Dear Linda and All,
I do not have adult references, beyond the JHL article mentioned here on
colitis.
My 6 year old son was diagnosed with Ulcerative colitis this summer (he
presented with severe iron deficiency anemia and frequent explosive
diaherra. Initially Crohn's was suspected). In my heart, I feel the
breastmilk he received during the acute period was significant in his
healing. He has mild pan colitis.
When we discussed his receiving breast milk with our health care team it
was not met with support (amusement, bafflement, shock, but not
support).
The best suggestion I can offer you is simply to consider carefully what
information you present and how it is presented. You mentioned that they
are receptive to information, which is a wonderful starting point. You
can build from there.
A thought might be to present not only literature on adult uses, but
some background information on dynamic qualities of human milk,
specifically what it does in the gut.
Best wishes to your husband.
Aileen Emerling IBCLC
Tokyo Japan
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Subject: Re: Use of breastmilk for adult colitis
Linda writes:
"I am trying to locate information on the dosage of
breastmilk that is used to treat adult colitis."
Lois Arnold writes about an anecdotal incident in
"Possibilities for Donor Milk use in Adult Clinical
Settings -- A Largely Unexplored Area," JHL March
1966. A woman expressed 8 ounces of breastmilk and
offered and offered it to a woman suffering from an
attack of colitis. The woman with colitis "drank 4
ounces of the milk that night. The burning pain
associated with the colitis was gone by morning. She
drank the second four ounces at breakfast. After the
second dose, her diarrhea gastrointestinal bleeding
ceased."
I hope someone else on the list has other sources; I
have a nagging feeling I'm forgetting something...
Some years back a woman contacted me regarding the
possibility of relactating to provide fresh pumped
milk for her husband who had lost a portion of his
bowel. She had a temporary source of fresh milk and
wanted to be able to provide breast milk longterm.
Her husband definitely reported relief, but the dosage
varied. (Small amounts, but due to the source,
irregularly spaced.)
Occasionally I hear anecdotal reports of women seeking
and using informally shared fresh milk for family
members (children with cancer, adults with celiac
disease, colitis). Whenever possible, I provide all
concerned with contact info for milk banks.
The use of fresh human milk is an enormous question,
in so many ways.
Susan Johnson MFA, IBCLC
Salt Lake City, USA
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