Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Oral Mucositis and Curcumall®




Improving Quality of Life

Circa a year ago, I was approached by a cancer patient from California who developed oral mucositis due to chemo treatments. The painful mucositis bouts caused discomfort and difiiculties in eating.
As she was about to start a new series of chemo and was desperately looking for ways to prevent the development of the mucositis, she learned about curcumin's benefits and decided to try Curcumall® rinses as a preventive measure. For circa one month prior to chemo, she faithfully rinsed with Curcumall® 2-3 times daily. She continued with the rinses during the chemo treatments and this enabled her to eat normally during and after the treatments. Curcumall rinses prevented the development of the painful bouts of mucositis she had prior to using Curcumall®. Since she started the treatment she did not have even one round of chemo where she has not been able to eat. She felt that this was amazing, as before she took this treatment she had traumatic experiences with mucositis.

Instructions for Curcumall® Rinses for Mucositis: mix 1 tablespoon of Curcumall® with 2 tablespoons of water and rinse the mouth with the mixture keeping the mixture in the mouth for at least one minute. Following the Curcumall® rinse, it is advised not to drink or eat, and not to rinse the mouth with water for at least half an hour. This procedure should be repeated 3 times daily, at least two weeks before chemo treatments and during chemo treatments.

Oral mucositis is an inflammation of the mucosal membrane and is a prominent cause of patient discomfort during cancer therapy, varying with the type of regimen. The incidence of oral mucositis in cancer patients is reported to be between 40%-70%. The severe grade 3 oral mucositis, seen in roughly 18% of patients, is extremely painful, hampers food intake, and can be the difference between someone living as an outpatient or an inpatient.

Effective prevention and reduction of mucosal injury can significantly improve the quality of life of cancer patients undergoing therapy and enable them to eat normally and avoid the discomfort due to the painful sores.

Curcumin was shown to prevent mucositis in animal models with induced mucositis. Curcumall®, the liquid curcumin/ turmeric extract is now under clinical study on mucositis at the Hadassah Hospital in Israel. Preliminary results of this study suggest that Curcumall® can prevent the painful mouth sores and ulcers that develop in chemotherapy-treated cancer patients.

The management of oral mucositis that may be caused by radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy can be controlled by Curcumall®.


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