Day 11- Irritable Bowel Symptoms & Treatment Colitis Crohns Diet Disease

Is Your Doctor the Right One to Treat Your Crohn’s, Colitis or IBS

Once you’ve begun to experience the symptoms related to Crohn’s Disease, you will need to see a doctor and have your questions answered about what it is you’re going through. Maybe you’ve already been diagnosed but don’t really trust the physician who is treating you. Maybe his or her communication skills leave a lot to be desired. Open and honest communication is the key to controlling and beating this illness, so it may be time to find a health care provider willing to go the whole nine yards with you to see you happy and back in control. There are things you can do to get to a comfortable place to start dealing with this disease. But knowledge and research are the key.

So you’re looking for another doctor, well, a week prior to the appointment, make a list of all symptoms, regardless of how minor. It you have bloating or constipation or diarrhea, put it on your list. If you’re suffering stomach pain, write it down, as well as the foods you ate before the pain came. Write down the frequency of your bowel movements since Crohn’s Colitis and IBS has to do with gastrointestinal tract function. Make note of any change in normal bathroom habits. List all foods that you eat and connect them to any flare ups that you may have suffered. The more detailed you can be, the better the doctor can help you.

The day of the appointment take along a notebook so that you can make a written record of the conversation to give you something to refer to later on.

Ask your doctor some of these questions::

1- Do I really have Crohn’s Colitis or IBS Disease or is it be some other condition? This is where your list of symptoms comes into play.

2- Find out which tests doctors use to diagnose the Disease? Diagnosis usually comes following a battery of tests and X-rays.

3-What is the specific treatment for and can the illness be cured? If your doctor is traditional, then lifestyle changes and medication will be prescribed. Surgery may come into the conversation in an extreme case. Or your doctor may subscribe to the new school of thought about using diet changes to fight the symptoms and flare ups.

4-Talk about conventional treatment options, and which ones will fit your normal lifestyle.

5-Ask about the effects of food, medications and potential side effects of each on your system.

6-Go over the causes of flare ups as well as the list of foods that you normally consume. Certain foods are known to trigger attacks and the doctor should be aware and make you aware if you’re eating them.

7-Determine if there is a need to curb your social and exercise activities. Talk to your doctor about the kinds of exercise you regularly take part in.

8- Determine the openness of your Doctor to other treatments that he or she may not of heard of. If the topic of diet, fruits and vegetables are dismissed this may not be someone with an open enough mind to see you through to results that you are looking for.

These are only suggestions for some of the questions that you need to ask. You will probably come up with many more questions on your own, depending on what you’ve already experienced. While the physician is answering the questions, ask yourself how comfortable you feel talking to this person. Are you on edge, feel you just want to escape? Or are you comfortable? Are you getting enough information? Or do they seem impatient ? Remember, again, it’s your life and your body, so take all the time you need to find a doctor who pleases you. Someone who will work for you to help you accomplish your health goals this may include things that they may not have heard like healing through diet but there shouldn’t be any Doctor you would choose who would fear eating fruits and vegetables as part of a healthy and healing way of life.

Day 12- Irritable Bowel Symptoms & Treatment Colitis Crohns Diet Disease

Juice Fasting to Combat Crohn’s Disease

Most conventional doctors who treat Crohn’s Disease use harsh medications with dangerous side effects while advising their patients to stay away from certain foods. This type of treatment and advice allows the patient to exist alongside the illness, but not allow them to live the best possible life. Conventional medicine says there is no cure for Crohn’s Disease. However some researchers and scientists disagree. These mavericks believe that lifestyle and diet changes can cure all chronic illnesses. Juicing fresh fruits and vegetables is just one of the newer approaches being taken to fight this debilitating illness.

Experts estimate that as many as 50 million Americans suffer from some type of irritable bowl syndrome including colitis and Crohn’s Disease. Most of the irritation is caused by simple food intolerance according to these same experts. This thinking is backed up by evidence that symptoms generally disappear once the trigger foods are taken out of the patient’s diet. The problem remains because even so called healthy foods like sweet potato or broccoli or blue berries can be trigger foods for some people. Processed foods are proven bad for you in excess. For people suffering from Crohn’s they present major problems such as gas, bloating, diarrhea and stomach pain.

