Turmeric and Crohn's???

I have not tried it. When I ask my dr about supplements, she doesn't forbid them, but she prefers that I get any supplements through dietary sources (except she "prescribes" a daily multivitamin and, now that I have osteopenia, a calcium supplement.)

If I want a probiotic, she advises me to eat more yogurt.
If I was interested in fish oil, she advises me to eat more fish.

I have seen tumeric on various "top 10" good for Crohn's food lists. I'd also be interested in what others have to say.

I haven't taken it as a supplement, but have recently tried to start adding it to more and more foods. I have read that Turmeric supplements aren't always absorbed well and there are a lot of factors to make sure you get the most of it, so I am trying to eat it with food so I have a better chance of getting the most of it.

One other plus is I recently read it is also good for liver function and liver health which with our meds and disease is good for us also.

I sprinkle it on things I can't taste it in because I don't like the taste. One way is in my applesauce because I put a lot of cinnamon in it and don't taste it. Or in chili or soup. Or sometimes sprinkled on meat.

It is supposed to be one of the spices that has a lot of health benefits. It is actually listed on this website as potential treatment for IBD. I use this site a lot to look up the nutrients and studied benefits in different fruits and veggies.

http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=78

I've taken it for over a year along with boswellia and cat's claw. Besides being helpful for Crohn's it is one of the best supplements you can take for health in general from what I have seen.

I have seen discussions about whether or not large doses of turmeric or taking it for a long period of time can be hepaprotective and I've seen discussions where people say it is hepatoxic.