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    methotrexate, inflectra, remicade are drugs for dysbiosis

    My firm belief is that big pharma and modern western medicine needs to have a more open mind on new treatments and the way they are going about handling the scourge, including others like cancer. Clearly the route they are taking now is very narrow, for its time to take the blinders off and look...
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    methotrexate, inflectra, remicade are drugs for dysbiosis

    Given that there are no cures for Chrons and IBS I welcome any kind of input. At times some remedies seem controversial, but these sometimes open up new ways of treatment. This place is an open forum, and if anyone wishes to avoid topics presented here they are welcome to ignore them. I have...
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    How to plan a financial future for your kid with IBD.

    Follow along with what interests him, maybe the type of work does not require post secondary education. There is a huge financial advantage by getting into the workplace after high school by earning a wage and paying into a pension as these years are the best most productive years of a person's...
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    Is food sensitivity in remission still normal?

    I usually know about it within a day. The cramping pains start during the night and can continue for days afterwards. I'm guessing the seeds get caught in the GI tract and aggravate inflammation to the point I get constipated. It can get so bad that I have contemplated on going in to the ER at...
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    Is food sensitivity in remission still normal?

    Seeds are something I have to avoid at all costs whether I am in remission or in a flare. Tomatoes, strawberries, pop corn, seeded buns etc. are forbidden foods for me. I associate these with pain and misery. I also have to limit fiber, and anything that can overload my bowels. I find eating 4...
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    Need help re MRI freaking out

    I wouldn't worry too much, if the images and or biopsies detected something cancerous the doctor would have contacted you much earlier. When I get a scan or scope done, I feel that its good news when there is no news, in this case no urgent early calls from the doctor after the procedures are done.
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    Can You Eat Olives Without Any Issues? (POLL)

    Chew them well, don't eat too many and not every day.
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    Christmas Eve, my car was lost, later found

    It reminds me of when I got my first car. I had just gotten my driver's license and went to a large shopping mall and did not pay attention to where I had parked, this was back in the 1970's. I came out of the mall and then realized my troubles. I had to walk all the way around the mall shopping...
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    Mercury or Amalgam fillings

    I wonder if anyone has had any improvement when amalgam fillings fall out or are removed. Most of mine are gone now due to aging years ago, but no improvement came of it for the chrons.
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    Broccoli sprouts diet protects mice from Crohn's disease, study shows

    I eat a small amount of broccoli flowers with lunch and find it helps some with digestion and perhaps inflammation. Maybe there is something in the broccoli that aids the bowel medically.
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    Skin under flange issue

    These fungal infections are nasty and hard to control. I was prescribed Lamisil terbinafine hydrochloride topical 1% cream and it did the trick to bring it under control. Using it under the glue doesn't work well, but applying the cream 3 or 4 times a day around the outside edge of the flange...
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    Appointment anxiety

    I don't have any anxiety when I am at the doctor's office, rather I use the time to think about what I am going to communicate with the doctor to have a good doctor/patient relationship where the doctor can work with me for a positive outcome. When incontinenance is a possibility or a problem...
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    Many small or few large meals during the day?

    I typically eat 4 smaller meals a day to prevent overloading of my system. Large meals leave me feeling uncomfortable.
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    Safety profiles compared to biologics?

    It depends, people are unique and not everyone responds well to treatments. I've had some bad reactions from many of the treatments including biologics. Some problems show up right away, others show up over time. You will have to decide what works for you. I am a firm believer of the bottom up...
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    Thyroid

    Maybe it will not be chaos when you come home from surgery. Chances are good that with better health it will bring with it a better quality of life.
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