Cause of Crohn's = GMOs in our food??

I have been researching this topic for over a year and I am becoming more and more convinced the reason many of us are so sick is because of GMOs in our food. They have changed the DNA of our food and have put tons and tons of pesticides on it. How could we not get Crohn's, cancer, tumors, autism etc. with everything stacked against us....at least in the States. I'm curious how many people know about GMOs? Is our body just attacking itself because it has too many foreign things in it that it doesn't know what to do with itself? It sure makes sense to me! I am personally pissed that this is happening to us and I vow that I will let everyone know that we are being poisoned. FYI- I am no longer on any meds and eat all organic, feel amazing. Piss off Crohn's you are not welcome in my body. If you have any questions feel free to message me. Also, I highly recommend getting a reverse osmosis water unit in your home, our water is bad too.
Here are some links to some really great articles on the subject:
http://permaculturenews.org/2013/04/22/stunning-difference-of-gm-from-non-gm-corn/
http://www.theecologist.org/News/news_analysis/2176082/deformities_sickness_and_livestock_deaths_the_real_cost_of_gm_animal_feed.html
http://www.monsanto.no/index.php/en/environment/gmo/gmo-news/216-dr-thierry-vrain-gmo-whistleblower
http://sustainablepulse.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Glyphosate_II_Samsel-Seneff.pdf
Wake up everyone! There is a reason!!! Fight for Truth!!!

Well, it seems odd to blame GMOs for Crohn's since the disease was identified decades before GMOs were even an idea.

Meh. A few extra strands of DNA in a food product isn't going to create an inflammatory response. Not to belittle your idea, but our bodies just aren't that *micro*.

If you ask me, I think it's a combination between a genetic trigger & some sort of bacteria or fungus. Look up toxoplasmosis gondii - reproduces in the intestines of cats. I'd love to see a study done on pet ownership and IBD.

I grew up eating only what we grew in our garden and meat that was hunted ourselves or bought from the butcher. I do not think I a whole lot of contact with GMOs.
I am one of 5 kids and I am the only one that has Crohn's. I think something else would be at the root of my crohn's. Same goes for my son who was recently diagnosed, though I will admit he hasn't eaten as clean as I did as a child.

Tanya

Here's a few thoughts I have...

It is known that NSAIDS (ibuprofen like Advil & Motrin, & naproxen like Aleve) exacerbate Crohns... Why then doesn't the research community work at tracking this pathway (just how do NSAIDS exacerbate it, & what metabolites are produced when NSAIDS are broken down in the body), & then look for chemicals in food (natural or synthetic like preservatives or pesticides), in water, or in the environment (toothpaste, mouthwash, & other things we inadvertently swallow) that we come into contact daily or almost daily. Maybe we Crohns fighters are only just highly allergic to something out there. Why does it have to be a self attacking immune system? How come my skin doesn't get inflammation? Immune cells are present there... Or inflammation in other areas? I think NSAIDS are a legend /key that could help in finding a cause... just thinking.

Another thought I'd like to bring up... These meds being used for Crohns, like Remicade, were developed in Europe, & these drugs are designed to suppress the immune system. The U.S. started using these drugs only after they were deemed useful for several years in Europe. It's like the U.S. is not on the cutting edge of developing treatments for Crohns. Seems like the only real treatment is to keep symptoms down, & no real studies are being done on finding a cause.

Well it seems now that researches in Europe are now thinking to go the other way to treat Crohns... Not to suppress the immune system, but to stimulate / activate it. Let me explain... The general thinking for Crohns is that our immune system wrongly activates (reacts when there is no threat) & then with nothing to fight, it attacks our own cells. Well now European researches think that the immune system is activating properly... & the problem lies in a secondary part of the immune system that is supposed to deactivate (or shut down) the immune response. It's those immune cells tasked with shutting down the immune system that are not doing their job... so the activated cells just keep on going. The thought is to find meds / drugs that would target the "shutdown" cells, & activate them to do their job.

I realize a cure or cause for Crohns may not happen in my lifetime, & as long as I'm here, by God's Grace, I will keep on fighting. & I will continue to ponder these things. You never know where the cure may be.

