Hi Trevor (and everyone else who has offered their input)
My name is Natalia Korczynski - I was one of the first people to participate in the trial with QU Biologics so I'm going to share my experience on here with you (a very positive one), and provide you with some more information. But, get ready for a novel!
The treatment, as I'm sure you already know, is called SSI Therapy: Site Specific Immunotherapy.
SSI is a vaccine that you administer yourself, every other day; the method is similar to insulin injections commonly used for diabetes for example. Prior to going on the vaccine you are trained by a health professional on how to administer the vaccine properly. The vaccine is composed of dead bacteria - it's all natural and there are no side effects as a result (at least I never experienced any while I was on the vaccine, nor did the patients that I spoke with who were also on it). The vaccine activates the body's immune system by targeting the organs affected by the disease, thereby reversing the chronic inflammation associated with Crohns, Colitis, and other autoimmune diseases. I was on the vaccine for just a little under a year (July 2011 to June 2012). It literally changed my life. I was originally diagnosed with Crohn's in November 2009 and for the first year after the diagnosis I was in excruciating pain, probably because I refused to take all of the crazy drugs that were being pushed my way by my GI specialists. But I was always a firm believer in taking the natural route so I saw a natural path and focused on trying to get better through a better diet, herbs, probiotics, digestive enzymes, the list goes on. And although that did help a little, the pain remained. I ended up in the hospital with a bowel obstruction June 2011 and it was shortly after that, that my natural path told me about the clinical trial for SSI therapy, originally started by Dr. Gunn, a doctor from BC. Since SSI therapy was still in its beginning stages at this point, I actually flew all the way to the Bahamas to participate in the trial since it had not been approved in Canada yet. But now it is, because they have seen so much success with it! I am no longer on the vaccine, and have been symptom free (knock on wood) for almost two years. Following a colonoscopy from March of last year, I was told that I am 100% in remission. I am going to attach a few links for you to check this out. It's for Qu Biologics - the company associated with the treatment, along with detailed information about the doctor and how this whole process got started. I can't stress enough how different my life is now. And that, coming from someone who wasn't even able to get out of bed for days to go to work, is saying a lot. I noticed a difference in my symptoms within 48 hours of taking the vaccine. If you can, I would strongly, strongly, recommend this treatment to anyone. Let me know if you have any other questions!