Curing Crohn’s disease is not an easy task when the medical community states that there are no known cures for it. At present, more than two million people in the United States have been diagnosed with this disease. Some believe it to be related to a low stomach acid response that triggers the condition while others think it is an auto-immune response that causes the flare ups.
To those who suffer from Crohn’s disease, the symptoms can be extremely painful and disrupt the social, everyday lives of those who are experiencing flare-ups. Many individuals who suffer from this disease are not able to hold down steady employment and have to be on constant vigilant guard that a flare-up can happen at any given time.
Crohn’s disease is a chronic inflammatory disease of the bowels that is episodic. The inflammation of the digestive tract can lead to ulcers, fistulas and obstructions within the small and large intestine. Other complications of Crohn’s disease can also result in the inflammation of the eyes and can also induce arthritis in some cases. Also, no two patients will experience Crohn’s disease in the same way.
Some patients will be in remission and not experience any symptoms of the disease for long periods of time, while others will experience ongoing episodic flare-ups almost constantly. Many sufferers use the Crohn’s disease activity index (CDAI) to measure the severity of the disease.
Although curing Crohn’s disease is not optional at this particular time, there are medications and natural remedies that many individuals use to keep the disease in check and alleviate the symptoms. It has been proven that some of the natural remedies will go toward helping the natural healing of the body that is affected by the disease and also help to reduce to episodes of flare-ups that can occur by Crohn’s disease.
The right diets of Crohn’s disease sufferers are very critical to realize the success of natural treatments. Many will get relief from the disease by avoiding the intake of wheat, milk and yeast. Also, much research has shown that the proper diets that include Omega-3 fatty acids and the intake of Omega-6 fatty acids will improve the chances of attaining long term remission of the disease. Flaxseed oil and fatty fish, like salmon and trout contain the Omega-3 fatty acids. Corn oil and sesame seed oil contains the Omega-6 fatty acids.
Another good oil is hemp oil. Hemp oil contains Omega-3, 6 and 9. The anti-inflammatory make-up of this oil greatly helps reduce the inflammatory condition that is associated with Crohn’s disease if taken on a daily basis.
Candida has also proven to be a problem that is directly related to Crohn’s disease. This is a fungal growth that is caused by the destruction of good bacteria in the digestive tract through the use of antibiotics and steroids. Candida occurs as a yeast in the bowel tract, but a compromised immune system can cause an overgrowth of this yeast, which might spread to the blood, causing low energy levels.
Zell Oxygen and Wormwood are two types of natural remedies that can be acquired at health food stores to remedy Candida and Crohn’s disease. Because it is so important for the intestinal tract to recover from inflammatory responses, a diet of high fiber of whole foods is recommended for remission cases.
Keeping a low fat diet in relapsed cases of flare-ups also is recommended to help stabilize the digestive tract from triggering more episodes from cycling. Although the disease is not cured, intestines with less inflammatory triggering is better able to absorb nutrition and lower the risks of fistulas, ulcers, obstructions and diarrhea.
So, although curing Crohn’s disease is not an option, this goes a long way to show that, with the proper diet and nutrition, there are effective ways to naturally ease the effects of the disease and lesson the flare-ups from happening.
* There are many more resources and lots of information about controlling and treating Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and Crohn’s Disease symptoms here:
Breakthrough Crohn’s Disease Guide
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