It is getting late, so I don't have time to clean this up for you. The formatting is just going to be plain ugly :-) I hope you find some of it useful.

#$#% this is darn long. Maybe I will make some kind of record for longest post ever. Whoever manages to read halfway deserves a medal

This is soo long that I am not sure if I should even post it .. forgive me!
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IRITIS STOPPERS
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*** Rutin (a bioflavanoid antioxidant)
* try other bioflavanoids / antioxidants (ie: eat heaps of fruit)
* perhaps try: Billberry (blueberry), eyebright, carrot juice. These are well studied regarding their benefits for eye health.
? Alkalisers. eg: Figs, dried apricots, Bicarbonates (baking soda)
? Brahmi plants (Gotu kola and Bacopa monnieri)

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IRITIS STARTERS
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**** Echinacea: DONT take Echinacea if you have a history of iritis! Both me and mig have had iritis set off by this. Echinacea is not recommended for people with Auto Immune Diseases ! ****
** Milk powders (eg: instant chocolate milk, milk chocolate). (In fact many forms of cooked milk have been a problem for me)
** sweet and fluffy foods. Eg: sponge cake
* Deep fried anything
? gluten (anything containing wheat)



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* Rutin for Iritis / Enthesitis *
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* I take about 600mg a day (300mg rutin in the morning, and another 300mg at night.)
* rutin is a water soluble antioxidant, a bioflavanoid, and is also known as vitamin P and rutosid
* Rutin, like other bio-flavanoids, improves the utilisation of vitamin C in the body. So make sure you take some vitamin C, or eat some fruit.
* Rutin is incredibly effective (for me) at alleviating iritis and enthesitis
* Very very safe - Except do not use whilst pregnant. It is possible that Rutin could cause adrenalin levels to rise and bring on labour (ie:abortion).
* improves the resillience of connective tissue
* Rutin helps strengthen capillaries and blood vessels, as well as heal wounds.
* Has a close relationship with quercetin
* well tolerated. And that is no surprise, as rutin is a bioflavanoid, and bioflavanoids are found in copious amounts in vegetables / plants.
* Rutin can be derived from buckwheat and citrus plants.


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Reasons to use Rutin over Prednisolone drops (aka: cortisone, maxidex)
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* Prednisolone drops are the way iritis is treated by opthomologists. Along with a dilator.
* Prednisolone causes cataracts. The more you use it, and the older you are, the greater the risk.
* Rutin and Quercetin are antioxidants which actually improve the health of the eye. Antioxidants actually prevent cell damage.
* Bioflavanoids like Rutin and Quercetin are well known for their anti cancer properties (cataracts included)
* Quercetin has actually been shown to prevent and possibly improve cataracts.


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Buying supplements
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* Buckwheat derived rutin seems to be best.
* Consider taking this with vitamin C.
* Find a supplement that has at leas 300-500mg of rutin. Supplements with only 50mg of rutin are not helpful.


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** Side effects Warnings !! **
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** There is sometimes a small amount of tummy pain for the first day that you take Rutin. This normally disappears by the next day. I recommend you start at a smaller dose of about 300mg and work up to taking around 600-1000mg a day. That should help prevent it.
** Do not take rutin whilst pregnant as it may trigger an abortion (ie: an abortefactant). (However there was a study where pregnant women were given rutin. Obviously the doctors believed it to be very safe otherwise they wouldn't dream of giving them rutin!(5))



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Quotes
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* from buckwheat:
Here I am the "Other" one who tried Rutin!
I am still taking it. 100mg in an eye supplement and a 500mg dosage in its own pill. It did help my achy hands and feet. I am FINALLY tapering the pred drops down and the *iritis seems to be going away*. I am not sure if the rutin helped that or not. I have had this flare since Thanksgiving when I cheated a little too much on my usual LSD. I had my first iritis flare last year and it lasted 5 months so don't know if the rutin shortened the flare or if the LSD just started kicking in. I guess try it and see. It can't hurt!!
Janet

Rutin vs. Iritis
https://www.kickas.org/cgi-bin/w3t/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=starch&Number=100470
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* Duke Phytochemical DB:
The database mentions Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) as being useful for "retinitis" (inflammation of the retina?).
http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/duke/ethnobot.pl?Fagopyrum esculentum
(The star (*) on the page indicates that it has been tested)

Rutin is also mentioned as being an Anti inflammatory at dosages of 20mg/kg. So that would mean about 1200 to 1500mg of rutin. Which is a lot more than any of us have been taking. Also: "Antiglaucomic Dosage: 60 mg/day" - correct me if I am wrong, but glaucoma is when pressure builds up in the eye.
http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/duke/chemical.pl?RUTIN

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** SOD and rutin were the most efficient suppressors of oxygen radical overproduction by RA neutrophils(2)
** Natural non-toxic bioflavonoid rutin (vitamin P) inhibited oxygen radical overproduction in both RA and FA in an equally efficient manner and therefore may be considered as a useful supporting pharmaceutical agent for the treatment of "free radical" pathologies. (2)
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**** Bioflavonoids are water-soluble antioxidants which consist of a group of natural pigments. Flavones and flavonol glycosides and their aglycones are generally termed flavonoids. Best known flavonoids are rutin, quercitrin, hesperidin, diosmin and naringen.

