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    'Good' Bacteria Keep Immune System Primed to Fight Future Infections

    Here is a decent study on gut bacteria and its effect on health. Could lead to more potential treatments. Also kinda parrots what we have all been saying for so long about probiotics having some effect on our disease. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100127095945.htm
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    New 'suicide' molecule halts rheumatoid arthritis

    I realize this is about rheumatoid arthritis but many of the same treatments are used for RA as Crohn's and since the immune response/process is much the same for both diseases this new discovery could have some hope for us as well. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100128130223.htm
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    Vitamin D Supplements Could Fight Crohn's Disease

    thought I would share these links: Vitamin D Supplements Could Fight Crohn's Disease ScienceDaily (Jan. 27, 2010) http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100127104904.htm Vitamin D Deficiency Common In Patients With IBD, Chronic Liver Disease ScienceDaily (Oct. 13, 2008)...
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    Some new findings

    some new findings So I just received a new CCFA letter in the mail (wanting money for research of course). The letter was talking about Dr. Mazmanian, a microbiology and immunology researcher at Cal Tech, who was just given an award for his research on B. Fragilis and PSA combinations in...
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    Resveratrol: really cool stuff

    resveratrol: really cool stuff Saw this the other day doing some google searching. This is a link to a 60 Minutes video on some of the research done into a substance called resveratrol found in red wine. This particular substance is very interesting because it is believed to be the substance...
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    Question for you guys and gals

    question for you guys and gals i was wondering if any of you take antihistamine medicine such as benadryl often? it's real name is diphenhydramine hcl and it is also found in some sleep aids including Tylenol PM. i have a little bit of research i want to post but was going to see if any of...
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    Article: Intestinal Bacteria Trigger Immune Response

    http://yourtotalhealth.ivillage.com/intestinal-bacteria-trigger-immune-response.html http://www.citeulike.org/group/6165/article/3442576 http://communications.med.nyu.edu/news/2008/bugs-gut-trigger-production-important-immune-cells-nyu-study-finds found these articles that suggests more...
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    Crohns and exercise

    Lately through a strict diet (gluten free) and some supplementation (probiotics, vitamins, and protein powder) I have felt good enough to start a fairly strenuous exercise program once again to try and get my butt back in shape. So I started this exercise program and noticed after getting very...
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    Interested in these bacterias/parasites - Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora, Coccidia

    Cryptosporidium - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptosporidium Cyclospora - http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=570 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclospora_cayetanensis Coccidia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coccidiosis just some quick references to...
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    Interesting video on milk

    interesting video on milk found this on YouTube. might help explain why milk products affect alot of us the way they do. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHcyAH0rOPE&feature=bz302
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    Glutamine and glutathione

    glutamine and glutathione found some interesting literature on glutamine. glutamine is regularly used by bodybuilders and athletes pre and post workout because supplementing it helps to speed up the bodies healing process after muscle breakdown. also, glutamine is an amino acid used heavily...
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    Genetic markers for Crohn's found

    genetic markers for Crohn's found not sure if you guys and gals have seen this yet.. thought i would post it. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19074222/wid/11915773?GT1=10109 take a look. there are 3 new regions on some chromosomes that scientists have identified that predispose us to Crohn's...
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    My supplement adventure pays off

    my supplement adventure pays off I have had active crohn's for over 3 years now. Around a foot of my small bowel is constantly cramped and inflammed and no medicine prescribed by a doctor had any effect on the condition. I was on 6mp and prednisone for a long time and it pretty much did...
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