What supplements should a crohnie be on?!

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I am in a flare right now and have been in a flare since December 2012 I am on humira but its not working! I am seeing my doctor the 28th of march 2013. I have been on humira since New Year's Eve 2011. So I was wondering what supplements I should be on during a flare or what I should be on when in re,is soon! And don't worry I am going to ask my doctor for blood test to see what is low and all that! :)

Thanks!
 
The ones that come to mind are Vit D, Iron and vit B12 as these can ether get used up pretty quick and/or are hard to absorb in crohns patients
 
Lots of people with Crohn's are also deficient in magnesium, as well as B vitamins and vitamin D. Keep in mind that iron is not something you should supplement blindly - Vit B and especially Vit D are much more forgiving. It is very hard to overdose on vit D :)
 
I would add 3 grams of actual, enteric coated, omega 3 fish oil, per day. This is anti-inflammatory and acts locally when enteric coated. Fish oil can also help in the mood/brain drain department. A minority of people do get bloating, bad breath or gas, though.

Additionally, I would add quality probiotics 2-3 times a day (Jarrow EPS, Garden of Life Primal Defense Ultra, Kyo-dophilus 9, or a Bacillus Coagulans dominant mix or Good Belly drinks or Attune bars or Howaru strains). These help keep the good bacteria to displace the bad ones which aggravate inflammation, while also helping keep your mood balanced. Beginning these might cause slight upset at first, or not. I say give a few different quality strains/mixes a try.

Personally, I need to take both of these daily to stave off loose bowel movements and cramps, which return like clockwork if I quit these for more than 2 days. These are my primary treatment along with LDN and diet.

*In addition to the other forementioned supplements, Vitamin K2 (or K complex) will help absorb calcium--especially in conjunction with Vit D3 (5,000 iu).
 
I tried the Garden of Life products but they made my stomach hurt so bad! My doctor always recommends to me Culturelle Digestive Health and that has been great for me, along with lots of enteric coated fish oil.
 
I am in a flare right now and have been in a flare since December 2012 I am on humira but its not working! I am seeing my doctor the 28th of march 2013. I have been on humira since New Year's Eve 2011. So I was wondering what supplements I should be on during a flare or what I should be on when in re,is soon! And don't worry I am going to ask my doctor for blood test to see what is low and all that! :)

Thanks!
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magnesium citrate!! less depression/anxiety

b12

fat soluble carotenoids, if you are malabsorbing fat, then you probably arent absorbing carotenoids

vitamin e, another fat soluble vitamin shoot for 300% RDA per day, natural alpha tocopherol, not synthetic version.

vitamin d. 1000iu, and not much more then that.
 

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