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Hi everybody. I hope you are all keeping warm. My hubby has IPF x 3 years and wondered of anyone had used serrapeptase.

11 years ago•11 Replies

He is also using homeopathy with the "tree of life" and i really believe it is helping him. His sats are now 95%+ whereas they used to be low 90's. He is constantly clearing his throat of phlegm and his nose. He is using meds from his GP but any ideas to help would be appreciated.

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11 years ago

No I haven't

I don't know if you're familiar with Dr Ben Goldacre and his "Bad Science" column/book/website but you might want to have a read badscience.net

He has a lot of stuff on homeopathy and also mentions serrapeptase on there somewhere

Tbh I wouldn't waste your money on either of these so-called remedies sweetheart, though I know when you're desperate you'll try almost anything

love, ff x

tanyamarie11 years ago

HI, my dad has IPF 4 yrs now. Never heard of what you said sorry so can't help there. I honestly believe the key to treating people with IPF is finding the right specialist. Dad has had about 5 specialists now and his latest seems to really know her stuff, we wish he had seen her earlier.

I'm all for trying new things though and welcome any ideas. Dad takes mucodyne syrup to help with the mucus and since he cut out orange juice he said it has made a big difference. He has just started on a new steroid inhaler and preventative antibiotic so fingers crossed they will be of help xx

11 years ago

Hi, My husband has been using it for about three years and I use it in the hay fever season! and I suffer with really bad sinuses which has also helped. It has been really good for that! I did a lot of reading about it and whilst it is no cure, it seems to help my husband, we can tell when he hasn't taken it - his cough is much more racking. For us, it has been useful. It is used in routinely in Germany to reduce inflammation especially after surgery with no known side effects. Having said that, a chap called Derek Cummings writes his own blog and sometime ago did his own "trial" with serrapeptase and found it didn't help him at all. It has to be taken on an empty stomach and I always opt for the higher doses - it is expensive though and don't go for the cheapest there is definitely a difference in some of the brands. It is also supposed to thin mucous which I think it does for me. Good luck. TAD xx

halsa11 years ago

Dear Grahamsgirl,

I have had COPD and Heart Problems for 25 years on oxygen now 24 hours. I took Serrapeptase for 3 years and did not notice any difference I stopped 2 years ago as to be any use you have to take a very good one and that is expensive when I stopped it was £24 for 90.

Serrapetase is refined from silkworm extracts and is a Protease Type Enzyme that stops inflammation and dissolves non-vital tissue (that is the claim)

Their is a very good bookon this by Robert Redfern entitled Pain Relief, Inflammation Relief and Clear Arteries! ( The 2nd Gift from Silkworms is Serrapeptase)

Their is a website serrapeptase.info and an E Mail help@serrapeptase also you can E Mail the author Robert Redfern on robert@goodhealth.nu

Hope this may be helpful to you if I can help further do let me know.

Regards,

Halsa

kenneth7411 years ago

Hi Grahamsgirl,

My dad has been using Serrazyme (from Pharma Nord) for about 20 years now and has found this helps tremendously. He had stomach ulcers when he started and they haven't troubled him for years. He has had pneumoconiosis since the 70's (due to working in the pit) and was fine until Feb this year when he caught a chest infection and hasn't been the same since. He now has emphesymia and chronic bronchitis too. He stopped taking serrapeptase because he thought that maybe he needed something stronger from the GP to help. We have had a bad couple of months with his illnesses and he has gone from a bouncy 75 year old to an old man who cannot catch his breath. The point is, his GP said he expected him to be showing severe symptoms around the age of 50, does this mean that all the supplements he has been taking have kept the sever symptoms at bay for 25 years?

Nothing can replace the help you can get from your GP nor the wonderful people at the BLF, who are always at the end of the phone.

My dad once stopped taking serrazyme for a couple of weeks but felt really awful and soon went back on them. Robert Redfern and Goodhealthnaturally have some good info but when it comes down to it, the choice is yours. It's expensive and you have to take the tabs for a long time but my dad gets a discount which I will happily supply you with should you decide to go ahead and try the tablets.

BTW, I'm not involved with any of the above mentioned companies, I'm just someones daughter who keeps an eye on her dad.

Take Care,

Kind Regards,

Jane xx

grahamsgirl in reply to kenneth7411 years ago

Hi Jane

Thankyou for your reply. We will give them a try and if you could let me know the discount that would be great

Regards

Posative in reply to kenneth7411 years ago

Jane

thank you for info i would like to try serrapeptase were do i get them from and what is the discount.

regards julia

derrylynne11 years ago

We had a very interesting chat at our breathe easy about diet at the last meeting. What kind of foods are good for us, and what are bad. OK we all have some of the bad. But it was the good that is interesting. I tried serrapeptase, as TAWE said I tried that our for a long time, and added to my blog what it did for me. Nothing and it costs a lot of money. But as many say, we will try anything if it will help. But back to foods. Nuts, as long as you are not allergic to it maybe of more help to us than any serrapeptase. Just a handful a day contains countless essential items that our bodies need, many hard to get from anywhere but nuts. The good things about nuts is, they can help greatly to reduce inflammation. We take Steroids for inflammation. Wouldn't it be great to find something other than a drug to help. Needless to say, at the moment I am nuts about nuts. Taking just one handful a day. Even my wife has got in on the act and has taken to dipping her hand in my nuts. Hope that made you guys laugh If you see something advertised telling you this or that will cure you, it is a con. Because if there was anything of great use, we would know about it as our nurses, or specialists would all be telling us about it. Try some nuts though as they really are good for you and cost little money as well as being full of protein.

grahamsgirl in reply to derrylynne11 years ago

Thank you for your reply and I am pleased you are sharing your nuts with your wife!!lol. I will give them a go, Is any nut more beneficial

Kind regards

11 years ago

I too am a fan of nuts (any sort), great and an easy source of protein if you're not feeling very hungry. Also seeds (pumpin, sunflower, pine kernels) I get a mixed bag and sprinkle them on my breakfast cereal or just a small handful now & again. All the nutrients for a plant to grow is contained in its seeds so they're really good for you.

Derrylynne you could try fish oil for inflammation, google it and you'll see that studies have shown this to be beneficial both to prevent inflammation and reduce existing. You have to buy a pure one tho, Norwegian fish oil is best, no mercury etc.

ff x

derrylynne11 years ago

Amazingly, incredible as it might seem nuts contain omega oil although we were advised oily fish such as mackeral, or pilchards are good for us because of the omega. A good variety of nuts is good Grahamsgirl, if only you would get fed up with just having say almonds. All nuts are good for you. Don't forget though. You don't need more than a handful to be of benefit. In fact, there are no additional benefits, other than putting on a bit of weight, in having more a day than that

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