Does anyone here have crohn's disease?

my fiance has inflammatory bowel disease, which is starting to look like it could be developing into Crohn's Disease. can anyone give me some of their experiences with this?

Hi Lexie

Here is some info and remedies to help heal his condition. #4 is critical to cleanse out the toxins and to develop normal movements.

Causes
Crohn's disease can be caused by a variety of factors, including poor diet and nutrition, food allergies, imbalanced levels of hydrochloric acid, impaired immunity, infections, lack of exercise, "leaky gut" syndrome, pharmaceutical drugs, and stress.

Note:
Pharmaceutical Drugs: The following drugs can all cause and exacerbate various gastrointestinal disorders, including Crohn's disease: Accutane, Alka-Seltzer Antacid and Alka-Seltzer Pain Reliever, Anturane, Genuine Bayer Aspirin, Bayer Plus Aspirin, Bayer Regular Strength Enteric Aspirin, Bufferin Analgesic Tablets and Caplets, Ceptaz, Clinoril, Cuprimine, Ecotrin Enteric Coated Aspirin, Feldene, Ilosone, Lamprene, Leukine for IV Infusion, Lopid, Marplan, Meclomen, Novantrone, Paraplatin, Piroxicam, Prokine I.V. Infusion, Retrovir, Rynatuss, Supprelin Injection, Suprax, Ticlid, Tolectin, Toradol IM Injection, Trecator-SC, Trilisate, and Voltaren.

Quick Action Plan for Crohn's Disease


1. Diet is of primary importance. Avoid all sugars, refined flour products, and carbohydrates, milk and dairy products, processed foods that contain preservatives and artificial sweeteners, alcohol, hydrogenated and trans-fatty oils, as well as foods that are common allergens.

2. Emphasize organic, fresh vegetables and non-citrus fruits, organic grains, as well as organic, free-range meats and poultry and wild-caught fish.

3. Drink plenty of pure, filtered water throughout the day. Gallon a day if you can.

4. Enema containing butyric acid two to five times a week. (Add one tablespoon of butyric acid to one quart of warm water.) Do a Colon Cleanse to clean out the toxins in the body. A liver cleanse will help new blood penetrate the sick areas and help the healing process.

5. Supplements with vitamin A, beta carotene, vitamin C, calcium, magnesium, potassium, and zinc, taken with a multivitamin/multimineral formula. Essential fatty acids, especial omega-3 oils, are also recommended.

6. Stress reduction through the use of various mind/body medicine techniques, such as biofeedback, hypnotherapy, meditation and relaxation exercises.

7. If you smoke, stop and if you are currently taking aspirin or other NSAIDs, consider replacing them with safer, more effective natural remedies.

8. Soothing baths two to five nights and alternating hot and cold water packs placed over the stomach and upper abdomen.

9. Juice remedies include aloe juice; wheatgrass juice; cabbage, papaya, and carrot juice; and carrot, beet, and cucumber juice.

10. Juice of half a lemon with warm water, especially in the morning.

11. Allow yourself to receive emotional support to help you embrace some of the common underlying issues identified with Crohn's, such as abandonment, anger, disappointment and rage, which often settle in the gut. Seek out a therapist or other skilled practitioner that can guide you through emotional healing work.

Best of health to you

I'm really sorry to hear that. It's a horrible desase and i wouldn't wish it upon anyone. I don't have it but my aunt does. When she has to go to the bathroom she really has to go and if she doesn't she'll have accidents. She stays in the bathroom for hours. My brother has colitus and he goes to the bathroom atleast 6 times a day and it's always diarrea.

my mother and grandmother, and an aunt have it.
I also believe that i have it as well.
It is a very difficult disease to try and deal with because everyone has a different experience.
There are certain types of food that irritate it the most,
First being foods that are high in fiber, these will make you feel the worst with cramping and other "crappy" things.
It just takes time to deal with, also there are many ways to fight the disease.
Steroids, diet, and the last option is surgery.
I suggest checking out the crohns and colitis foundation for more information and support groups to help you deal with it.
Good luck

Crohn's and colitis disease are inflamation of the large and small bowel...I believe that colitis is less sever then crohns,,one infects the large bowel and the other the small bowel...where there is a problem the doctors sometimes cut out the bad part,,the bowels go long in length, which if some is cut out your not gonna miss it..my husband has colitis and started with stomach pains, was givien the drug sulfasalazine-ec, started with 8 pills a day and is now down to 2,,seems to control the attacks,,but crohns is more painfull and I believe stays for life,,but with proper drugs will be liveable..he might also have to watch the foods he eats, as I believe some foods will not agree with him..seeds,,foods with seeds seem to add problems,,,don't worry he will be fine,,just go on the web and all your answers will be there,,good luck and be informed