[afnamvet]

A good read.

I am disabled permanently from Crohn's. There is no cure. I have endured five major surgeries and may be looking at another. If you have or know someone who has this disease, tell them to gather ALL the information they can.

[Luigi Vasellini]

Did you ever receive sulfasalazine or mesalamine treatment??

[stockpirate]

Try liquid Silver.

[aruanan]

If you have or know someone who has this disease, tell them to gather ALL the information they can.

But just make sure it's not slightly informed hysteria such as seen in this article and colonizing, like pathogenic bacteria, the crypts and villi of the internet.

[JohnHuang2]

"I am disabled permanently from Crohn's."

Sorry to hear that. Prayers on their way.

[jb6]

I have Crohns, luckily a mild case and drink only super pasturized milk that has a shelf life of 1 month, go figure. I tried steroids (after living with Crohns for 5 years and not knowing about it) and that wrecked havic on my body. My doctor has given me Cypro (but he doesn't believe it works regardless of all the evidence) and I have been symptom free during the times I take it and for about 2-3 weeks after (what a relief now and then) but he won't give it to me more then once every half a year or so.

In Germany there is new research that has gotten a 70% remission rate. Every two weeks you take a pill with worm eggs. The worms have a 2 week life span in the intestine and seem to refocus the body's fight on them rather then on itself. To bad it will take 50 years for the idiots in the FDA to get around to it.

Also, having served a long time in the military, I found MREs cause constipation and that mitigates the effects of Crohns. Also coconut is supposed to do the same.

I've also read that some 5 million Americans have the disease without knowing.

[MileHi]

My wife is 38 and was diagnosed about 7 years ago. While she has avoided surgery so far, it really has ruined her quality of life.

[twigs]

My step-son has Crohn's disease. While he probably hasn't drank diseased milk, I find it intersting that he has been around livestock a lot. He attended an agricultural college that had large animals and today is a zoo keeper.

[Maven]

I am disabled permanently from Crohn's. There is no cure. I have endured five major surgeries and may be looking at another. If you have or know someone who has this disease, tell them to gather ALL the information they can.

Have you tried the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD)? It's specifically for people with IBS, Crohn's, ulcerative colitis, etc. Here's the website:

Specific Carbohydrate Diet

I've known a lot of people who have gotten real relief from the SCD.

Maven