describe this
defense system of mucus secretion and bicarbonate intended to protect the
bowel.)7 The main function of mucus is
to serve as a protective barrier from acid and enzymes, as well as ingested
potentially-toxic substances (e.g., alcohol, aspirin, other drugs, and sodium
chloride.).8 Mucin is soluble in
alkaline water, and is precipitated by acids.9
In other words, acids stimulate mucus secretion when the body is unable
to adequately buffer those acids with electrolytes. I have been able to show
that stress and eating acid-forming foods drains the body's electrolyte
reserves. Therefore, stress and eating acid-forming foods may cause the body to
lose its acid- buffering efficiency, which contributes towards the stimulation
of unnatural mucus secretion.
As I said above, I have always attempted to make it clear
that the “Mucoid Plaque” found in the bowel is not equivalent to the natural
healthy gastric and intestinal mucosa. This natural, normal and healthy mucosa
contains large volumes of alkaline buffering agents that protect the bowel wall
from invasions of acids and toxins. As long as we maintain the proper
electrolyte reserves and we haven’t taken anything to destroy this important
protection, we then have the use of it. However, most Americans, and especially
carnivorous and milk-drinking Americans, have lost this valuable pH. Not only
that, but our ingestion of harmful poisons such as drugs, alcohol, sodium
chloride, etc., deals consistently hard blows to our digestive protective
mechanisms. However, many doctors are unaware that there are two kinds of mucus
barriers in the gut. There is the normal intestinal mucosa, and the “pH-mucus
barrier” that I call mucoid plaque, which overlies the normal mucosa. Figure
6.32 in West's book reveals that when the luminal pH is acidic, the pH adjacent
to the epithelial cell membrane is near neutral due to epithelial bicarbonate
production and the presence of the pH-mucus layer (mucoid plaque) that overlies
the gastroduodenal mucosa.10
Although most medical doctors are unaware of the concept of
mucoid plaque, there are numerous comments throughout medical literature that
refer to it. For an example in the book “Human Colonic Bacteria”, Edited by
Glenn R. Gibson Ph.D. and George T. Macfarlane Ph.D., on page 184, the
following statement was made which obviously referred to mucoid plaque: “Other
bacteria such as E. Coli can also be found completely separated from luminal
contents by a layer of mucin.”
As I indicated above, acids stimulate mucin secretion. Drs.
Gibson and Macfarlane support this fact in the following statement. “In areas
of the intestine where the morphological impact of gastritis is at its most
severe, there is an increased mucin content, synthesis, and secretion.”11
One question many people ask about is just how thick can
mucoid plaque accumulate? It has been shown that the thickness of mucus gel in
the stomach varies from 50 to 500 (mole%)12, and in the colon from 16 to 150.13
It should be obvious that there are extremes here; up to ten times. This is
very significant in terms of my theories of mucoid plaque.
Medical Terms Describing Mucoid Plaque
There are more than 45 different medical terms that describe
varying aspects of the phenomenon I refer to as mucoid plaque. I have included
the following list to show that “mucoid plaque,” in one form or another, does
exist.
Adaptive Hypertrophy - Thickening of the walls of a hollow
organ, like the urinary bladder, where there is obstruction to outflow. Yes,
mucoid plaque can be anywhere in the body.
Amyloid - Any of a group of chemically diverse proteins that
appear microscopically homogeneous, but are composed of linear nonbranching
aggregated fibrils arranged in sheets when seen under the electron microscope.
Occurs characteristically as pathologic extracellular deposits.
Amyloidosis - A disease characterized by extracellular
accumulation of amyloid in various organs and tissues of the body.
Cystic papillomatous craniopharyngioma - a form of
craniopharyngioma characterized by large cysts within which are fungating,
irregular outgrowths of stratified squamous epithelium.
Gastric metaplasia - See metaplasia. Gastric metaplasia is
formed from acids.14
Giant Hypertrophy - Of gastric mucosa, as in Menetrier's
disease.
Hyperplasia - An increase in number of cells in a tissue or
organ, excluding tumor formation, whereby the bulk of the part or organ may be
increased.
Hypertrophy; Hypertrophia - General increase in bulk of a
part or organ, not due to tumor formation.
Intestinal Lymph; angiectasia - Intestinal lymphangiectasia
- Swelling as a result of obstruction of lymphatic vessels or lymph nodes and
the accumulation of large amounts of lymph in the affected regions.15 Loops of small intestine with prominent pale
lymphatics apparent on serosa16 surface in a patient with Intestinal
Lymphangiectasia. This disorder may be primary or secondary to blockages of the
lymphatic drainage of the small bowel.
