RE: Flare ups questions

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Marilyn L. Alm

Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 11:30 PM

To: BTVC-SCD

Subject: Re: Flare ups questions

At 03:35 PM 3/30/2009, you wrote:

I was just wondering what other people do to control flares

on this

diet. Also, how long do they usually last on this diet? My parents are

concerned when I get a flare and we need to decide how long to let a

flare go on before going off the diet or try meds. What successes have

you had for treating a flare naturally? Just some concerns I have

going into the diet.

Alyssa,

SCD does not deny the need for medication, particularly when you are in a

flare.

I can't think of any reason you would need to go off the diet because of a

flare -- but you might need meds to help you over a hump.

— Marilyn

However, given the family history you described, Alyssa, I think

you’re absolutely right to avoid using Humira. I’ve done the same; I

have Crohn’s; I’m very drug sensitive and have gotten infections

easily. If a person is on Humira (or Remicade or Cimzia – similar drugs) she

or he can have a hard time fighting infections, bacterial, viral or fungal.

Some people haven’t won that fight. That’s what made me say a

definite no to those drugs.

I would second Mara’s comment about LDN being “the

most helpful drug I’ve taken – hands down.” I’m in

early days on LDN, but within the first week it gave me a tremendous energy

boost which has already changed my life, and has – along with the diet –

helped to give me pretty normal bowel movements (which I hadn’t had in

years). It will, over time, be a key in healing my gut, again, along with the

diet. LDN regulates your immune system by blocking your opioid receptors during

the night for a few hours, which in turn forces your body to produce more

endorphins; anybody who has an autoimmune disease like an IBD (and many other

conditions) has a wacked out immune system (some of us more than others!), and doesn’t

produce enough endorphins. Endorphins don’t just make you feel good; it’s

now known they play a major role in immune system health.

As I’ve said before here, some people do very well on just

the SCD, and some of us need something more. For a lot of people that something

is LDN. The diet and LDN work very well in tandem.

n

Crohn’s for 30 years, asthma, arthritis, mitochondrial

dysfunction