Just a quick note from one of your 'admirers' from across the pond. I have suffered from ulcerative colitis for 15 years, although it was only diagnosed about 10 years ago.
I was a professional sportsman and subsequently a keen marathon runner and tri athlete. I also worked in a high pressure job which involved lots of travel and socializing. I got used to alternate periods of steroids then 20-30 visits to the loo each day, when I stopped taking them. (And that was only while I was awake!)
This played havoc with my social life diet and leisure time with my three Children.
Not to mention the air travel with work and Holidays I had to endure.
I had a spinal operation following complications from an old sporting injury and from that date my symptoms worsened, I became anemic, weak, exhausted and developed facial sores, and my hemoglobin count had become dangerously low. Following a gastroscopy, it was discovered the colitis had worsened and spread all around my large intestine. The hospital wanted to admit me for a transfusion. I declined. The stress of the acute and prolonged symptoms had caused more pain in my upper quadrant which the Doctors suspected was a peptic ulcer or gallstones. It turned out; following further 'camera work' IBS was diagnosed.
It was then I searched on the net for more natural cures. I was aware of food combining when doing endurance training, it helped reduce stomach cramps, indigestion and fatigue.
Your plan seemed a natural progression to ease digestive discomfort.
I have to say a week into the plan; my symptoms have reduced by 90%!!!! I am sleeping better, have more energy, less gas bowel discomfort and (my wife assures me) I am a lot easier to live with as a result.
I will carry on with your Great Taste No Pain recipes and I 'm looking forward to pain and discomfort free times ahead.
Your plan has given me hope where I thought there was none after 15 years, and I wanted to pass this message on to anyone who is deliberating over purchasing your paln do it! You will never regret it.
Thanks again
Barry C.
Hi Sherry,
I was suffering from drug induced colitis and couldn't seem to get better. I found your Great Taste No Pain plan on the internet and out of desperation decided to give it a try.
It was totally different then the doctor's prescribed diet so I was skeptical about trying it. I decided I didn't have much to lose so went on it for 4 days.
My condition slowly improved so I added your Super Shield probiotics and it was the combination of the two that I finally was symptom free. Thank you for your plan and your advice regarding probiotics. In reading your Great Taste No Pain books and your emails I have learned much about eating a healthy diet and the results of not combining your foods properly.
Yours truly,
Mona F.
Hi Sherry,
I feel there is so much to say.
I started on your Great Taste No Pain plan last week. In just a little over one day, I was pain FREE! I had just gotten over one of the worst bouts of colitis that I have ever experienced! I was still taking the medications that were given to me to relieve my symptoms of this flare up:
After suffering for several days, I woke up one morning to find myself searching for any sign of help on the computer! By blessing of God, I found your website! I read what you had to say and I was skeptical and really did not understand the concept that much, but I was intrigued by the fact that eating healthier could not hurt me any more than I already was!
My grandparents were a large part of my life and growing up, there was always fresh vegetables on the table, my memories started taking me back to my childhood. I remembered, I was never sick, full of energy and never was overweight as a teenager. It was only when I moved away and got caught up in the fast life-fast food world that I started having problems with digestion that only got worse, so for 20+ years I have been one of the billions of people who have spent way too much money on medications that
only masked the digestive problems.
I was scared when I saw how many salads were offered, because I always associate salads with really bad diarrhea problems. Still, I gave it a shot and YES I am very happy to say I am pain Free! I lost 4 pounds in 4 days and could not believe how much better I truly felt! I stopped all the medications on the third day! Immediately, I knew this is IT! Now I am finishing up my second round of the 4 days, I did NOT want to stop.
I weigh in the morning and I know I have lost more, I can feel the difference! My energy level is coming back, I actually feel like walking again!!! for exercise that is. The sluggishness is gone, the joint pain and back pain is gone and I am smiling a whole lot more!
I would like to say Thank You! Thank you for being a smart person and not giving up on yourself and for finding the way to help others! You have helped me and I am so grateful and excited and ready to grab life by the horns again! I just turned 43 and the light just turned on for me in so many ways, just by giving Great Taste No Pain a try!
I'm a very happy camper in Alabama!
Thanks Again!
Tina Sand
My contact with your website was not motivated by a desire to get off medication for digestive problems but to prevent being put on medication. You see, at the age of 20 (over 47 years ago) I was diagnosed with spastic colitis and took medication for approximately one year (which ended when I became pregnant with my first child). Following the birth of my son, I refused to go back on medication, and through trial and error determined that I could control my symptoms with the foods I chose to eat, and I succeeded in staying free of medication since that time.
However, 6 months ago, I retired, and for some reason my digestive symptoms re-surfaced. I reached the conclusion that much of the cause of these symptoms was due to the fact that since December, '08, I have had multiple physical difficulties (such as: multiple pneumonias/ bronchitis, asthma, arthritis, sleep apnea and shingles) and given a variety of medications to treat these ailments (which is also the reason I retired sooner than I intended).