Intestinal Metaplasia - The transformation of mucosa,
particularly in the stomach, into glandular mucosa resembling that of the
intestines, although usually lacking villi.
Hyperplastic polyp - Of the large bowel, showing lengthening
and cystic dilation of mucosal glands.
Juvenile polyp - A smoothly-rounded mucosal hamartoma17of
the large bowel, which may be multiple and cause rectal bleeding
Malacoplakia - Most often found in the urinary bladder;
however, it has also been described in other sites, such as intestines, brain,
and skin.Gastrointestinal malacoplakia is most often found in the colon. It is
usually polypoid. Endoscopically, three forms have been recognized:1. Focal
legion,2. Ubiquitous mucosal legions, and3. Large Mass. Associated with fermentative
bacteria, particularly E. Coli.
Mucin - Intestinal mucins are highly glycosylated molecules
and consist of core protein (apomucin) joined to oligosaccharides. Six
biochemically distinct mucin glycoproteins have been identified. Intestinal
mucin protects the intestine by three identified mechanisms. Abnormalities of
mucin have been identified with pathogenic bacteria and bowel disease.18
Mucous polyp - An adenomatous polyp in which conspicuous
amounts of mucin19 are formed.
Polypus20- A general descriptive term used with reference to
any mass of tissue that bulges or projects outward or upward from the normal
surface level.
Squamous Metaplasia - Epidermalization: the transformation
of glandular or mucosal epithelium into stratified21squamous22epithelium.
Surface mucous or surface mucin - cells lining the gastric
surface; a glycoprotein product at the apical end of each cell is secreted and
forms a mucous protective film.
Villous Adenoma - Of the large intestine; usually a
solitary, sessile,23 often large tumor of colonic mucosa composed of mucinous
epithelium covering delicate vascular projections; hypersection and malignant
change occur frequently.
Mucoid Plaque:
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: Is it possible for
someone to have "healthy" pH and a buildup of mucoid plaque? If so, why?
A: Yes. If they have
had a poor diet at an earlier stage in life, most likely they created the
plaque and there it is awaiting removal.
Antibiotics destroy all the friendly bacteria, and chances are that about
90% of people who used these drugs have the wrong bacteria established in their
guts, which probably contribute towards mucoid plaque. Parasites abound in American bowels, and can
also stimulate plaque increase. Salt,
alcohol, drugs, and processed foods all take their toll.
Q: I'm getting green
stuff out, but that's just the psyllium shakes and the herbs, right?
A: Chances are really
good that the green stuff is mucoid fecal matter or lymph. Psyllium is never
green unless one dyes it green!
Q: How do I know if
I'm passing mucoid plaque?
A: This is not always
an easy question to answer since it takes many different forms. Generally
speaking, anything that looks atypical to one's usual fecal matter is possible
plaque. One way to check it out (though
some will resist), is to pull a suspect piece of matter to the side of the
toilet bowl with chopsticks and attempt to cut through it. Most will be surprised to find it quite
rubbery and difficult ,if not impossible, to sever. For some, this little test can lend itself to
increased enthusiasm ("It really is plaque!") regarding the program.
Q: Why do doctors say
that they do not see any plaque with sigmoidoscopes - that they see pink
intestinal skin. Does a cleanse create
plaque?
A: No, a cleanse does
not create plaque, it removes it.
Doctors do not know what they are looking for when they say they can't
see it. Read chapter 3 of the Cleanse
& Purify Thyself, Book 2 . This
subject is described in detail and is verified with photographs. Plaque has been around far longer than a
cleanse. People who had done 40-day
water fasts found that late into their fasts they suddenly expelled long black
rubbery ropes (as they described them).
Read Cleanse & Purify Thyself, Book 1.
Medical Facts Supporting Mucoid Plaque Theory
It is a well-known medical fact that acids induce
physiological responses.24 Textbook of
Medical Physiology by Guyton,25 describes the various buffer systems to protect
the body against acids. Textbook of Gastroenterology by Yamada and Clinical
Gastroenterology by Spiro, describe the damages caused when bile becomes
unnaturally acid. It has been shown by these authors that cancer of the bowel
is often associated with bile acids. Mucin and mucus are natural protective
liquids that are excreted by the mucous cells, globlet cells and crypts of
Lieberkuhn throughout the stomach and intestines to help protect the delicate
mucosal membranes from acids and toxins. Guyton explains that: “Even the
slightest irritation of the mucosa directly stimulates the mucous cells to
secrete copious quantities of this thick, viscid mucus. This in turn forms a
gastric barrier that prevents the digestion of the gastric wall and also
greatly reduces the absorption of substances by the gastric mucosa.”26
Another well known fact is that 90% of the ulcers that
develop in the human body are found in the duodenum. This occurs primarily in
an area of the duodenum where the Brunner's glands are located. Normally, the
Brunner's glands secrete large amounts of mucus, which naturally protects the
body from the acids. Ulcers develop only after the body has lost its ability to
create alkaline mucus. My point is that acids can severely damage the
gastrointestinal tract, and the normal method of defense is to create mucus.
