I hope my notes below on crohn's disease
might be of help to someone touched with
this illness.
Kindest regards,
andrew cavanagh
www.Geocities.Com/glorious
health
crohn’s disease
crohn's disease is basically an
inflammatory disease of the bowels.
Interestingly the disease has hereditary
factors and mouth sores and ulcers are
common symptoms.
Depression can be related crohn's disease.
They are both linked to bad eicosanoids
(pge2 in particular) which causes
inflammation. A lack of good eicosanoids
will also reduce the release and uptake of
the feel good hormone serotonin.
Put simply if you have too many bad
eicosanoids your gut will be inflamed and
you'll feel poorly.
Nearly all inflammation in the body is
caused by "bad" eicosanoids, the master
hormones.
Reading the book “from depression to
glorious health” is recommended to
help with diet and lifestyle guidelines
for the treatment of this disease.
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1.Balancing protein/carbohydrate and good
fats with every meal is essential to
eliminate the inflammation (by producing
less bad eicosanoids and more good
eicosanoids).
Of all the points here this is the most
vital.
Fish oil supplementation also helps
restore the balance of good and bad
eicosanoids.
For this kind of inflammatory disease 5 to
10 grams a day of omega 3 fatty acids
(8-16 capsules of pharmaceutical grade
fish oil) is recommended.
2. Reduce or eliminate bad fats linked to
the disease. No deep fried foods. No pre
packaged foods containing hydrogenated
vegetable oils.
3. Eat more good fats shown in studies to
put the disease into remission.
Take fish oil as indicated above.
Eat more fish.
Cook with cold pressed extra virgin olive
oil.
Eat almonds, macadamia nuts (raw) and
avacados.
4. Avoid dairy. Dairy contains a
bacteria called map which is linked to the
disease.
If you must have milk (with your tea for
example) try uht milk which does not
contain the bacteria.
5. Eat low fat unsweetened yoghurt every
day or better still take a probiotic
capsule every day (acidophilus,
lactobacterium etc.).
The good bacteria help to colonize your
intestines and reduce inflammation.
6. Stop smoking. Smoking is linked to
the disease and quitting often relieves
the symptoms.
7. Perform strength building exercises at
least four times a week (push ups,
abdominal crunches, squats) to stimulate
the release of human growth hormone which
helps relieve symptoms of the disease.
8. Get 15 to 30 minutes of sunshine first
thing in the morning to ensure adequate
levels of vitamin d which can help reduce
symptoms. Or take one cod liver oil
capsule daily.
9. As crohn's disease is related to
osteoporosis and arthritis practice
prevention by taking glucosamine and
chondroitin sulphate with the herb
boswellia seratta (which reduces
inflammation by reducing the production of
various bad eicosanoids).
In australia you can buy a supplement
called jointex plus at your local
supermarket. 1-3 tablets every day.
10. Antioxidants like vitamin c and e
help.
Take vitamin c with bioflavinoids 4-6
times daily (powder in water 250mg to
1000mg each dose).
Take vitamin e 500iu capsule once a day.
11. Flareups of crohn's disease are
related to stress so take lifestyle steps
to reduce stress and develop relaxation
techniques, methods for relieving
emotional distress etc to reduce stress.