Early on, in order to get some relief, it is smart to identify the trigger foods that cause the inflammation. Foods like whole wheat bread, milk, dairy products, eggs, peanuts or even apples and corn can trigger an attack. The point is to specifically target the one food causing the problem. Most doctors test for allergies before diagnosing Crohn’s.

Juicing has become very popular when managing Crohn’s Disease. It is very simple to do. Fresh fruits and sometimes vegetables are reduced down to juice, the pulp is separated out and the juice consumed. This eases digestion and promotes healing along the gastrointestinal tract. Some mix the pulp back into the juice after extraction, however this is not necessarily a good idea since the pulp is fiber which can irritate a damaged lining. Juicing enables the body to use its own system for healing and repairing itself. The detoxification, however, may cause headaches, weakening and dizziness for a few days or until the body readjusts itself. The patient may also suffer some joint pain as the body corrects. These minor problems will fade away in a short time.

Another symptom that your body is throwing off toxins is fatigue. So relaxing and resting is good while juicing for health and healing. This tiredness may last as long as two weeks depending on the amount of toxicity in the body. So put aside all extra activity and exercise until you get through this initial phase of detoxification.

Begin by juicing fresh fruits like apples, oranges or watermelon. Once you’ve gotten the hang of it, toss in some of your favorite vegetables. Start by adding a carrot or two or even a celery stalk to a juice made of apples and oranges. Adjust your tastes to fit what you prefer and you’re on your way to better health.

Day 5- Irritable Bowel Symptoms & Treatment Colitis Crohns Diet Disease

Healing Crohn’s and Crohn’s Disease the Natural Way

Crohn’s disease is chronic, meaning that it never goes away or is cured. It is an inflammatory ailment that affects the entire gastrointestinal tract causing serious health complications. This illness dramatically affects quality of life for sufferers. It is not, however life threatening. Those with Crohn’s can expect to life a full lifetime with recurrent remissions. Men with the disease have a normal life expectancy of about 78 years while women may live a while longer on average. Morbidity attributed to Crohn’s is usually caused by untreated side effects and complication.

Symptoms vary from patient to patient and consequently there is no specific treatment. All treatment is crafted to fit the individual. Some common symptoms do include, anorexia, stomach pain, diarrhea, fever gas, bloating and dramatic weight loss. Sometimes there is blood and pus in the stool resulting from the damage done to the mucus lining of the bowels and intestines. Crohn’s is often complicated by malnutrition or the body’s inability to absorb the nutrients it needs to repair itself. In addition the immune system is compromised by the on going damage. Undigested food can accumulate and cause dangerous blockages in the intestines. Lesions and tears in the linings can sometimes cause spillage and damage to surrounding organs and force the need for surgical repairs.
No one has yet been able to pinpoint the exact cause of Crohn’s but there are a number of factors that contribute to its presence. These include poor diet and nutrition, food allergies, a compromised immune system as well as other environmental factors. Stress and anxiety are contribute to the discomfort felt by most sufferers.
Some researchers speculate that ridding the diet of processed foods, refined carbohydrates and fats along with the chemical additives and pesticides that go into food these days will go a long way in affecting a cure for Crohn’s. These same researchers blame the American way of eating as the main culprit behind all chronic illness existing in the world.
Other researchers and scientists are taking a closer look at the link between food allergies and symptoms of Crohn’s. All doctors routinely test for food sensitivities and allergies in connection to eliminate them as the cause of the problems. Common allergy foods are milk and dairy products, wheat, gluten, corn and chocolate to name just a few.
Many researchers feel that by restoring the natural biochemical balance in the body is the way to naturally cure Crohn’s. Naturally healing Crohn’s begins with removing all food triggers and harmful processed products as well as the pesticides and chemicals with which they are grown. Doing this while adding a natural and diet will see a return of strength and energy enabling you to add an exercise regimen to go another step toward better health without drugs and medications.
Richard Verkley