Evidence-based, alternative treatments for digestive health.
Are probiotics effective for ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s? We’ll talk about about the role of bacteria in gut health, gut dysbiosis, the role of probiotics, and the best probiotics for IBS and IBD.
Human Growth Hormone (HGH) is mostly known for the dubious claim that it can slow aging, as well as its use by bodybuilders to accelerate muscle growth. HGH is an important hormone that stimulates and regulates our body’s growth and cell reproduction. Some people have HGH deficiencies, leading to stunted growth.
Symptoms of Crohn’s disease in women are similar to men except that women are more prone to gynecologic disturbances in severe cases and may experience pregnancy difficulties if the symptoms are severe and the condition uncontrolled. Prompt diagnosis and treatment are essential for women throughout their reproductive years.
The Specific Carbohydrate Diet, or SCD Diet, is one of the longest researched lifestyle changes to alleviate life-threatening digestive issues. Beginning with the “Banana Diet,” developed nearly 100 years ago for children with celiac disease, the SCD diet quickly showed results for IBS and IBD.
Answers to common questions about the Carnivore Diet, for everyone, not just for those with IBS and IBD.
The low FODMAP diet was originally researched to treat Crohn’s disease, but has since been shown to be even more effective in treating IBS. It is something that everyone who has IBS or IBD should try.
As many of us have realized, traditional treatments of ulcerative colitis, pancolitis, and Crohn’s disease are not effective for many patients. If you are not responding to traditional treatment or feel the medications you’re taking are doing more harm than good, you may want to consider using cannabis to treat your ulcerative colitis, pancolitis, or Crohn’s disease. Science has not yet demonstrated that cannabis is a cure. However, anecdotal evidence, the sheer number of patients with IBDs using marijuana, coupled with its low risk (besides legal in jurisdictions where it’s prohibited) and cost suggest that it’s worth trying if you haven’t responded to other treatments.
If you’re suffering from irritable bowel syndrome or disease, you might wonder if there’s some miraculous way to get away with drinking alcohol. You likely already know to avoid alcohol as it may provoke an attack, but want to find a loophole. Depending on the specific condition, there may be certain types of alcohol that are safe, or at least safer.
An introduction, instructions, tips, plus a sample set menu to get on and stay on the Carnivore Diet. You’ll find it both easy: only eat meat and salt – and difficult: only eat meat and salt. We’ll walk you through it.
An introduction to stem cell therapy (SCT), a promising new treatment which offers new possibilities for relief from gastrointestinal disorders including ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease and IBS.