As indicated above, various bowel diseases occur after the
bile has become too acid. Bile is created by the liver and flows to the gall
bladder. All the bile that flows from the liver to the gall bladder has a pH
from 7.6 - 8.6.[27] But after the bile leaves the gall bladder, it can become
very acid, even as low as 4.5.[28] Many people, in fact, most people, are
rapidly moving towards disease states and one of the steps towards disease
occurs when they have lost the ability to maintain alkaline bile, and acid bile
develops. Under these conditions, the body is forced to secrete abnormal
amounts of mucus to protect itself from the acid. This mucus is composed of
glycoprotein.29
Even though I have shown through medical textbooks that
mucoid plaque is a normal by-product of unnatural acid stimulation, it would
mean very little if we could not demonstrate its existence by removing it from
the bowels. We can show from hundreds of testimonies that the elimination of
that which we call mucoid plaque is common among those who have used our
cleansing program.
At least 90% of the people who use our program have improved
their health, increased their energy, and eliminated a large spectrum of
disease conditions. This would seem to indicate that the elimination of the substance
called mucoid plaque, and the general cleansing that takes place with our
cleansing program, removes a debilitating level of toxicity closely associated
with loss of vitality and chronic disease. Countless written testimonies and
verbal statements of people who have done the cleanse reveal strong evidence of
the value and validity of this program.
Medical scientists have clearly stated that they do not have
all the answers. There is a great deal of guessing, and concepts and facts are
in a constant state of change. Most medical scientists avoid the word normal,
because the word “normal” implies that they know what is normal and what is
not. The truth is they really do not know.30 I have developed a system of
cleansing the bowel that has assisted thousands of people in achieving better
health. For many years, I have attempted to find out what the anatomical,
physiological and chemical reasons for our success are. I believe that I have
been able to successfully fill certain gaps in the field of Gastroenterology.
Although some of my concepts appear to be new and challenging to the average
medical doctor, most of them are not new and make a great deal of sense. I will
now show how medical science supports our theories, even though they have yet
to realize it Indeed, most of my research has been involved with the highest
and most up-to-date medical research available.
The aforementioned doctors have indicated that a toxic bowel
and/or mucoid plaque can be a precursor for bowel disease. I have pointed out that
mucin is associated with mucoid plaque and disease. It has been shown that most
adenocarcinomas secrete a small or moderate amount of mucin. 10 to 20% of
tumors may be described as mucinous or colloid carcinomas on the basis of a
more prodigious production of mucin. It has also been shown that these mucinous
tumors of the bowel are associated with a poorer survival rate than nonmucinous
tumors.31
With colon cancer, it has been shown that the colonic
epithelium immediately adjacent to a colon cancer is thicker than normal. There
is consideration that mucins affecting the mucosa was a field of premalignant
tissue from which tumors arise. It is an agreed upon medical concept that
mucinogenic mucosa can be a transitional state that may develop into a more diseased
condition in response to adjacent tumor or other pathologic condition.32
I previously stated that bile acids can stimulate mucosal
and cell proliferation and that the main reason that bile becomes too acid is
related to dietary ingestion of acid-forming foods. Yamada has supported these
concepts clearly, especially in relation to fats.33
With Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), mucus discharge upon
defecation has been reported in approximately 50% of IBS patients. This
supports my point that bowel irritation causes mucus to be secreted into the
bowel as normal activity under stressful conditions. It is not uncommon for
mucus to accumulate in any area of the body, such as the gall bladder,
arteries, urinary bladder, bronchials, etc.
Constipation is associated with bowel problems. It is also
associated with a poor diet34- the same acid-forming diet that creates the
conditions that force the bowel to defend itself against acids and toxins, by
creating the protective mucus. Constipation is common in the majority of IBS
patients.35
Between page 616 and 617 of Clinical Gastroenterology, there
are several color photos revealing mucoid plaque. (See plates: 22 - 29, 31, 35,
37 - 40, 46 - 48, 62 - 66, 68 - 70, etc.) The normal colon is composed of a
series of folds, saccules or pouches called haustra. In a healthy colon, they
would be quite visible, and blood vessels should also be easily visible.
