Symptoms include diarrhea, periodic cramping, lower right abdominal pain, fever, malabsorption, possible anemia, and losses of energy, appetite, and weight. Typically the onset of this disease is around the age of twenty. Attacks may occur every few months to every few years. In rare cases it appears once or twice and does not return.
If this disease continues for many years, bowel function gradually deteriorates. If left untreated, it can become very serious and increase the risk of cancer. Lack of nutrients from malabsorption may weaken the immune system, prolonging healing time needed. Chronic bleeding may cause iron-deficiency anemia. If the inflamed intestinal wall leaks, peritonitis results.
The following nutrients are beneficial to the prevention and cure of this disease.
Herbs:
Aloe vera is beneficial for Crohn's Disease because it softens stools and has a healing effect on the digestive tract. Drink 1/2 cup of aloe juice 3 times a daily. For occasional use only as it can become habit forming, whereas the CAC is not habit forming. Fenugreek, goldenseal, licorice, marshmallow root, rose hips. These herbs also support digestion, cleanse the blood stream, and reduce inflammation and infection, best used on an alternating basis. Avoid using licorice, goldenseal and echinacea on a daily basis for more 7 days in a row and avoid licorice completely if you have high blood pressure. Do not take goldenseal if you have a history of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, or glaucoma; use it only under a doctors supervision.
Diet:
Eat a diet consisting mainly of no-acidic fresh cabbage, and some cooked vegetables such as broccoli, Brussels sprouts, carrots, celery, garlic, kale, spinach, and turnips. Steam, broil, simmer, or bake your food.
Drink plenty of liquids, such as steam-distilled water, herbal teas, and fresh juices, fresh cabbage is very beneficial.
Papaya is a good addition to your diet if you don't have herpes or other viruses.
During an acute attack, take 1 tsp of slippery elm bark powder and stir into a cup of water or tea. Eat organic baby foods, steamed vegetable and well cooked organic brown rice, millet, and oat meal and make green blender drinks with Super Veggie powder.
Try eliminating all dairy foods, (cheese) , fish, hard sausage, meats, no pickled foods, or yeast products and see if your condition improves. These foods are high in histamine. Many people with Crohn's Disease are histamine-intolerant. Milk and other dairy products contain carrageenan, a compound extracted from red seaweed. Carrageenan, which is widely used in the food industry for it's ability to stabilize milk proteins, has been shown to induce ulcerative colitis in laboratory animals.
These foods are irritating to the digestive tract. Avoid alcohol, caffeine, carbonated beverages, chocolate,, corn, nuts, popcorn, eggs, foods with artificial additives or preservatives, fried and greasy foods, margarine, meat, pper, spicy foods, tobacco, white flour, and all animal products with the exception of white fish from clean clear waters. Mucus forming foods such as processed refined foods, should be eliminated from the diet. Limit your intake of rye, barley, and wheat. Avoid boxed dry cereals or anything containing any form of sugar.Diets high in refined carbohydrates have ben associated with Crohn's Disease .
It is not usually necessary to use all these, but to find out which are most useful to you.
5181 Slippery Elm Powder may be used (call 1-800-345-4152 to order) -- 1 tsp, 1-2 times/day
Suggested Products
As recommended on the labels, take the following:1221 Stomach Ulcers
6932 Garlic, Odorless
1477 Truman's Colon/Liver Cleanser "CAC"
3349 Truman's Fiber
7998 Colloidal Silver Water Generator
2801 Hi-C 500
8971 L-Glutamine 500mg
8976 L-Taurine
2475 B12 / Folic Acid Drops
7017 Gland Rejuvenator
8026 Super Enzyme+
6606 Omega 3 Flax Seed Oil - High Lignin
3121 Echinacea Root Angustifolia
3573 Cat's Claw (Una de Gato)
8413 Acidophilus, Non-Dairy
8970 Lecithin Granules fine - 1 lb
4427 Daily Health Tea, Spice
2000 Miracle 2000
8979 MSM Ultrapure
9986 Super Mins calcium & trace minerals iron free
3600 Truman's Super Green Foods w/Herbs(Super Veggie Powder)
2805 B Complex 100mg
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