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Recent content by Kaviravani

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    In Clinical remission without meds since last one year

    Can you please share the details of your homeopathy doctor who cured you? I am an Indian living in US, but planning to visit India soon for treatmen. thank you!
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    SIBO and Motility Issues

    Thank you!! Those are all great suggestions. I will implement those once I am off the steroids by end of this month.
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    SIBO and Motility Issues

    Thank you so much for always being there and replying. Are you still doing enzymes and supplements?
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    SIBO and Motility Issues

    Hi Lukes, I am here to update you. I finished Latent TB treatment end of june. Found an IBD specialist GI. she put me on entocort (budesonide) for 3 months. It didn’t do anything. I am still tapering it off and will be done withit by end of Dec, 2020. I also tried the digest basic enzyme...
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    SIBO and Motility Issues

    No, I dont have TB. They did a blood test called QTB Gold test which was positive but chest XRay was negative meaning I was exposed to someone with TB and the bacteria is dormant in my body. Any immunosuppressive medicine (like Crohns medication, biologics) can activate those bacterias and then...
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    SIBO and Motility Issues

    Thanks Luke, I m currently on Latent TB treatment. The immunosuppressive medication in future will cause my latent TB to reactivate. So I have to finish the three month course. I will start the enzymes after completing the 3 month course. I really appreciate your help and feedback.
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    SIBO and Motility Issues

    Also, are you on a SCD diet?
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    SIBO and Motility Issues

    Thank you so much!! Was eagerly waiting for your update. I do have many small ulcers in small intestine. But my CRP is always normal. These days anything I eat gives me so much bloating and severe gas pains. I looked on amazon about the previous enzymes you told me about and was almost going to...
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    SIBO and Motility Issues

    BTW, which enzymes areyou using? I feel enzymes will help a lot.
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    SIBO and Motility Issues

    Wow, thank you so much for your detailed reply. I am so impressed and thankful to you!! Please keep sharing your information whenever you get a chance!
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    SIBO and Motility Issues

    H hi, i also have mild small bowel crohns. What diet do you follow? And which supplements have helped? I would like to keep it in control by diet and supplements too. Thank you!
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    Pentasa capsules vs Pentasa slow release tablets

    Hi SB 8, I have recently been diagnosed with crohns in small intestine and jejunum. Colonoscopy showed normal ileum but biopsy shows chronic active ileitis. Started budesonide. But having lot of side effects and the stomach burning in the middle abdomen isn’t going away. I also feel that...
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    Success Stories

    Is he still taking LDN? Any difference with it?
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    Causes of Crohns any guess

    I agree with you. I was a very healthy female til, 40. No IBS, diarrhea, constipation ever in my life. Suddenly in December 2018 i had severe bloating after eating outside. Initially GP gave me pravacid thinking its acid indigestion. It didn’t help. Endoscopy last year showed nothing...
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