Between pages 557 and 561 of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, there are several
endoscopy plates showing the inside of the colon. Note that there are no blood
vessels visible and the haustra saccules are barely visible and sometimes not
visible at all. This indicates exceptionally thick mucoid plaque. Plate 26.7
and 26.15 indicates the blood vessels and haustra. The other remaining pictures
reveal various forms of mucoid plaque.36
Still most modern medical doctors are not familiar with the
concept that mucoid plaque, as in mucin, is a potential health threat. It is a
subject that most doctors have never thought of, and when it is described to
them, they are usually confused. However, some gastroenterologists are aware of
this condition. Abnormalities in colonic mucin glycoprotein are considered a
potential subclinical marker for ulcerative colitis and possible other bowel diseases.37
I have also stated that bacteria and parasites are protected
by the mucoid plaque. Drs.Gibson and Macfarlane verified that this is true.
They gave an example that E. Coli can be found completely separated from
luminal contents by a layer of mucin (mucoid plaque).38
Doctors of Great Success Treated the Bowel:
Doctor Bernard Jensen, DC, ND, Ph.D., made the following
statement: “In the 50 years I've spent helping people to overcome illness,
disability and disease, it has become crystal clear that poor bowel management
lies at the root of most people's health problems.39 Dr. Bernard Jensen studied with many very
successful doctors throughout the United States and Europe. He then built his
own sanitarium and practiced with an open mind for over 50 years. His fame has
traveled all over the world. He was even nominated for the Nobel Prize.
On page 23 of his book,Tissue Cleansing Through Bowel
Management, he describes mucoid plaque. “The heavy mucus coating in the colon
thickens and becomes a host of putrefaction. The blood capillaries to the colon
begin to pick up the toxins, poisons and noxious debris as it seeps through the
bowel wall. All tissues and organs of the body are now taking on toxic
substances. Here is the beginning of true autointoxication on a physiological
level.” On page 27, he reveals his experience in this matter. “ One autopsy
revealed a colon to be 9 inches in diameter with a passage through it no larger
than a pencil. The rest was caked up layer upon layer of encrusted fecal
material. This accumulation can have the consistency of truck tire rubber. It’s
that hard and black. Another autopsy revealed a stagnant colon to weigh in at
an incredible 40 pounds. Imagine carrying around all that morbid accumulated
waste.” On page 42, Dr. Jensen talks about his old teacher Dr. John Harvey
Kellogg at the Battle Creek Sanitarium, who “maintained that 90% of the
diseases of civilization are due to improper functioning of the colon.” On page
43, Dr. Jensen explains that National College in Chicago performed over 300
autopsies. “According to the history of these persons, 285 had claimed they
were not constipated and had normal movements and only 15 had admitted they
were constipated. The autopsies showed the opposite to be the case, however,
and only 15 were found not to have been constipated, while 285 were found to
have been constipated. Some of the histories of these 285 persons stated they
had had as many as 5 or 6 bowel movements daily, yet autopsies revealed that in
some of them the bowel was 12 inches in diameter. The bowel walls were
encrusted with material (in one case peanuts which had been lodged there for a
very long time).” On page 62, Dr. Jensen explains: “As we work with eliminating
the encrusted mucus lining, we must also consider nourishing the new cells
below it.” On page 67 Dr. Jensen suggests: “Bowel cleansing is an essential
element in any lasting healing program. The toxic waste must be removed as
quickly as possible to halt the downward spiral of failing health. This is best
done by removing accumulated fecal material from the bowel.
After listening to several of Dr. Jensen's patients who used
his program, and after seeing what bowel cleansing did for me and the thousands
of people who did my program, I learned that Dr. Jensen knew what he was
talking about.
Doctors who have achieved fame for their exceptional cure
rates always took care of the alimentary canal. Dr. William Koch, Dr. Eugene
Blass, Dr. John Kellogg of the Battle Creek Sanitarium, Sir Arbuthnot Lane
(surgeon for the King of England), Dr. Bernard Jensen, and Dr. J.H. Tilden are
some of the exceptional individuals who used this knowledge.
In the early 1900's, Dr. J.H. Tilden of Denver, Colorado,
specialized in healing pneumonia, which was at that time the number one killer.
During that time almost every doctor lost hundreds of his patients to that
deadly plague. Dr. Tilden had more pneumonia cases than any other doctor and he
never lost a patient. He used no drugs at all. He simply cleaned out the colon
(using enemas and colonics), used water therapy, and administered natural, live
foods.40 Even in those days, his success
was considered miraculous because other doctors were relying on drugs and
continually meeting with failure.
