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sketchy

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8. Are you open to looking at diet?

Reply to demtenjeep (Original post)

Tue Jun 23, 2015, 03:56 PM

Jun 2015

If you have the time and energy to do some reading on this, it may be of help. It helped me.

http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/

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Crohn's Disease really sucks. Things do not get better [View all] demtenjeep Jun 2015 OP

I am currently making an appointment to end my IRA demtenjeep Jun 2015 #1

Have to go to an absolutely TOP gastroenterogist Peregrine Took Jun 2015 #2

I have read that marijuana helps by relaxing the smooth muscles of the GI tract. nt tblue37 Jun 2015 #3

Gawd. I hope you do get better, hon. closeupready Jun 2015 #4

yes it does demtenjeep Jun 2015 #12

thanks guys demtenjeep Jun 2015 #5

taking care of these bill would essencially allow me to live demtenjeep Jun 2015 #6

I spent the last night debating on wether to go to the ER demtenjeep Jun 2015 #7

Are you open to looking at diet? sketchy Jun 2015 #8

Highly recommended! user_name Jun 2015 #19

It looks like the Fodmap diet, which is very helpful for a lot of people. pnwmom Jun 2015 #20

SCD eliminates all grains, all simple starches, etc RiverLover Jun 2015 #23

Well, then it's harder than the Fodmap diet, but would certainly be fine for Celiacs. There is also pnwmom Jun 2015 #24

Have you looked into biologics? COLGATE4 Jun 2015 #9

thanks. I do the Remicade (chemo) I am down to every 4 weeks started every 8 weeks at first demtenjeep Jun 2015 #10

kick n/t sketchy Jun 2015 #11

Kick! riderinthestorm Jun 2015 #13

so ...wow demtenjeep Jun 2015 #14

In a fair society, someone with a chronic disease closeupready Jun 2015 #15

Yep marions ghost Jun 2015 #16

yea demtenjeep Jun 2015 #17

Unfortunately. mmonk Jun 2015 #31

I'm sorry. Your blanket project was such a hit here riderinthestorm Jun 2015 #18

I am very thankful for that demtenjeep Jun 2015 #21

I linked you to another funding request riderinthestorm Jun 2015 #22

aw thank you demtenjeep Jun 2015 #25

Hope you know about this: mainer Jun 2015 #26

I have made some changes demtenjeep Jun 2015 #27

Kicked and Recommended greatlaurel Jun 2015 #28

Best of luck. My youngest son has Crohn's. mmonk Jun 2015 #29

my sister had that horrible, horrible disease, she died of melanoma, but to have crohns too...... a kennedy Jun 2015 #30

thanks for all your prayers demtenjeep Jul 2015 #32

One of my best friends had it Ex Lurker Jul 2015 #33

Dear demtenjeep, i do not have Crohn's disease. scarletlib Jul 2015 #34

If it was me, I would obtain human breastmilk, preferably fresh from a family member living in my vanlassie Jul 2015 #35