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Wow, I think it's pretty ironic that they would deny your claim and use HBOT, a therapy in which the jury is still out as far as its helpfulness for IBD patients, as a justification for you "not trying everything." From what I know, there is way more evidence for stem cell therapy inducing...

Haven't tried it yet... Hi Raechel, Wish I had a better update for you than that! After talking with my father (who is an MD in internal medicine) and my gastroenterologist, both agreed that HBOT would probably help lessen some of the symptoms, but in their opinions the type of inflammation...

BOZA: I can echo everything everyone else has said; Remicade is the only thing that I've had a really positive response to, and once I started feeling a difference my health skyrocketed up to as good as it ever has been. I want to say it took a few weeks to notice a change for me, so if you...

I've had Crohn's for around 7 years, and through the course of treatment I have failed out of nearly every medicine that my doctor has recommended. Either I never responded to the drug, or the side effects to my kidneys and liver function were too much to keep me on it. The best success I had...

Speccca: Although it sounds like my Crohn's is more severe than yours, Remicade is the one thing so far that I had a positive response to. I also had fistulas, in addition to the other "fun" symptoms like cramping, diarrhea, joint pain and weight loss (30 lbs. in a couple months). Once I...