Bioflavonoids are naturally occurring substances thought to maintain normal conditions in the walls of the small blood vessels. They are absorbed into the bloodstream in the upper part of the small intestine. Excessive amounts are excreted in the urine. Bioflavonoids act synergistically with vitamin C to preserve and protect capillaries, promote circulation and lower cholesterol levels.1,2 Acts as an antioxidant and helps prevent Vitamin C and adrenaline from being oxidized by copper-containing enzymes.(4)
http://www.nutritionfocus.com/nutrition_supplementation/antioxidants/bioflavonoids/Quercetin.html
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**** "Rutin is a natural bioflavonoid which acts synergistically with Vitamin C to help maintain a healthy immune system.
Reduces the eye pressure in people with open-angle glaucoma (symptoms are blind spots, blurred vision, loss of peripheral vision, halos around lights, eye pain, and redness) by 15 percent or more.

For bruising and circulatory disorders, such as varicose veins and phlebitis, try 1000-5000mg of a Bioflavonoid Complex containing Rutin and Hesperidin."
http://herbalhut.com/rutin_bioflavonoid.asp
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Bioflavonoids
""These multitalented pigments also show some promise in *cancer prevention*, according to Dr. Middleton. So far, the evidence comes from animal and laboratory studies in which bioflavonoids were used. "They have some remarkable effects," says Dr. Middleton, "but the one that especially fascinates me is that certain bioflavonoids can convert malignant cells into normal cells. It’s extraordinary."
*Cataract* prevention is another area where bioflavonoids, particularly quercetin, may help.""

** improve the strength of blood vessels and *connective tissue*

http://www.mothernature.com/Library/bookshelf/Books/23/12.cfm
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Reference
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1 Phlogenzym is as efficacious and well tolerated as diclofenac sodium in the management of active osteoarthrosis. Phlogenzym contains rutin, trypsin and bromelain
PMID: 11584936
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=11584936&dopt=Abstract

2 Oxidative stress in rheumatoid arthritis leukocytes: suppression by rutin and other antioxidants and chelators.
PMID: 11551519
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=11551519&dopt=Abstract

3 Inhibitory effect of enzyme therapy and combination therapy with cyclosporin A on collagen-induced arthritis.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=11407084&dopt=Abstract

4 Quercetin
http://www.nutritionfocus.com/nutrition_supplementation/antioxidants/bioflavonoids/Quercetin.html

5 Excellent information about Rutin, and the research that has been done ***
http://www.florahealth.com/flora/home/canada/healthinformation/encyclopedias/Rutin.asp


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other links:
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KickAS:
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Alternatives => Rutin
https://www.kickas.org/cgi-bin/w3t/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=Alternatives&Number=93165

As Pharmacy => Rutin
https://www.kickas.org/cgi-bin/w3t/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=drugs&Number=95995

Zark -- Rah, Rah, Rutin!!!
https://www.kickas.org/cgi-bin/w3t/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=starch&Number=114569

I've Done it!! Well Almost!! (Buckwheat)
https://www.kickas.org/cgi-bin/w3t/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=starch&Number=93119


Rutin vs. Iritis
https://www.kickas.org/cgi-bin/w3t/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=starch&Number=100470


See Also:
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**** Iritis foundation forum
http://www.iritis.org
http://pub5.ezboard.com/firitisiritisfaqforum.html

*** Excellent picture describing how Phenols, Bioflavanoid, Anthocyanins are related and categorized
http://www.nwcherries.com/metaIV.html

** see link RE rutin's use in elderly
http://www.aeiveos.com/diet/rutin/rutin/

Lutein-6
Lutein is a yellow carotenoid pigment produced by plants and found in our eyes. Lutein is a light filter and an antioxidant that protects optic nerves and provides us with numerous other health benefits.
http://dreampharm.com/Item/114.htm

Read the UVEITIS GLOSSARY from cover to cover. Then, read it again:
Click, on the left, on GLOSSARY.
http://www.uveitis.org

** Ankylosing spondylitis and Iritis **
http://www.chem.fsu.edu/learn/aau.htm



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