14 weeks on LDN

Hey guys. So it's been 103 days since I started LDN. I was ready to give up hope. Just two weeks ago, I had two accidents and a lot of blood. I was ready to just give up on it and go to my GI and talk about Humira. However, last week, my blood stopped. I was still having urgency issues and my stools weren't that formed. Yesterday, my fistula wasn't bothering me, and I went to the bathroom around 4 times all decent, no blood, no mucus. Today, I haven't gone to the bathroom yet and I feel fine. I should mention that I started smoking 3 cigarettes daily because I heard it can help if only your colon is involved. I don't know, perhaps it's just a little fluke, or maybe the LDN is starting to do it's job. I heard that it can take time to work, up to 4 months to see improvements and up to 6 months to get the full benefits. I'm still holding hope to see if it really is the LDN. I will be so happy if it is, I've been sticking with it for over 100 days now. I'll keep you updated.

Thanks for the encouragement, it really means a lot to me : ) I'm really sticking with it. I've came this far already. I won't give up yet. We'll see where I am at the end of september.

Regarding the smokes, I hope someone has more info on whether it's "beneficial" on Crohns Colitis seeing as its limited to the large bowel similar to UC because my GI asked me to quit and gave me a nicotine inhaler but since I've stopped smoking and used that my stomach as felt a bit wonky yet when I've being smoking I've had no problems?

I just had two cigs there and I already feel a bit better, although I wouldn't consider myself in a flare, but since I stopped the cigs a couple of days ago I've noticed I've being going to the loo more often.

I'm bewildered.

Bosnian Boy,
congrats, I hope this will gradually give you good improvements. I so agree with Lesley!

I have to suggest something that often helps a lot: order the yeast saccaromyces boulardii at some internet shop, iherb would be one that has this. I only take one capsule with this yeast, other takes 3 each day.
it fights candida, and candida overgrowth is a problem when having Crohns, often we can get more candida for a periode when starting LDN.

I am also using Omega 3, which is known to reduce inflammation. Omega 3 with Krill is even more potence.

Hope you'll stick with LDN for the time it needs to adjust your body. LDN modulates your Natural killer cells within the immune system.

That is great news. I wish that we had held out for my son, but maybe we'll try again. The Doc we went to didn't know what to expect, so he started my boy at .5mg and increased by .5 bi-weekly. My son never got to the full 4.5 before my we had to give in and go to Remicade. Very pleased and fingers crossed for BB12. also, what about the nicotine patch, or is it some other chemical in cigs that is the benefit?

hey golden flash, I was diagnosed with uc in 1977 after christmas break from clark Hall. Im 53 now and have gone the whole distance with everything from being told it was caused by my nerves to steroids, sulfa products, resections, and now scar tissue strictures that i'm still trying to figure out. i started ldn 6 mos. ago and have been in the best health of my life. but at 21 it's a tough gig. you want to live party have the lifestyle of all your buds or at least that's how i was. my health really started to improve when i surrenedered and accepted that my crohns was the boss and i would do whatever it took to change. so i have given up red meat processed foods, pizza from dominos, mcd's etc. no milk, no glutten bread. ldn will help but you have to quit poisoning the crap out of yourself if that is what you are doing. no smoking!!!! 3 leads to 20 and crohnies can't smoke! i have found that my life is so much better because im living healthy. good luck it will get better. give yourself one indescretion a month, the rest of the time stick to the diet and the ldn. god bless

FunGuy said...
Jwt where is clark hall?

I think he's talking about Kent state university clark hall.