Drinking Aloe Vera

I have no knowledge if it will help heal your throat, but I do use it for a base for my "smoothies". WM has it 99% organic for around 8 bucks a gallon. It doesn't taste bad?

You are probably aware people have rubbed aloe on wounds forever, and I like the "huggies" unscented with aloe.

It seems like you have to drink something? Why not aloe?

I have used the plant for burn and skin abrasions. I also know I never want an aleo vera plant growing at my house again. You can't kill them. You cut it and more grow and spread. I pulled it out and left it to die on cement for five years and it still lived, just on cement and never watered it. Damn thing won't die. Finilly put it in the yard trash roots and all. It probably still growing at the dump. Best of luck with it, but don't plant one.

Bill

If you type in "aloe vera" into the keyword search, you'll find several posts about drinking or using it for both internal and external burns. Be sure to check with your doctors about trying anything they have not suggested. Chemo can interact with fish oil, antioxidants, and who knows what else. I admire your determination to prepare for everything!  You're like a warrior putting on your armor before battle. I think you'll do great!

I'd offer you my aloe plant, but I killed it. Sorry, Bill, I can doom any plant!

but not for the inside burns.....please run this by your Drs. before you start ingesting Aloe Vera.....there are many things we can't do while getting rads or getting chemo....always check first.

p

Hi Ed:

While you're prepping, it's also important to understand that radiation "burns" aren't burns in the traditional sense. What happens is that the same way that radiation treatment mechanism that breaks down the cancerous tissue also has the same effect on healthy tissue such as your skin or even the inside of your mouth and throat. A sun "burn", for instance, is actually caused by UV radiation and is closer to what radiation treatment does than by burning your skin with a match.

Tiestiks acutally nailed it - the aloe is soothing to the tissue and makes the area "slippery" so swallowing isn't as painful. It's also an anti-inflammatory so it can help reduce the irritation you might feel.

There are lots of other properties that are beneficial but I'd also be cautious about drinking too much of it. Try other adjunct methods as well including magic mouthwash, a proprietary blend of coating and numbing agents. You can also do baking soda rinses.

The basic idea is to find out what works for you and use it. But as someone cautioned, it wouldn't hurt to give the doc a heads-up and let them know what you're planning/doing. Believe it or not, they also learn from patients and can pass on the lessons to others.

Wishing you successful treatment and an easy recovery!

- Jeff

On the Island where I grew up I heard some of the old folks talk about making a tea like stuff out of Aloe but I never did it myself. I grow it in my back yard but only use it on the outside of my skin.

Tim