Ayurveda and Herbal Remedies
It is an inflammatory condition of the digestive tract which leads to fistulas, ulcers and obstructions in the large or small intestines. The cause and cure for this condition have not yet been found, but it is thought that it may be an auto-immune condition or occur as a result of lower than normal gastric acid secretions. Problems associated with this condition can affect the joints and eyes as well as the digestive tract. White tea extract has lately been added to some chrons remedies.
Patients can be in remission without symptoms and at times they can experience relapses with symptom flare ups. You can avoid your flare up triggers but you must understand what they are as these triggers can vary between individuals. Some medications for Crohn’s disease are expensive and for that reason many sufferers opt for natural remedies. The chance of a relapse occurring can be reduced if natural remedies are used.
It is essential that appropriate diets should be followed for natural treatments to be successful. Avoiding yeast, wheat and milk brings relief to many sufferers of the disease. These can be found in flaxseed oil and oily fish such as trout and salmon.
If taken daily (initially one teaspoon, steadily increasing it to one tablespoon), the anti-inflammatory properties of hemp oil, a well balanced oil which contains Omega-3, 6, and 9, are effective in reducing inflammatory processes. Taking steroid and antibiotics can destroy the good bacteria in the alimentary tract and cause candida, a fungal infection. Candida usually occurs as harmless yeast in the bowel, but compromised immune systems can result in overgrowth which may spread in the blood and causes low energy levels.
Two types of natural remedies, available from health food stores (for both Candida overgrowth and Crohn’s disease), are Wormwood and Zell Oxygen. A diet of natural high fiber whole foods is recommended for remission cases and a low residue, low fat diet is an additional natural remedy in relapsed cases when signs of the disease are present. Proper nutrients promote self healing in the body and are important in helping the intestines recover from inflammatory responses. The absorption of important nutrients in the diet will also be adversely affected. Abiding by a nutritious and well-balanced diet is extremely important. If you are a sufferer from Crohn’s disease or other inflammatory bowel diseases and want to stay healthy you should avoid processed and high fat foods, caffeine and milk.