Sir Arbuthnot Lane MS, FRCS, surgeon for the King of
England, made the following statement: “There is but one disease and that is
deficient drainage.”41 Dr. Lane spent
many years specializing in bowel problems. He was an expert in removing
sections of the bowel and stitching it back together. He taught this work to
other doctors and gained an international reputation for his efficiency. During
the years of this work, he began to notice a peculiar phenomenon. During the
course of recovery from colonic surgery, some of his patients experienced remarkable
cures of diseases that had no apparent connection with his surgery. For
instance, a young boy who had had arthritis for many years was in a wheelchair
at the time of surgery. Six months later, this boy had recovered entirely from
arthritis. Another case involved a woman with a goiter. When a specific section
of the bowel was removed in surgery, there ensued a definite remission of the
goiter within six months. These and similar experiences impressed him deeply,
as he saw the relationship between the toxic bowel and the functioning of
various organs in the body. After much thought about this relationship, he
became very interested in changing the bowel through dietetic methods and spent
the last 25 years of his life teaching people how to care for the bowel through
cleansing and nutrition, and not surgery. Sir Lane said, “All maladies are due
to the lack of certain food principles, such as mineral salts or vitamins, or
to the absence of the normal defenses of the body, such as the natural
protective flora.42 When this occurs,
toxic bacteria invade the lower alimentary canal. The poisons thus generated
pollute the bloodstream , causing every tissue, gland, and organ of the body to
gradually deteriorate and be destroyed.43
Lane made the statement that arthritis could not develop in the absence
of intestinal toxemia, that there is clinical and x-ray evidence of stasis44 in
such patients, and that the symptoms disappear and patients recover sometimes
with startling rapidity when the condition of stasis has been effectively dealt
with. Sir Lane reports a connection between intestinal toxemia and “several
changes in the thyroid” such as “adenomatous growths.” He also made this
statement to the staff of John Hopkins Hospital and Medical College,
“Gentlemen, I will never die of cancer. I am taking measures to prevent it. It
is caused by poisons created in our bodies by the food we eat....".
Dr. Harvey Kellogg, M.D. of the Kellogg Sanitarium said, “Of
the 22,000 operations that I have personally performed, I have never found a
single normal colon, and of the 100,000 that were performed under my
jurisdiction, not over 6% were normal.”45 Dr. Kellogg said that he knew of many
cases in which operations were prevented by cleansing and revitalizing the
bowel. He maintained that 90% of the diseases of civilization are due to
improper functioning of the colon.
Dr. George C. Crile, head of the Crile Clinic in Cleveland
and one of the world’s greatest surgeons, said: “There is no natural death. All
deaths that come from so-called natural causes are merely the end point of
progressive acid saturation. Many people go so far as to consider that sickness
and disease are just a "cross" or an element that God gave them to
bear here on this earth. However, if they would take care of their body and
cleanse their colon and intestines, their problems would be pretty much
eliminated, and they could eliminate their "cross" by proper diet,
proper exercise, and, in general, proper living.”46
Many doctors had proven that the bowel was the key to health
or disease and the most important part of our physical anatomy to take care of
in order to achieve successful healing. The following cases were obtained from
medical journals
Dr. H. J. Bartle found in a study of 50 cases of intestinal
toxemia that 72% of those cases had constipation.
Dr. Satterlee found 84% of his patients had constipation
when they had intestinal toxemia. This indicates that serious bowel disease is
associated with having constipation
Dr. William Lintz, M.D., successfully treated 472 patients
suffering from allergies by cleansing the bowel.
Dr. Allan Eustis, M.D., Professor at Tulane University of
Medicine in 1912, cured 121 cases of bronchial asthma by intestinal cleansing
Dr. D. Rochester, M.D., University of Buffalo School of
Medicine in 1906, made the statement that after 23 years of observation,
toxemia of gastrointestinal tract origin is the underlying cause of asthma
Dr. Bassler reported that by reducing intestinal toxemia, he
had 100% success eliminating cardiac arrhythmia.
Dr. Bainbridge, M.D., stated that intestinal toxemia is
common among the causative factors of so-called functional heart disease
Dr. D.J. Barry stated, “There seems little doubt that
substances having a deleterious action on the heart musculature and nerves are
formed both in the small and large intestine, even under apparently normal
circumstances.
Dr. Hovel stated that “toxemia due to intestinal sepsis is a
common cause of increased blood pressure.”
Dr. J.A. Stucky, M.D.: “In several hundreds of cases of
diseases of the nasal accessory sinuses, middle and internal ear... I have
found unmistakable and marked evidence of toxemia of intestinal origin as
evidenced by excessive indican in the urine, and when the condition causing
this was removed there was marked amelioration or entire relief of the disease.
Dr. C. W. Hawley, M.D., treated many cases of eye strain and
disease with success once again by relieving intestinal toxemia.
Dr. Herter, M.D., in 1892, linked intestinal putrefaction to
epilepsy in 31 patients. I had one doctor take the Cleanse who had epilepsy.
