Coping with Crohns Disease
The pain caused from Crohns, Ulcerative Colitis and IBS can be devastating. This blog was designed to give those suffering hope. The normal course of treatment, of course, are prescription drugs. While they have their place, we also know there are alternative methods of dealing with Crohns, UC and IBS symptoms. While there is no cure, their effects can sometimes be eliminated with the method.
Our son, Nick, was diagnosed with Crohns at age 11. At the time he lost 30 pounds, had no energy and was doubled over in pain any time he ate or drank anything. It took 6 months to diagnose but finally through capsule endoscopy, they found the lesions in his duodenum. Upon diagnosis, we began a regimine of Bentyl, Prliosec, prednisone, Pentasa and Imuran. My wife and I were sick with worry as we watched our son continue to be in pain despite the drug therapy he was enduring.
Because of the pain he was in, we were vigilant in making sure his doses were on time, even waking him up at 2AM every night to keep the medicine in his body but to no avail. Nick was one sick little boy and spent countless hours in the ER, GI's office and hospital beds while they tried to get this under control. They wanted to try Humira or Remicade but we were vehemently against them because of the side effects, especially because his immune system was already so compromised.
Nick was a fighter and refused to give up but constantly complained about the medicines and "living his life on pills". A friend from California told us about a juice his mother-in-law had been taking for her rheumatoid arthritis (also an auto-immune disease) and she had quite a bit of success with it. It was a mangosteen juice (100% fruit puree) so we decided to let Nick try it.
He loved the taste so getting him to take it was not an issue. We started with the recommended 1oz. three times daily. After the first month, we noticed the coloring in his skin returning to normal and he seemed a little more energetic. By the end of the second month, we noticed he was able to tolerate food better and the stomach pains were decreasing. By the end of the third month, he was a totally different kid! My wife and I were so thankful that this mangosteen juice really seemed to be working for him.
We sat him down and told him we were going to talk to the doctor about decreasing some of the meds since he was doing so well and asked him what he thought of that. He immediately burst into tears and admitted that it had been weeks since he took ANY of his meds. He had been throwing them away or spitting them out because he was so tired of the 18-24 pills a day he was taking. We were floored. My immediate response was that of anger because he could have really hurt himself but once I realized he was so much better WITHOUT the drugs and just the juice, I became extremely thankful and jubilant.
We had an appointment with his pediatric gastroenterologist about a month later and when Nick walked in the room, she couldn't believe it was the same kid. He had gained 10 pounds, was pain free and off all meds. We told her about the mangosteen juice and she asked me to send her some information on it but was very skeptical. It was then he was officially declared in remission!
Today, Nick is a 19 year old college sophomore who is healthy, happy and full of dreams about his future. He continues to drink his juice and spreads the word to others about his healing. We know he is not cured and if he ever gets a pain, we begin to freak out but in the past 8 years he's never had a flare up and continues to be in remission.
If you'd like more information for you or your family member, don't hesitate to call me (440) 315-4352
Our son, Nick, was diagnosed with Crohns at age 11. At the time he lost 30 pounds, had no energy and was doubled over in pain any time he ate or drank anything. It took 6 months to diagnose but finally through capsule endoscopy, they found the lesions in his duodenum. Upon diagnosis, we began a regimine of Bentyl, Prliosec, prednisone, Pentasa and Imuran. My wife and I were sick with worry as we watched our son continue to be in pain despite the drug therapy he was enduring.
Because of the pain he was in, we were vigilant in making sure his doses were on time, even waking him up at 2AM every night to keep the medicine in his body but to no avail. Nick was one sick little boy and spent countless hours in the ER, GI's office and hospital beds while they tried to get this under control. They wanted to try Humira or Remicade but we were vehemently against them because of the side effects, especially because his immune system was already so compromised.
Nick was a fighter and refused to give up but constantly complained about the medicines and "living his life on pills". A friend from California told us about a juice his mother-in-law had been taking for her rheumatoid arthritis (also an auto-immune disease) and she had quite a bit of success with it. It was a mangosteen juice (100% fruit puree) so we decided to let Nick try it.
He loved the taste so getting him to take it was not an issue. We started with the recommended 1oz. three times daily. After the first month, we noticed the coloring in his skin returning to normal and he seemed a little more energetic. By the end of the second month, we noticed he was able to tolerate food better and the stomach pains were decreasing. By the end of the third month, he was a totally different kid! My wife and I were so thankful that this mangosteen juice really seemed to be working for him.
We sat him down and told him we were going to talk to the doctor about decreasing some of the meds since he was doing so well and asked him what he thought of that. He immediately burst into tears and admitted that it had been weeks since he took ANY of his meds. He had been throwing them away or spitting them out because he was so tired of the 18-24 pills a day he was taking. We were floored. My immediate response was that of anger because he could have really hurt himself but once I realized he was so much better WITHOUT the drugs and just the juice, I became extremely thankful and jubilant.
We had an appointment with his pediatric gastroenterologist about a month later and when Nick walked in the room, she couldn't believe it was the same kid. He had gained 10 pounds, was pain free and off all meds. We told her about the mangosteen juice and she asked me to send her some information on it but was very skeptical. It was then he was officially declared in remission!
Today, Nick is a 19 year old college sophomore who is healthy, happy and full of dreams about his future. He continues to drink his juice and spreads the word to others about his healing. We know he is not cured and if he ever gets a pain, we begin to freak out but in the past 8 years he's never had a flare up and continues to be in remission.
If you'd like more information for you or your family member, don't hesitate to call me (440) 315-4352
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