CROHN'S DISEASE
(Granulomatous Colitis)
 

This condition is one of inflammatory attack on the gastrointestinal system. It is debilitating in that the inflamed tissue heals but leaves scars which too often obstruct the intestine and compromise nutrient absorption into the blood stream. This causes a sub-nutritional status over a period of time, and can seriously downgrade the body's immune response and efficacy.
There are other areas where inflammation can also occur These include eyes, joints and skin (eczema).
Diarrhoea and low grade fever are common symptoms.

LIFESTYLE ATTENTION

• Establish scientifically all foods that are causing an allergic reaction and eliminate them from the diet immediately - even if they've not seemingly stimulated any allergic reactions in the past.
• Supplement Beta-Carotene, Vitamin A, D, E and B Complex as these are most likely to be deficient (see below).
• Avoid all foods, supplements and drinks that have any yeast in them.
• This disease is increasing in people eating too much of their diet in fast foods, sugar added foods, fried foods, and denatured foods
• Fibre, vegetables and fruit need to increase in daily diet to at least 75% of day's total food.
• In 1977 the British Medical Journal drew attention to one study that showed incidence of Chrohn's greater amongst those that had eaten corn flakes regularly.
• Calm the emotional factors in life so as to modify the underlying causes of the disease
• Do not include red-seaweeds in diet (the chemical carrageenan can induce inflammation by facilitating bad bacteria particularly "bacteroides vulgatus").
• Carrageenan is used in commercial food production as a stabiliser and suspending agent. Avoid these foods (eg. milk, chocolates, cottage cheese, etc.)

HOMOEOPATHIC
Be guided by a qualified Homoeopathic doctor. This condition is too complicated and needs your individual constitutional assessment which only such a person can do.

TISSUE SALTS

• Ferrum Phos - rectal inflammation
• Kali Mur - constipation with light colour stools (i.e. lack of bile)
• Kali Phos - constipation due to mental problems
• Nat Mur - constipation due to loss of intestinal moisture
• Calc Fluor - lack of muscle strength in expelling faeces

HERBALS

• Liquorice
• Cumin
• Silymarin
• Slippery Elm

AROMATHERAPY

• Massage Mix - Tea Tree (20) Chamomile (20)
• Bath Mix -Tea Tree (20) Chamomile (20)

SPECIAL FOODS

• Dark green vegetables, orange and yellow vegetables and fruits are important, daily.
• Soak in apple juice (overnight) alfalfa seeds, flaxseeds, psyllium seeds and raisins. Then take one teaspoon 3 x daily and keep the rest in the fridge.
• On rising - blend 1/2 glass fresh carrot juice, 1 x teaspoon whey powder, 1 x teaspoon fenugreek powder, 1 x teaspoon psyllium powder, 2 x teaspoon slippery elm, 1 x teaspoon spirulina (or similar) powder with further 25% clean water - drink all
• Make at least one meal a day a green salad using only half olive oil plus flaxseed oil and squeeze of lemon, for dressing.
• Eat daily 'live', unpasturised, uncoloured, unflavoured, raw yoghurt
• Cook with ginger, apple cider vinegar and garlic.
• Concentrate on adding fruit juice such as pears, melon, paw paw and apples to your diet Always eat fruit separately from other foods
• Eliminate all allergic reaction foods from diet immediately.

SPECIAL EXERCISE

• Get your instructor to map out a special regime for your condition
  Exercise at least 3 x weekly for 20 minutes at a time.
   

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

• Major Detox Programme
• Yoga
• Ayurvedic Counselling
• Acupuncture
• Alexander Technique