During her cleanse she had her last seizure. Five years later she reported that
she has had no more seizures and no other signs of epilepsy. Doctors should
really consider the importance of this. What is really happening when we do the
Cleanse? It is doing things that are really rather incredible, of which I only
know a small portion.
Drs. Satterlee and Eldridge reported experience with 518
cases of “mental symptoms” including “mental sluggishness, dullness, and
stupidity; loss of concentration and/or memory; mental incoordination,
irritability, lack of confidence, excessive and useless worry, exaggerated
introspection...Their success in eliminating these symptoms by surgically relieving
intestinal toxemia is truly remarkable in the light of today's commonly-held
beliefs.
Dr. J.F. Burgess, Montreal General Hospital, reports the
results of studying 109 cases of eczema. He states, “On the basis of clinical
observations and sensitivity tests against various amino acids and ptomaine
bases, eczema is probably caused by intestinal toxemia.
It is my own opinion that all cancer, AIDS, liver disorders,
kidney, brain, and heart disorders receive their toxic malformations from the
intestines. Sir W.A. Lane tried to make it clear when he wrote that he was
“exceedingly impressed by the sequence of cancer and intestinal stasis.” We
know that changes in the breast, caused by intestinal pollution, have been
described by many doctors.
Another author, Dr. Robert Gray, has described the mucoid
plaque in a manner similar to Dr. Jensen and myself. “Another type of
constipation is present when old, hardened feces stick to the walls of the
colon and do not pass out with the regular bowel movements....And few people
have any inkling as to how much old, hardened feces are chronically present
with their bodies.....As moisture is absorbed from a slimy medium in the colon,
the medium becomes sticky. As the medium is further dehydrated, it becomes
gluey and glues a coating of itself to the walls of the colon as it passes
through. As layer after layer of gluey feces piles up in the colon, they often
form into a tough, rubbery black substance. Old feces may build up in pockets
and they may coat the entire length of the colon and small intestines as well.
They do not pass from the body with ordinary bowel movements but require
special techniques to dissolve the glue that binds them in the body. Because
nonmucoid material moves through the body quicker than mucoid material, the
bowel tends to move two to three times per day when the intestines and colon
are in non mucoid condition....”48 He
also discusses parasites. “They lodge themselves in the old matter that
encrusts the walls of the intestinal tract. Without the presence of stagnant
material in which to embed themselves, intestinal parasites cannot maintain a
foothold in the body. Remove this old, filthy, decaying mucoid matter and you
will flush the parasites out as well.”49
He explains malabsorption in relation to mucoid plaque. “The
accumulation of mucoid material along the walls of the small intestine can
interfere with nutrient absorption even though nutritional intake may be
adequate.”50
Dr. Jensen and Dr. Gray had different ideas as to how the
“mucoid plaque” is formed. Both of these authors felt that it was the
mucus-forming foods and highly processed foods that contributed towards the
formation of mucoid plaque. I agree that they may contribute towards its
composition, however, my studies indicated that excess intake of acid-forming
foods forces mucin to develop because it produces levels of acid the body
cannot buffer due to electrolyte deficiency.
Dr. V.E. Irons, a pioneer in colon cleansing theory and
activity, and a staunch advocate against modern medicine wrote a booklet
called: “The Destruction OF YOUR OWN NATURAL PROTECTIVE MECHANISM”. In this
booklet he made the following statements: “I challenge the world that you
couldn't find in the USA, 1000 people who don't have a clogged colon. Just let
me get them on the Colema Board and on the 7 Day Cleansing Program both at the
same time and we will show any challengers WHAT WE MEAN. We will let them see,
feel and even hold in their hands exactly what has been thickening, hardening,
and decaying in their colon for years, causing all types of disease. The
condition of the colons in this entire country are FAR WORSE than either the
doctors, the AMA, the Drug companies,.....or even the Natural Health industry
have any conception.....and believe in our theory that the CAUSE OF MOST
CONDITIONS OF ILL HEALTH IS AUTOINTOXICATION and that 95% of their troubles
start in the colon. We can prove that we can find hardened mucous with its foul
smelling curd in the colons of 95% of the entire nation. HOW DO WE KNOW THIS?
Because possibly 99% of all ages and sexes have violated two of the major
Natural Laws from one to three times every day since they were 2 years old.
What are the two laws?
1. The WRONG combination of foods.
2. The constant daily use of tremendous amounts of DEAD
FOODS.
The wrong application of both of these laws has caused the
body's natural protective mechanism to secrete mucous into the colon to protect
the body from absorbing the many poisons that those counterfeit foods create.
