"Lyme seems to be blamed first in these "mystery diseases". My doc at first thought that's what I had, when in fact I have Crohn's Disease."
That's bcse the physical manifestations of lyme can be so varied. No organ system is spared. Syphilis used to be called 'the great imitator' by doctors for the same reason, but they now use the term in relation to lyme. Not surprising since both diseases are caused by spirochetes.
By the by, I just read an interesting article from a British medical journal implicating mycoplasma in Crohn's. They advocate treating Crohn's with long-term low dose antibiotics.
That's one of the treatments I get - the antibiotic (metranidazol) interacts so strongly with alcohol that my pharmacist even recommended not using any lotions or cosmetics that contain alcohol.
Can you post a link to the article on Crohn's Disease?