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I was just curious...has anyone ever tried any treatments that are not prescribed by your doctor with any success? I've had so many people refer me to "try this" or "try that" and claim that they themselves or people they've known have gone into remission or "cured themsleves".

I'm just wondering why I haven't found any threads that discuss alternate treatment options. I'd love to hear about what alternatives people have tried.
 
i have a very open mind when it comes to alternative therapies.. i've had acupuncture to help me stop smoking - didn't do a thing. i've also had a course of hypnosis for the same reason - i'm still smoking but that's because the hypnosis took me into regression and all the appointments ended up allowing me to grieve for loved and lost ones - we never got round to the smoking thing.

the only thing i can remember which i've bought at a health shop which really worked was a product called Sambucol - it's for upping your immune system when you're fighting an infection. i've used it myself, and on my kids, and for things like colds & flu it really seems to help.
 
Hi there, there are a few threads on here about 'natural' treatments if you look around.

I believe many of these treatments can help, but of course one never really knows what is doing what, especially if you are taking lots of things at once.

Some of the most common reccommended ones for inflammation are Omega 3 fish oil, turmeric and slippery elm. Probiotics to help with the good bacteria are also commonly used. Glutamine is another I have been reccommended and am going to try.

I am taking all of these things, but am also on taperin pred so it is impossible to know what is actually helping, but I FEEL like it's been beneficial. I don't feel any inflammation like I did before, though the past couple of days have been a bit dodgy in the bowel department for the first time in 3 months so maybe I'm on a downward spiral - who knows?
 
I have been trying a natural fruit drink for 2 months and have had positive results. 13 servings fruit and vegetable in two 2 ounce shots a day. me personally, i am nowhere near my suggested intake of fruits and vegetables per day. i drink this and it supplements what i am lacking. i feel good my energy level is higher and my bm s are more predictable. im not by any means saying this has cured my crohns but i definently feel a difference and i gave up on medications a year and a half ago.
 
LOL. Might want to get your sales spiel down pat there, Juice Boy. Is it 13 servings per 4 ounces or 13 per 3 ounces? Wouldn't 3 ounces be 9.75 servings? Do you sell Meat Juice too? Us Crohn's sufferers need our protein too.
 
i dont sell the juice. dont know the numbers.a friend recommended to me. i tried it and it helped me why not tell people about it. i thought this was what this was about i dont care if you try it or buy the same brand as me, but ive tried the aloe juice, fish oil, pills with what looked like dirt in them, and evrything the doctor prescribed and some things worked,if only temporary but i would still try anything someone recommends even for just a little relief and will continue to do so
 
Why won't you tell us the name? Don't you stand behind the product you are selling? Why do we have to message you to find out? What are you hiding?
 
the product i take is mona vie . its like $40 per bottle but i know there are other products that have the same nutritional content for less which is why i dont mentiion the name its not the product but the concept
 
Monavie. All I need to know.

So, it's not about the actual content of the product? What is the "concept" then?It's about the attractive packaging? Huge markup due to unwieldy distribution network?

If this Amazonian Acai berry is so wonderful, why does Brazil (the place it comes from) rank in the Top 10 countries for malnutrition? Why aren't Brazilians getting rich selling this stuff?

If this stuff was as great as its promoters tell us, supermarkets would be selling it by the keg.
 
the concept that i am referring to is getting all the nutrients and vitamins your body needs on a daiily basis without actually having to eat it. i dont know why they dont carry it in supermarkets i dont sell it and how can i possibly know why brazil is poor when i cant even explain to you why im broke. i believe this product and products like it can be beneficial to our health regardless of what brand name you buy. its just a suggestion about something that is helping me and its natural after all isnt that what this thread was about
 
Acai has lots of antioxdents and that is something that anyone with Crohn's can benefit from. There are many other products and foods with lots of antioxidents also.

I use Turmeric, Ginger and Krill Oil and drink Cherry Pomegranate juice that is available in my grocery store. Anything to tip the scares against the disease.

If I am looking to treat for bad bacteria, I use an oxidizer for a short time. Anaerobic, acidic bacteria do not tolerate oxidizers well. Ozone, Miracle Mineral Supplement, and Peroxide treatments all use the mechanism of oxidation to kill these bacteria.

Unfortunately, these methods are totally ignored by main stream medicine in the U.S. and yet they are some of the most effective. Non of them involve a drug, or proprietary device, which makes them not very profitable.

I am of the opinion that people can gain a lot by learning about these unpopular, but effective methods of treatment.