I am now feeling much better and am no longer on these medications, but my digestive problems have continued to plague me, so I went to the net in search of solutions. Since beginning your Great Taste No Pain program the pain is gone and my symptoms have disappeared. My energy level is returning and I am convinced that if your program can rejuvenate an old turkey like me, it can help anyone.
Thanks and keep up the good work.
Joyce
Hi Sherry,
I have been on your Great Taste No Pain programme for one week now, at first I made a
few mistakes but after a couple of days and lots of study on your programme I can now honestly say I feel so much better. My energy levels have rocketed and all stomach pain has vanished. No more constipation or diarrhea. I also take the pro biotic and also feel very positive results, so much so that I have now dispensed with all medication.
I had been diagnosed with ulcerative colitis and for the last eighteen years I have had constant stomach problems. The problems led to me been hospitalized with several severe bouts of diarrhea and bleeds. I have been on nexium for most of this time, and more recently was put on anti spasmatic drugs all of which seemed to aggravate the problem and left me feeling extremely uncomfortable and bloated. When I discovered that this could lead to surgery and the possibility of having my colon removed I
decided to do some research and find out if I could use some alternative remedies. This is when I discovered your website. This has proved to be the most beneficial discovery yet. Every day I feel better on the programme and now look forward to coming to work again.
As an added bonus I now eat better and more frequently than before and
also the food is more enjoyable and pleasant to eat.
Thank you for making this available to me
Regards
Mike from Ireland
Hello Sherry,
In 1985 I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis. I did respond well to the drugs but I never felt good about being on ANY medication. After slowly taking myself off the drugs last Fall, I had a flare up, diarrhea for a week, pain when I tried to eat.
One night last week I was looking for some herbal treatments online when I found your website. The next morning I really thought I might die, I was dizzy, nauseated, bloated, and weak. I went back to bed. I decided to try your Great Taste No Pain plan. On the second day my appetite was back and no more diarrhea. By the third day I was enjoying Mom's Pancakes YUM! Mere words cannot express my gratitude.
Thank you so much for the work you have done. I truly feel blessed.
Roy B.
Hi Sherry,
I am not at all a person who normally responds with "praise" - I am German born and things like that don't come very natural to me - but....
I have to say - you most likely saved my life and definitely my sanity - and re-instated my old beliefs - that the body is able to heal itself with minimal natural help.
I was diagnosed with Colitis at the beginning of the year - it was bad - very bad. My doctor thought of having part of my colon removed and "promised" me I would be on medication for the rest of my life.
Being a believer in all things Natural I doubted all of his diagnosis and began my own research. Which led me to you - your Great Taste No Pain plan and later to your wonderful probiotics.
Haven't taken a single chemical pill since late May - needless to say I did not go for the operation - - and I am pretty well.
Eating the way you describe and faithfully taking your probiotics made it happen !
And also Thank you very much for all your valuable Information - I appreciate it !
Merry Christmas to you and your staff
Karin Maschek
Hello Sherry,
I am indeed a convert to your "Great Taste no Pain" plan. I'm 74 and have had debilitating pain from Ischemic Colitis for some years. In February 2009 a surgeon told me, while I was hospitalized for a week, that I should go home, get my affairs in order as fast as I could and just wait for my stomach and/or bowel to perforate. It would happen suddenly and be excruciatingly painful. Since this episode I have had four more doctors and my GP tell me the same thing. I was, of course, desperate for some help and searched the internet until I found you.
I knew within 24 hours that your plan would work. I've now been following it for 2 weeks and can't begin to tell you how much better I feel
I'm most grateful and thank you for your dedication to helping others regain better health.
Gail
Hi,
I have been following your Great Taste No Pain plan for nearly 4 weeks after an emergency admittance to hospital with symptoms of Colitis. I was diagnosed with proctitis, (inflammation of lower bowel), and had several biopsies taken. I too have suffered with IBS type symptoms for over 20 years.
Fortunately I consider myself to be lucky as my biopsies results have come back normal. I was still left with the problem of what do I eat? After reading your website I decided to try your Great Taste No Pain plan and it worked. I now have your Great Taste No Pain books and find them informative and idiot proof! I also have tried some of your recipes and been impressed. I was skeptical to begin with, and please do not take this the wrong way but especially as it was American and I am British and have looked at several British authors books on Food Combining but I have to say yours was far more 'real' and I guess because I identified with your history of symptoms seemed more practical.
I am preaching your plan to friends and colleagues and will continue with it for my life time. It is far simpler than I first anticipated and I feel confident already. As for results, well that's the key and over the last few weeks I have no stomach problems at all. I am hoping that the other ailments like sinus problems and the tendency to get chest infections reduces as well.
A big Thanks to you for all your hard work and I hope many other people from the UK try it too.
Regards,
Amanda
Hello Sherry,
I cannot believe how much better I am feeling since I began your Great Taste No Pain program of combining foods. I would have never dreamed I could feel so much better using a idea that is so easy to understand.
I was diagnosed with Colitis two weeks ago. I had been suffering symptoms for almost four months before my diagnosis. I was given a prescription for a medication that had the same side affects that I was already suffering plus some potentially worse.
I decided not to take the medication and to educate myself, that is when I found your web site.
