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    UC prognosis question

    Hi all, I have a cousin who was diagnosed w UC (shes 14). Is it comparable to my Crohns in terms of continued worsening of the disease over time? I'm wondering if I can use my knowledge about tackling Crohns to help with her UC
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    4.5mg LDN every 36 hrs put me into remission

    I used to take it every night. Quality of life was definitely better than without taking LDN, but I would still have intestinal problems after eating various foods. I listened to an interview Dr Zagon (chief ldn researcher at penn state) gave, and he said that it doesnt matter when you take...
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    LDN success (too soon?)

    Hey guys, i started taking 4.5mg LDN 2 weeks ago. Took it for 5 days in a row, and never felt better in my life. Stopped taking it after the 5 days because I went to Las Vegas and didnt' have time. I still felt fine in vegas for 3 days and stopped taking it until last night. From somewhere...
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    Accutane may cause IBD

    There are a ton of lawsuits going on right now against the pharmaceutical company behind Accutane. The lawsuits claim that the drug causes Crohn's disease/IBD/colitis. WOAH. A certain cause (among a possible many, of course), for Crohn's?!?!!? Anybody have more information?
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    Is Crohn's Disease due to immunodeficiency or autoimmune

    "there is an increasing body of evidence in favor of the hypothesis that Crohn's disease results from an impaired innate immunity.[46] The immunodeficiency, which has been shown to be due to (at least in part) impaired cytokine secretion by macrophages, is thought to lead to a sustained...
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    Massive lower left gas pain after surgery

    Hey guys, I keep getting a bout of massive gas pain on the lower left of my body after surgery. I got rid of a bunch of ileum, but the sigmoid colon is nowhere near that..... Also, the pain subsides, I don't pass gas, but I end up burping. What the hell is wrong with me?!
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    Week out of surgery

    Was released earlier from the hospital, got 18 inches of ileum/cecum removed. Doctors trying to discuss what med to be on now that I'm out... How have you guys dealt with life after surgery? Any tips?
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    Prednisone question for the pred pros

    Dear all, I've been taking prednisone for around 10 days now, 40 mg a day (20 mg every 12 hours), and it works, but I'm having troubling side effects, and I will be seeing my GI doctor next week. I want to know if this 10 days of 40mg/day has been long/strong enough to have any repercussions...
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    Milk a possible cause again

    Bacteria In Cows' Milk May Cause Crohn's Disease Crohn's is a condition that affects one in 800 people in the UK and causes chronic intestinal inflammation, leading to pain, bleeding and diarrhoea. The team found that a bacterium called Mycobacterium paratuberculosis releases a molecule that...
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    E.coli Bacteria may be linked to Crohn's

    Can't believe this hasnt been posted on here yet! : (Wasn't there someone on this forum that suspected e.coli when doing frequency experiments?) Taken from http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/79093.php E. coli Bacteria Linked To Crohn's Disease A team of Cornell University scientists...
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    Fistulae Suck

    I've had a perianal fistula for a long long time, and suddenly i have 2 now OUT OF NO WHERE (its right next to the first one). what have you guys done to cope with this? im on 6mp
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    Fistula Treatment History / Valuable Information

    very interesting information about fistulae!!! https://ep.eur.nl/retrieve/2688/01.pdf
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    My Diet and Strict lifestyle

    Hey guys, I've been on my own diet for a long time now and its definetely helped my crohns. If anyone is curious about whats been making me feel great even during a flare (sort of cancel each other out lol) read on... Its working for me and I have Crohn's Illeitis and with this lifestyle I'm...
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    Remission

    Hey guys, i'm sort of confused about what exactly "remission" means. If one is in remission, will the disease still continue to get worse over time, even though you are without a majority of symptoms?
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    Helminthic Therapy?

    http://www.ovamed.de/all/casereport/pdf/GUT%202005.pdf i looked through the pages and didn't see anything on this so forgive me if it was posted already... what do you guys think?!?!
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    My Crohn's Disease

    Hey everyone. My name is Shawn, and I live in Los Angeles, CA. I'm 17 years old. I was diagnosed with Crohn's about 1.5 years ago or so but I'm pretty sure I've had the disease much longer than that. When I was young (5-6 and on), I used to LOVE drinking Milk... and I mean like Milk was my...
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