But we have simply OVERWORKED Nature’s protective mechanism to the point that
the mechanism instead of protecting us from poisons now itself poisons us.....
This protective mechanism was never designed to continue secreting mucous one
layer on top of another layer for years with no time out or chance for its
elimination. The result is that layer on top of layer is secreted until its
accumulation thickens to 1/8” to 1/4” thick. Sometimes this layer or layers
gets to 3/8” to 1/2” in thickness, becoming as hard and black as a piece of old
hardened rubber you see on a highway from a truck tire. It cannot be cut with a
knife but you can cut it with a razor blade. Usually it breaks into innumerable
small pieces. But we have had specimens saved in alcohol from several inches to
a few feet in length while the longest we have had was 27 ft. (In one piece).
Sometimes it will come out as a pile weighing as much as 11 lbs… and continue
to come out for several days to a week.....before the old hardened accumulated
mucous, so tightly imbedded in the colon for months or years, comes out. It has
probably been slowly emitting poisons into your blood stream, causing all types
of distorted symptoms. Once this hardened mucous starts to eliminate, one can
install a colander in the toilet so that you can wash it and examine it. Anyone
who disagrees with any of the above - REMEMBER, you CAN PROVE it to your own
satisfaction by what comes from your own body for the smallest conceivable
investment. There is no substitute for experience, and we challenge everyone to
experience this for themselves.....You (meaning the reader and 95% of the USA)
DO HAVE THIS HARDENED MUCOUS IN YOUR COLON AND YOU WILL BE AMAZED AT WHAT COMES
OUT OF YOU.” My experience has undoubtedly verified Dr. Iron's descriptive
explanations.
Francisco Izundergui MacDonnell, MD, Ph.D., ND, PP. Gen.
Adm., sent the following letter. Here is his testimony. “Dear Sirs: ... Many
times when practicing autopsies on people who died from chronic illnesses, I
have always found a thick layer of organized mucus-like hardened material all
over from the tongue down to the stomach, small, large and recto-sigmoid colon.
Usually it is more common among milk drinkers and meat eaters. If for some
reason your products has the ability to detach this layer of morbus material,
then a great deal of accomplishment will be achieved for these persons. This
layer is composed of coagulated and racemized glyco-proteins, which really
impair the GI tract function and also constitute a reservoir of bacteria and
viruses that invade the lymphatic and blood stream causing a wearing down of
the bodily defenses and a lot of burden on the liver detoxification function.
For that reason, Gerson, Kelly and Beard enfancied always on GI tract cleansing
to obtain better results with their cancer treatments. In the past we have even
removed the entire colon to obtain an effective relief from auto-intoxication
specially with colon polyposis and diverticulosis and chronic ulcerative
colitis.....”51
Unfortunately, there has been little interest on this
subject by the medical profession, and theories vary from one end of the
spectrum to the other. Medical science seems to be in denial of the experiences
of tens of thousands people. Medical science basically avoids admitting the
mucoid theory, and yet many thousands of people who first sought help from
medical science ended up finding help from the natural procedures that modern
medicine resists and denies. As modern medicine denied that Candidiasis was a
cause to many illnesses for several decades after the alternative practitioners
announced the problem, so does modern medicine deny the bowel problems in
association with many diseases.
1 “The Colon Health Handbook,” by Dr. Robert Gray, page 29,
defines “Mucoid matter, mucoid material, and mucoid as any slimy, sticky, or
glue-like substance originating in the body for the purpose of holding
substances to be eliminated in suspension.”
2 Mucin is a secretion containing carbohydrate-rich
glycoproteins such as that from the goblet cells of the intestine, the
submaxillary glands, and other mucous glandular cells; it is also present in
the ground substance of connective tissue, especially mucous connective tissue,
is soluble in alkaline water, and is precipitated by acid.
3 Human Colonic Bacteria, Role in Nutrition, Physiology, and
Pathology, edited by Glenn Gibson and George Macfarlane, CRC Press, 1995, page
175.
4 Inflammatory Bowel Disease, 4th edition, by Kirner and
Shorter, page 175.
5 Mucoviscidosis or cystic fibrosis: A congenital metabolic
disorder, inherited as an autosomal trait, in which secretions of exocrine
glands are abnormal; excessively viscid mucus causes obstruction of passageways
(including pancreatic and bile ducts, intestines, and bronchi).
6 Inflammatory Bowel Disease, 4th edition, by Kirner and
Shorter, page 143.
7 Clinical Gastroenterology, 4th edition, by Howard M.
Spiro, page 255.
8 Physiological Basis of Medical Practice, 12th Edition,
John B. West, MD, Ph.D., D.Sc., Editor, Williams & Wilkins, page, 653.
