My wife asked me to try and get this out to the Crohn's community in hopes it’ll help others:
I hope this helps you as my life was a roller-coaster health-wise for 25 years until the summer of 2011...
I suffered significantly with Crohn’s for 25 years. Began taking Asacol in 1998 shortly after it became available in the US and though things improved, still had lots of ups & (very disappointing) downs. Would gain then lose weight, etc., you know the story so won’t go into the detail. Thought about Humira after learning that the disease was hyper immune-system related in 2010, excluded that treatment due to cost and risk. Realized that over the years symptoms lessened when I drank alcohol (moderately). Researched an learned that alcohol suppresses the immune system so in the summer 2011 began taking a shot of vodka in a glass of water each and every evening just before bedtime. Issues began to subside and before long I was basically symptom-free and enjoying a "normal" life... I then discontinued Asacol, and it’s been 3 years. Still find it unbelievable that I wasted half my life when the solution was right there for the taking. Mentioned this to my GI during my last visit a couple years ago, for some reason he wasn’t enthused, guess he didn’t want to lose a good paying patient…
My daily routine consists of taking 2 multi-vitamins (Centrum) each morning along w/ a good probiotic (Primal Defense) right after breakfast. Before bed I take a shot (1oz.) of Vodka. Give it a whirl for a couple of months; you may be astonished at the results.
Caution: (1) Do not follow the alcohol suggestion if you’re an alcoholic. (1) Do not take more than 1-2 shots per day (if a man) or 1 shot per day (if a woman) in order to avoid liver damage and other health issues. There is a fine line between the benefits and down-side of Alcohol solely based on the quantity of consumption over 24 hours so take no more than suggested above.
I hope this helps you as my life was a roller-coaster health-wise for 25 years until the summer of 2011...
I suffered significantly with Crohn’s for 25 years. Began taking Asacol in 1998 shortly after it became available in the US and though things improved, still had lots of ups & (very disappointing) downs. Would gain then lose weight, etc., you know the story so won’t go into the detail. Thought about Humira after learning that the disease was hyper immune-system related in 2010, excluded that treatment due to cost and risk. Realized that over the years symptoms lessened when I drank alcohol (moderately). Researched an learned that alcohol suppresses the immune system so in the summer 2011 began taking a shot of vodka in a glass of water each and every evening just before bedtime. Issues began to subside and before long I was basically symptom-free and enjoying a "normal" life... I then discontinued Asacol, and it’s been 3 years. Still find it unbelievable that I wasted half my life when the solution was right there for the taking. Mentioned this to my GI during my last visit a couple years ago, for some reason he wasn’t enthused, guess he didn’t want to lose a good paying patient…
My daily routine consists of taking 2 multi-vitamins (Centrum) each morning along w/ a good probiotic (Primal Defense) right after breakfast. Before bed I take a shot (1oz.) of Vodka. Give it a whirl for a couple of months; you may be astonished at the results.
Caution: (1) Do not follow the alcohol suggestion if you’re an alcoholic. (1) Do not take more than 1-2 shots per day (if a man) or 1 shot per day (if a woman) in order to avoid liver damage and other health issues. There is a fine line between the benefits and down-side of Alcohol solely based on the quantity of consumption over 24 hours so take no more than suggested above.