Re:I need help!!!

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How wonderful that your hubby has such great improvement! I'd say,

if he needs the meds right now, take them. Many of us have to at

some point, particularly the first year or so. It will be

fine. I might suggest he look into LDN for the immune system,

though. It is a good complement to the diet and a lot of us do

both, though you may have to hunt a bit to find a doctor who will

prescribe it. The gastro guys don't seem to be very with it in that

regard.

My husband has been doing the SCD diet for 4 months and it has been

like a miracle for him!! He was diagnosed with Crohn's disease 6 years

ago. He has had 2 resections, 3 srtictureplasties, an abcess,a fistula

and probably more stuff I can't remember. He has tried sulfazalazine,

endocort, prednisone, imuran, remicade, humira, methotrexate, and

tysabri. Nothing has worked for long. Some have actually made things

worse. In Feb. he ended up in the ER with pain and a 104 fever from

inflammation. That is when he started the diet. He now has mostly normal

bowel movements and no pain! He is off of all medicines and feeling good.

Well today he went for a colonoscopy. It was the first one he has had

since his resection a year ago. Many parts of his colon looked normal,

but there were some parts that showed colitis and he has a partial

blockage with active disease in that area. The Dr. wants to put him on

Imuran and Cimzia ASAP so that his blockage does not get worse. Should he

go back on meds? Will the diet keep working if he adds meds? If he takes

immunosuppressants, can the diet still heal his immune system? Thanks in

advance for any advice. I really appreciate the this yahoo group. (Even

though I have never posted, I read the other post daily). -