More information about Crohn's Disease?

If you have Crohn's disease, or know someone who has it, what were the symptoms before you were diagnosed? Did you have frequent abdominal pain and diarrhea that would come and go? This is what has been going on with my boyfriend on and off for the past few years, and on saturday he was admitted into the hospital for what we thought was appendicitis, but now they think it is Crohn's disease. I posted this question not too long ago, but i need more information. He is in the hospital now, misserable because they won't let him eat, he hasn't eaten in more than 2 days. This is very frustrating, because they don't know what is wrong with him. And they aren't even running anymore tests to find out. I don't know what i am supposed to do.

Thank you all so much for your help. i now know what questions i should ask the doctors, because they have been very vague. Thank you for your support to my boyfriend and I, it is very much needed, we are both very scared.

Hi ALI

Here are some ideas on how to heal it (Ive seen it many times). Learn about cleansing the body by juice fasting and using herbs to clean up the internal organs functions.

Here is some info and remedies to help with his condition.

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

Cheers

Crohn's disease is a chronic transmural inflammatory disease that usually affects the distal ileum and colon but may occur in any part of the GI tract. Symptoms include diarrhea and abdominal pain. Abscesses, internal and external fistulas, and bowel obstruction may arise. Extraintestinal symptoms, particularly arthritis, may occur. Diagnosis is by colonoscopy and barium contrast studies. Treatment is with 5鈥慉SA, corticosteroids, immunomodulators, anticytokines, antibiotics, and often surgery.
Please see the webpages for more details on Crohn's disease.

I have had this disease for 15yrs now and have had one resection and am facing another, This disease raises it's ugly head in all sorts of different symptoms.
My symptoms started in 92 with weight loss and constant vomiting & cronic diarrhea, Due to a stricture formed in my terminal illeum(sp), With this removed in 96,
Diagnosis took 6 months.
I am not able to eat much either.
One thing I can tell thats good news, I am a member of a crohns and colitis support group,all great people and all with valuable knowledge of this monster.All willing to share with you,Go take a looksee, I am Michellemoo of course.Your not alone nor is your BF, Once diagnosed he will be given meds that will be the best treatment fr whatever type of crohnie symptoms your BF has.Be strong ok xxx
Here is the link
http://p080.ezboard.com/bcrohnsdiseasean...

see you there maybe :)

Check out the book, "the makers diet" by Dr. Rubin Jordan, or Jordan Rubin (sorry! I'm not sure which way his name goes) He claims to have had Crohns and was healed from it through diet of natural foods etc. I pray it works for your boyfriend. I am so sorry he is ill.