Dan
 
Hi,

Well i can tell u this, that i've been in remission for 9 years because of natural therapies.
I have a mixture of herbal teas (which taste awful) along with an endless supply of suppliments, fish oil, vit B 12 and mega B, cod liver oil, garlic and horseradish, glucosamine for any joint pain and so many more.
I eat as much protein, eggs, meat, chicken and fish and veggies as possible.
I'm a healthy eater and found that by doing these natural therapies when i feel like something thats not the best for me, I can eat it no problems.
The only thing with natural therapies is that they are very slow in showing results and that if u get off track u can easily go back into relapse.
After recently having a routine colonoscopy(which inflammed my bowel) im very slowly getting back to what i was, but again i stress slowly.
 
Homeopathic remedies are not scientifically supported. I would stick with what the medical professionals tell you.
 
Which medical professionals?

One of the ten thousand in France or Germany who prescribe it? It is also part of the NHS in England, and Cuba has used Homeopathic remedy to prevent an Leptospirosis epidemic. This application resulted in ten infections a month, and no deaths. Other years there are thousands of infections and some deaths. This is when regular vaccines are used.

You have to go farther than our own borders to find out what is effective. You probably are correct in the case of Crohn's. Homeopathy does not seem to help much with this disease. I have yet to hear of anyone who has had substantial improvement using Homeopathy for Crohn's.

Homeopathy has made my hay fever almost undetectable. Nothing else has been able to help it prior to this.

Dan
 
> NHS in England

The funding by the NHS of homeopathic treatments has been controvercial at the very least. PCT's - local Primary Care Trusts have over the past few years cut funding significantly. In any case the amount of funding it did get was very minor compared to the whole NHS budget - along the lines of 'well I suppose we better see if it works in clinical practice'.

Please dont hold it up as an example to others to spend their hard earned cash on.
 
I am pretty sure I discouraged its use in the case of Crohn's, since I have found no evidence, anecdotal or otherwise that it can help with the condition. In any case I never recommended anyone spend money on it. They are capable of making that decision for themselves.

I am not sure what more I can do than that.

Low Dose Naltrexone is controversial also, but several people here are far better from it use. Should a person not discuss controversial treatments here?

Dan
 
Nausea said:
Homeopathic remedies are not scientifically supported. I would stick with what the medical professionals tell you.
I'm sorry, but this is such terrible advice. My doctor used to tell me diet had nothing to do with my crohns symptoms. I'm sure glad I listened to him the first 10 years I had this miserable disease, and I'm sure me eating like dirt all those years didn't help my symptoms one bit. People need to wake up and stop taking everything doctors say as 100% fact.
 
Naps, what Nausea said is opinion. You have your opinion as well. That's what a lot of this is, combined with experience. Don't call what other people suggest "terrible advice."

Don't start this again.
 
I kinda agree with Naps. yes, everyone is allowed their opinion and I have NO problemo with that. However, I do think the docs can be very narrow minded. My Doc also said food really wasn't a concern apart from avoiding hard to digest stuff due to a stricture. When I went to the dietecian at the hospital she actually told me to eat more biscuits and chocolate to put weight on! Not exactly healthy advice!
 
I have absolutely no problem w/people who voice their opinions and experiences - just an issue with outright saying something is wrong. Sometimes people just need new doctors. I personally am on my 6th doctor because the last 5 didn't even try. However, it's not the first time that Naps has just said something is wrong or, in this case, "terrible advice." Just have it be opinions and experiences.
 
Naps22 said:
I'm sorry, but this is such terrible advice. My doctor used to tell me diet had nothing to do with my crohns symptoms. I'm sure glad I listened to him the first 10 years I had this miserable disease, and I'm sure me eating like dirt all those years didn't help my symptoms one bit. People need to wake up and stop taking everything doctors say as 100% fact.


I agree with you 100%. If I listened to my OLD doctor and didn't go to the Hospital I would have DIED. I had an obstruction and all he said it was was a "little flare".:ybatty: I was starving to death. That is why he is no longer my Doctor. We can't trust everything they say so looking at alternatives is a good option.

And there is a such thing as Great, Good, Bad, and Terrible Advice and sometimes that needs to be pointed out especially on here because no one would be able to determine what to do.
but I agree that it should be done in a more civil and politically correct manner (which is usually credible facts and dare I say statistics and experience is good also).
 
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GoJohnnyGo said:
Monavie. All I need to know.

So, it's not about the actual content of the product? What is the "concept" then?It's about the attractive packaging? Huge markup due to unwieldy distribution network?

If this Amazonian Acai berry is so wonderful, why does Brazil (the place it comes from) rank in the Top 10 countries for malnutrition? Why aren't Brazilians getting rich selling this stuff?

If this stuff was as great as its promoters tell us, supermarkets would be selling it by the keg.


Here is another good Brazilian product that got me into remision for 4 days,
it is called Carnaval.:lol:


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