Crohns disease help?!
Question: My son, 22 has been diagnosed with Crohns,I know the medical side of his disease but he needs support from someone other than family, (we are supporting him) He would like help,mentally from younger sufferers.He is not working at present,his trade(joiner)is too physical.Can someone advise him where to go for help,he has lots of issues but Gov.Depts. are useless
Answers: My son, 22 has been diagnosed with Crohns,I know the medical side of his disease but he needs support from someone other than family, (we are supporting him) He would like help,mentally from younger sufferers.He is not working at present,his trade(joiner)is too physical.Can someone advise him where to go for help,he has lots of issues but Gov.Depts. are useless
It all depends where he has it as to the medical side but I think you have that covered. I was diagnosed at the age of 30 Although probably had it since 17 but was fobbed off by IBS. Information is helpful as is the NACC but it can freak you out at first. Every scenario is covered from best to worst and it's difficult to forget the really bad stuff and concentrate on the good.
Foods can affect you. If you have narrowing in the colon caused by inflammation anything hard to digest can get stuck. i.i raw veg, mushrooms, and nuts were no-no for me for years or I ended up with a bowel obstruction. If it's higher up acid reflux can occur with highly acidic foods eg orange juice etc. If running to the loo a problem use common sense no foods that would cause this again fresh orange was out for me and curries etc.
Just give him info and leave him with it. Just make sure he knows there is a huge spectrum of sufferers, symptoms and treatments. Many can have few attacks, few have a lot. Medicines getting better and they have almost got a vaccine from wehat I read. Once a vaccine is developed a cure can't be a long way off.
I know in Australia there are Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis support groups. I'm not sure where you are from, but if you try googling Crohn's Disease Support Groups you will find something to help you.
Contact N.A.C.C. at www.nacc.org.uk
This is the national association for crohns & colitis.
I've had Crohns' for the last 8 years. This group provide a quarterly newsletter and support for sufferers. Initially I was quite ill when I was diagnosed back in 2000, but now I lead an almost normal life. Your son will learn to adapt to this condition in time and I hope this has been helpful.
Don't listen to all these quack doctors who tell you that you can't eat this or drink that.Eat and drink what you like!!
Your son will soon find out if some particular food doesn't suit him. It is important though that he doesn't smoke. That is the only thing that I had to give up.
I have known a few people during High school with it, from what i hear it is exhausting ...hope this helps....
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Hi Claire
Here is some info and remedies to help with your condition.
Causes
Crohn's disease can be caused by a variety of factors, including poor diet and nutrition, food allergies, imbalanced levels of hydrochloric acid, impaired immunity, infections, lack of exercise, "leaky gut" syndrome, pharmaceutical drugs, and stress.
Note:
Pharmaceutical Drugs: The following drugs can all cause and exacerbate various gastrointestinal disorders, including Crohn's disease: Accutane, Alka-Seltzer Antacid and Alka-Seltzer Pain Reliever, Anturane, Genuine Bayer Aspirin, Bayer Plus Aspirin, Bayer Regular Strength Enteric Aspirin, Bufferin Analgesic Tablets and Caplets, Ceptaz, Clinoril, Cuprimine, Ecotrin Enteric Coated Aspirin, Feldene, Ilosone, Lamprene, Leukine for IV Infusion, Lopid, Marplan, Meclomen, Novantrone, Paraplatin, Piroxicam, Prokine I.V. Infusion, Retrovir, Rynatuss, Supprelin Injection, Suprax, Ticlid, Tolectin, Toradol IM Injection, Trecator-SC, Trilisate, and Voltaren.
Quick Action Plan for Crohn's Disease
1. Diet is of primary importance. Avoid all sugars, refined flour products, and carbohydrates, milk and dairy products, processed foods that contain preservatives and artificial sweeteners, alcohol, hydrogenated and trans-fatty oils, as well as foods that are common allergens.
2. Emphasize organic, fresh vegetables and non-citrus fruits, organic grains, as well as organic, free-range meats and poultry and wild-caught fish.
3. Drink plenty of pure, filtered water throughout the day. Gallon a day if you can.
4. Enema containing butyric acid two to five times a week. (Add one tablespoon of butyric acid to one quart of warm water.) Do a Colon Cleanse to clean out the toxins in the body. A liver cleanse will help new blood penetrate the sick areas and help the healing process.
5. Supplements with vitamin A, beta carotene, vitamin C, calcium, magnesium, potassium, and zinc, taken with a multivitamin/multimineral formula. Essential fatty acids, especial omega-3 oils, are also recommended.
6. Stress reduction through the use of various mind/body medicine techniques, such as biofeedback, hypnotherapy, meditation and relaxation exercises.
7. If you smoke, stop and if you are currently taking aspirin or other NSAIDs, consider replacing them with safer, more effective natural remedies.
8. Soothing baths two to five nights and alternating hot and cold water packs placed over the stomach and upper abdomen.
9. Juice remedies include aloe juice; wheatgrass juice; cabbage, papaya, and carrot juice; and carrot, beet, and cucumber juice.
10. Juice of half a lemon with warm water, especially in the morning.
11. Allow yourself to receive emotional support to help you embrace some of the common underlying issues identified with Crohn's, such as abandonment, anger, disappointment and rage, which often settle in the gut. Seek out a therapist or other skilled practitioner that can guide you through emotional healing work.
12. Learn about colon and liver cleansing to start ridding of the toxins in the blood. This is the key to long term health (for any disease).
Best of health to both of you