9 Stedman's Medical Dictionary
10 Physiological Basis of Medical Practice, 12th Edition,
John B. West, MD, Ph.D., D.Sc., Editor, Williams & Wilkins, page, 653.
11 Human Colonic Bacteria, Role in Nutrition, Physiology,
and Pathology, Glenn Gibson and George Macfarlane, ed., CRC Press, 1995, page
184.12 Mole, in the Si system, is the unit of amount of substance, defined as
that amount of a substance containing as many “elementary entities” as there
are atoms in 0.0120 kg of carbon-
12; “elementary entities” may be atoms, molecules, ions, or
any describable entity or defined mixture of entities and must be specified
when this term is used; in practical terms, the mole is 6.0221367 × 1023
“elementary entities.”
13 Human Colonic Bacteria, Role in Nutrition, Physiology,
and Pathology, Glenn Gibson and George Macfarlane, ed., CRC Press, 1995, page
178.
14 Clinical Gastroenterology, 4th edition, by Howard M.
Spiro, page 254.
15 See photograph on page 295 of Color Atlas of the
Digestive Tract, R.E. Pounder, M.C. Allison, A.P. Dhillon, Yearbook Medical
Publisher Inc.
16 Serosa: The outer layer of the intestinal wall.
17 Hamartoma: A focal malformation that resembles a
neoplasm, grossly and even microscopically, but results from faulty development
in an organ; composed of an abnormal mixture of tissue elements, or an abnormal
proportion of a single element.
18 Inflammatory Bowel Disease, 4th edition, by Kirsner and
Shorter, page 143.
19 Mucin: Usually, but not always, mucoid plaque substance
which is originally chemically produced.
20 There are at least 33 different varieties of polyps.
21 Stratified: Arranged in layers.
22 Squamous: Relating to or covered with scales, like
layers.
23 Sessile: Firmly or permanently attached; fixed;
sedentary.
24 Clinical Gastroenterology, 4th edition, by Howard M.
Spiro, page 254.
25 Textbook of Medical Physiology by Guyton, 7th edition.
Pages 438 - 450.
26 Textbook of Medical Physiology by Guyton, 7th edition.
Page 776.
27 Principles of Anatomy and Physiology, 7th edition by
Tortora, Grabowski, page 792.
28 Correlative Urinalysis, by Mortor, page 68.
29 Glycoprotein. One of a group of protein-carbohydrate
compounds (conjugated proteins), among which the most important are the mucins,
mucoid, and amyloid.
30 Textbook of Gastroenterology by Yamada, page 532.
31 Textbook of Gastroenterology by Yamada, page 1786.
32 Textbook of Gastroenterology by Yamada, pages 1786 -
1787.
33 Textbook of Gastroenterology by Yamada, pages 1774 -
1776.
34 Tissue Cleansing Through Bowel Management, by Bernard
Jensen, page 28.
35 Textbook of Gastroenterology by Yamada, pages 1698 -
1699.
36 Inflammatory Bowel Disease, 4th edition, by Kirsner and
Shorter.
37 Inflammatory Bowel Disease, 4th edition, by Kirsner and
Shorter, page 316.
38 Human Colonic Bacteria, Role in Nutrition, Physiology,
and Pathology, edited by Glenn Gibson and George Macfarlane, CRC Press, 1995,
page 184.
39 Tissue Cleansing Through Bowel Management, by Bernard
Jensen, page 3.
40 If Dr. Tilden practiced today as he did in the 1900’s, he
would probably lose his license.
41 “Your Colon - Its Character, CARE & THERAPY,” by
Stand Malstrom, ND, MT., page 1.
42 “Your Colon - Its Character, CARE & THERAPY,” by
Stand Malstrom, ND, MT., page 1.
43 Iridology, The Science and Practice in the Healing Arts,
Volume II, by Dr. Bernard Jensen, DC, ND, Ph.D., page 408.
44 Stasis: Stagnation, constipation, autointoxication of
intestines.
45 Iridology, The Science and Practice in the Healing Arts,
Volume II, by Dr. Bernard Jensen, DC, ND, Ph.D., page 408.
46 “Your Colon - Its Character, Care and Therapy,” by Stand
Malstrom, ND, MT., page 1.
47 Cardiac arrhythmias: Loss of normal rhythm of heartbeat.
48 “The Colon Health Handbook,” by Dr. Robert Gray, pages 5
- 6.
49 “The Colon Health Handbook,” by Dr. Robert Gray, page 8.
50 “The Colon Health Handbook,” by Dr. Robert Gray, page 13.
51 This doctor was from Laboratorios Farmacobiologicos
“IZUMAC”, in Villahermosa, Tabosco, Mexico.
