You are completely and totally wrong. alt.whatever has
nothing to do with reality. You're talking about anecdotal
evidence vs. actual reliable data.

I have been dealing with UC for 22 years. I'm quite informed on the subject,
including familial link data, cancer statistics and new treatments, including
the Austrialian anti-biotic cocktail that was tested with some success on UC
patients. Because of a sad occurence I know quite a bit about the realities and
devestating effects of these diseases.
I have no wish to debate them tit-for-tat in this forum. Should you want to
know more, e-mail me directly. I also have info on a new med released last year
that is having some success for IBS and UC, though it's expensive.

RB