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4" Do you not know this of old, Since man was placed on earth, 5 That the triumphing of the wicked is short,And the joy of the hypocrite is but for a moment?...12" Though evil is sweet in his mouth, And he hides it under his tongue, 13 Though he spares it and does not forsake it, But still keeps it in his mouth, 14 Yet his food in his stomach turns sour; It becomes cobra venom within him. 15 He swallows down riches And vomits them up again; God casts them out of his belly.

Job 20:4-15

4" Do you not know this of old, Since man was placed on earth, 5 That the triumphing of the wicked is short,And the joy of the hypocrite is but for a moment?...12" Though evil is sweet in his mouth, And he hides it under his tongue, 13 Though he spares it and does not forsake it, But still keeps it in his mouth, 14 Yet his food in his stomach turns sour; It becomes cobra venom within him. 15 He swallows down riches And vomits them up again; God casts them out of his belly.

Job 20

•Appears to be due to an evil-Appears to be due to an evil-induced intragastric chemical induced intragastric chemical reactionreaction•Results in anhedonia, Results in anhedonia,

vomiting, depressionvomiting, depression•Responds well to voluntary Responds well to voluntary

RepentotherapyRepentotherapy

intragastric chemical reaction:intragastric chemical reaction:

Gastric Evil Factor (GEF)(Gastric Mucosa) Turns good food into poison

Repentotherapy

Gastric Evil Factor (GEF)(Gastric Mucosa) now deactivated

Evil Behaviour

[19] How ample a little is for a well-disciplined man!He does not breathe heavily upon his bed.[20] Healthy sleep depends on moderate eating;he rises early, and feels fit. The distress of sleeplessness and of nausea and colic are with the glutton.[21] If you are overstuffed with food, get up in the middle of the meal, and you will have relief.

Wisdom of Jesus Son of Sirach 31:19-21

[19] How ample a little is for a well-disciplined man!He does not breathe heavily upon his bed.[20] Healthy sleep depends on moderate eating;he rises early, and feels fit.The distress of sleeplessness and of nausea and colic are with the glutton.[21] If you are overstuffed with food, get up in the middle of the meal, and you will have relief.


•A disease of the First WorldA disease of the First World• Insatiable appetiteInsatiable appetite•Related anxiety / restlessnessRelated anxiety / restlessness•Treatment: Treatment: 1. Diet...1. Diet...

2. Charity2. Charity

[19] How ample a little is for a well-disciplined man!He does not breathe heavily upon his bed.[20] Healthy sleep depends on moderate eating;he rises early, and feels fit.The distress of sleeplessness and of nausea and colic are with the glutton.[21] If you are overstuffed with food, get up in the middle of the meal, and you will have relief.


Dietary Therapy for Discontentitis:Dietary Therapy for Discontentitis:•Vegan vegetarian dietVegan vegetarian diet•+/- seafood+/- seafood•Two days a week generallyTwo days a week generally• Longer sustained periodsLonger sustained periods

33For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel:...34" Nebuchadnezzar the king of BabylonHas devoured me, he has crushed Me;He has made Me an empty vessel,He has swallowed Me up like a monster;He has filled his stomach with My delicacies,He has spit Me out.

Jeremiah 51:33, 34

33For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel:...34" Nebuchadnezzar the king of BabylonHas devoured me, he has crushed me;He has made me an empty vessel,He has swallowed me up like a monster;He has filled his stomach with my delicacies,He has spit me out.

Jeremiah 51:33, 34

• Ingests the creation, but not Ingests the creation, but not the the CreatorCreator•Severe malnutrition due to Severe malnutrition due to

lack of essential nutrientlack of essential nutrient•Treatment: Treatment:

- Life-long course of HC, - Life-long course of HC, - Minimum dose: once a week- Minimum dose: once a week

Pneumoscope

[1] Every friend will say, "I too am a friend";but some friends are friends only in name....[5] Some companions help a friend for their stomach's sake, and in the face of battle take up the shield.


[1] Every friend will say, "I too am a friend";but some friends are friends only in name....[5] Some companions help a friend for their stomach's sake, and in the face of battle take up the shield.


•Unhealthy relationships Unhealthy relationships based on appetitebased on appetite

[29] When a man looks to the table of another,his existence cannot be considered as life.He pollutes himself with another man's food,but a man who is intelligent and well instructedguards against that.[30] In the mouth of the shameless begging is sweet,but in his stomach a fire is kindled.

Wisdom of Jesus Son of Sirach 40:29, 30



• Psychopathic delusion: Loss of Psychopathic delusion: Loss of contact with realitycontact with reality•Not restricted to food – spreads Not restricted to food – spreads

to other areas of lifeto other areas of life• Temporary selective blindness Temporary selective blindness

to the patient’s own possessionsto the patient’s own possessions



Treatment:Treatment:

• Reality ReorientationReality Reorientation

• Cognitive Behaviour Cognitive Behaviour TherapyTherapy

23No longer drink only water, but use a little wine for your stomach's sake and your frequent infirmities.

