Natural Cures For Crohn's Disease
Natural Treatments
for Crohns
Disease Offer Some Hope for Those Looking for an
alternative
to traditional medical treatment for Crohn’s Disease. One of
the
most important things someone suffering from symtpoms of Crohns can do
is research various treatments and diets for Crohn's disease, and
with the supervision of a medical professional try the best
treatments for Crohn's disease for them.
What
causes Chrohn's disease? – One theory holds that a bacterium
that causes
intestinal illness in cattle and sheep could be responsible for Crohn's
disease. Another theory is that causes of Crohn’s disease are
more likely
related to a sensitive stomach and diet.
Either way, there is little doubt that
natural treatments for Crohn’s
disease can at least help improve the symptoms, if not lead to healing
Crohns
disease.
Crohn's
disease is an inflammation in the small intestine. Scientists are not
sure what causes it but many
suspect it is
due to a reaction by the body's immune system to a virus or bacterium.
Dr Saleh
Naser and researchers at the University of Central Florida in Orlando
believe
it is due to a bacterium called Mycobacterium paratuberculosis that is
found in
cattle, sheep and goats suffering from an illness called Johne's
disease.
Using Stinging Nettle To Help
Chrohn's Disease Symptoms
According to
Dr. Saleh's paper, "Ameliorative
effect of IDS 30, a stinging nettle leaf extract, on chronic colitis.
Anti-TNF-alpha
antibodies are very effective in the treatment of acute Crohn's
disease, but are
limited by the decline of their effectiveness after repeated
applications. The
stinging nettle leaf extract, IDS 30, is an adjuvant remedy in
rheumatic
diseases dependent on a cytokine suppressive effect. The
long-term use of stinging nettle extract
for Crohn’s disease is effective in the prevention of chronic
murine colitis.
This effect seems to be due to a decrease in the Th1 response and may
be a new
therapeutic option for prolonging remission in inflammatory bowel
disease-IBS-
and other intestinal diseases like Crohns".
Those looking for natural cures for IBS
will be interested in stinging
nettle extract as well.
Using Alequel to help
Crohn's Disease Symptoms
Alequel
is a preparation
of proteins extracted from a
person's own colon cells and administered orally and it can lead to
disease
remission in
many patients with Crohns disease. To make
Alequel,
material is taken from a biopsy of the mucosal layer of the large
bowel. Afterwards, it is solubilized, made with a
specific
buffer. The patient then
takes the preparation by the mouth three times per week.
It is worth repeating that sufferers of
Crohn's
disease should carefully research diets and treatments for Crohn's,
with medical supervision, with the hopes of finding the most effective
treatments for crohn's disease.
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