Cysts and Polyps

🌿 Overview

Polyps are growths of various sizes found in mucous membranes of the nose, large intestine (colon), bladder, and cervix. They often arise from a diet high in unsaturated fatty acids. A Wisconsin research team found that polyps in most patients either lessened or disappeared entirely when placed on a high vitaminA natural substance your body needs in small amounts to stay healthy, like vitamin C or D. More → C diet. Colon and rectal polyps can become cancerous and should be taken seriously — especially familial polyposis, where hundreds of polyps grow in the colon. Cervical polyps rarely return after removal. Cysts are unwanted material containers the body creates when elimination channels are overloaded.

Common signs

• Nasal polyps: chronic difficulty breathing through the nose.
• Colon polyps: rectal bleeding or mucous drainage.
• Bladder polyps: blood in the urine.
• Cervical polyps: heavy watery or bloody vaginal discharge, bleeding after intercourse, between periods, or after menopause.
• Cysts: felt lumps or swellings at various locations.

🔎 Why it happens

Common causes and triggers — spotting yours is often the first step to relief.

• Diet too high in unsaturated fatty acids (especially cooked/processed oils).
• The body using cyst formation as storage containers when natural elimination channels are overwhelmed.
• Hereditary factors (familial polyposis).
• Chronic sinus infection with allergies (nasal polyps).
• Vocal cord polyps from screaming or improper singing.

✅ What to do

Gentle, practical steps you can take at home — start at the top.

1. High vitaminA natural substance your body needs in small amounts to stay healthy, like vitamin C or D. More → C diet (take to bowel tolerance) — a Wisconsin research team found polyps either lessened or disappeared in most patients.
2. High-fiberThe part of plant foods your body can't fully break down — it keeps digestion moving. More → diet with adequate water drinking.
3. Elimination of meat, processed foods, fried foods, and junk food.
4. Walnut herbs (leaves, bark, or green hull of the nut) are excellent for breaking up cysts — can be used internally.
5. Chaparral may be used internally or externally.
6. Topically on cysts and polyps: aloe vera gelA cool, jelly-like preparation that soothes and moisturizes skin. How to make a gel →, pau d'arco, and pycnogenol gel.
7. Cleansing herbs: garlic, burdock, goldenseal, red clover.
8. Spray bayberry powder on accessible growths, leave 6–8 hours, wash away, repeat.
9. Scrub skin regularly with a loofah to keep oil glands unblocked.

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🍽️ Eating to help

Food is one of the gentlest medicines — small, steady changes help most.

High vitamin C foods and supplementation. High-fiber whole plant foods: fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes. Adequate water (increase when increasing fiber). No meat — animal products load the body with impurities requiring elimination. No caffeine, tobacco, or alcohol. No processed, fried, or junk foods. No excessive saturated fat — those who eat heavily of saturated fats are twice as likely to develop polyps. Use flaxseed oil instead of processed oils.

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