I Timothy 5:23

CAUTION!!!

23No longer drink only water, but use a little wine for your stomach's sake and your frequent infirmities.

I Timothy 5:23

•Highly dangerous side-Highly dangerous side-effectseffects•High risk of addictionHigh risk of addiction•High rate of morbidity High rate of morbidity and mortalityand mortality

[1] About that time, as it happened, Antiochus had retreated in disorder from the region of Persia...

[4] Transported with rage, he conceived the idea of turning upon the Jews the injury done by those who had put him to flight; so he ordered his charioteer to drive without stopping until he completed the journey. But the judgment of heaven rode with him! For in his arrogance he said, “When I get there I will make Jerusalem a cemetery of Jews.”

[5] But the all-seeing Lord, the God of Israel, struck him an incurable and unseen blow. As soon as he ceased speaking he was seized with a pain in his bowels for which there was no relief and with sharp internal tortures [6] and that very justly, for he had tortured the bowels of others with many and strange inflictions.

II Maccabees 9:1-6

[5] But the all-seeing Lord, the God of Israel, struck him an incurable and unseen blow. As soon as he ceased speaking he was seized with a pain in his bowels for which there was no relief and with sharp internal tortures [6] and that very justly, for he had tortured the bowels of others with many and strange inflictions.

II Maccabees 9:1-6

•Aetiology: cruelty to other Aetiology: cruelty to other human beingshuman beings•Pathophysiology: Pathophysiology:

inflammation secondary to inflammation secondary to circulating cruelty protein circulating cruelty protein (CCP)(CCP)

circulating circulating cruelty protein cruelty protein (CCP) changes(CCP) changes

[9] How can he who is dust and ashes be proud? For even in life his bowels decay. [10] A long illness baffles the physician; the king of today will die tomorrow. [11] For when a man is dead, he will inherit creeping things, and wild beasts, and worms.[12] The beginning of man's pride is to depart from the Lord; his heart has forsaken his Maker. [13] For the beginning of pride is sin, and the man who clings to it pours out abominations.


Anosognosia:Anosognosia:

Left-sided hemiplegicsLeft-sided hemiplegics “ “not my limb”not my limb”

[9] How can he who is dust and ashes be proud? For even in life his bowels decay. [10] A long illness baffles the physician; the king of today will die tomorrow. [11] For when a man is dead, he will inherit creeping things, and wild beasts, and worms.[12] The beginning of man's pride is to depart from the Lord; his heart has forsaken his Maker. [13] For the beginning of pride is sin, and the man who clings to it pours out abominations.Therefore the Lord brought upon them extraordinaryafflictions, and destroyed them utterly.


•Unaware of his/her bowelsUnaware of his/her bowels•Unaware of his/her own Unaware of his/her own

mortality - thinks s/he will live mortality - thinks s/he will live forever on earthforever on earth•Treatment: shock therapyTreatment: shock therapy

12And a letter came to him {King Jehoram} from Elijah the prophet, saying, Thus says the LORD God of your father David: Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father, or in the ways of Asa king of Judah, ... behold, the LORD will strike your people with a serious affliction--your children, your wives, and all your possessions; 15and you will become very sick with a disease of your intestines, until your intestines come out by reason of the sickness, day by day.

II Chronicles 21:12-15

12And a letter came to him {King Jehoram} from Elijah the prophet, saying, Thus says the LORD God of your father David: Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father, or in the ways of Asa king of Judah, ... behold, the LORD will strike your people with a serious affliction--your children, your wives, and all your possessions; 15and you will become very sick with a disease of your intestines, until your intestines come out by reason of the sickness, day by day.

II Chronicles 21:12-15

•Aetiology: disobedience to GodAetiology: disobedience to God• People in authority are far more People in authority are far more

susceptible susceptible (e.g. Arius the priest)(e.g. Arius the priest)

• Treatable with Repentotherapy, Treatable with Repentotherapy, but only if the patient is motivatedbut only if the patient is motivated• Inheritance can only be prevented Inheritance can only be prevented

with radical Repentotherapywith radical Repentotherapy

Now Arius, in anticipation of his triumph, struttedhaughtily among his friends, while his followers paraded the streets in smug arrogance. At three o'clock on Saturday afternoon, while Arius stood in the main square of Constantinople, he was suddenly seized with severe colic. He asked for a place of rest, and was directed to a nearby one behind the Forum. While inside, a sudden sickness gripped him, and he bled profusely. Some time later, his friends missing him, and worrying about his delay, went in to see him, and to their horror found him dead.

The Story of the Copts by Iris Habib Elmasri

• Regular Regular (monthly) (monthly)

Repentotherapy at a Repentotherapy at a recognised recognised Confession Confession ClinicClinic

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