LakelandMan (diagnosed @ age 16. 32 y/I now)

i think its the lifstyle of the modern world that has become the problem, there are things technology should leve alone like food which is a big one, i read that in south america smoking tobaco in moderate amounts is healthy because they make there own paper without toxic chemicals. i also think MAP bateria is a big culprit. technology has brought amazing things to this world,but everything comes with a price. theres nothing simple about the world we live in, every pakeaged pice of food has so many ingrediants people dont even know what they are. the convinence of walking into a store and buying things that last alot longer than homemade natural products is great, but it also lets the food corporations put what ever they want in the food and no one does anything about it because all they know is that the big list of persevatives and chemicals make it have a longer shelf life. if you read about studies being done autoimune diseases are becoming a biger and biger problem every year, theres always an explanation. ask yourself one thing, why is this disease a much less prevalent problem in other countrys?


Statistics on Crohn’s disease

Around 500,000 American people have Crohn’s disease, and the condition is less prevalent in southern Europe, South Africa and Australia. In these countries, it’s believed to affect 0.9-3.1 people in every 100,000. Crohn’s is even less common in South American and Asian regions, where the frequency is around 0.5-0.8 people per 100,000.

I have been on SCDiet now for well over a year. Feeling great. I went to Cuba and tested out my gut. Went totally off the diet, and within 4 days I was in big pain. Mainly my fistulae opened up and became active. Which they haven't been active in 4 months. (Bladder fistula and sm to lg bowel fistula).

After returning to my diet, it took a week to close those fistulae. Or atleast to minimize the pain.

I don't think this is a cure. But I know there is a lot of food that hurts!

Causes for IBD may be time varying and multiple , so GMO foods might make things worse today,but of course
it was not around 60 plus years ago. But Johne's disease was a newly discovered disease in cattle in 1895.
Also check out Neu5Gc as a possible.
Old Mike

Here is a really great video from some doctors that is pretty eye opening and may shed some light on our disease and in general what is going on here...I am pretty disgusted and feel like a victim. Darn my eating habits as a teenager!

The problem with these types of articles is that they are conjectural in nature. It is clear that no studies were done by the authors, nor any laboratory research performed. Rather, it is a gathering of other people's theories, which are then entwined with the authors' personal views. (Note the use of the term “exogenous semiotic entropy” in the abstract ?!?)

Sadly, the hypothesis presented is a concoction of flawed information. (For example, glyphosate has been found to be inactive against all human CYP isoforms, though the authors ignore that fact – and few would understand the implication.) It is sad that the science is so poor because it hurts the valuable cause of those seeking to have more pure food sources.

This sort of article is, unfortunately, typical of those found on Mercola-style websites, whose primary aim is to whip up sales by alarming potential customers. It is written in a way that appears scientific, bamboozling anyone not trained in chemistry, by authors who do not specialize in the field.

Were the authors sincere, they would employ properly trained people (toxicologists) to help them understand what they are trying to suggest. However, they seem less intent on accuracy and more focused on popularism. The truth gets obscured, and the cause is damaged.

(For example, glyphosate has been found to be inactive against all human CYP isoforms, though the authors ignore that fact – and few would understand the implication.)

I disagree. If you look at the above link provided by rubixqueen24 you will see that while it is true that glyphosate is inactive in HUMAN cells, it does disrupt the biosynthesis of aromatic amino acids by our gut bacteria:

"The research reveals that glyphosate inhibits cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes, a large and diverse group of enzymes that catalyze the oxidation of organic substances. This, the authors state, is “an overlooked component of its toxicity to mammals.” One of the functions of CYP enzymes is to detoxify xenobiotics—chemical compounds found in a living organism that are not normally produced or consumed by the organism in question. By limiting the ability of these enzymes to detoxify foreign chemical compounds, glyphosate enhances the damaging effects of chemicals and environmental toxins you may be exposed to.

"But that’s not all. Dr. Stephanie Seneff has been conducting research at MIT for over three decades. She also has an undergraduate degree in biology from MIT and a minor in food and nutrition, and I have previously interviewed her about her groundbreaking insights into the critical importance of sulfur in human health. Not surprisingly, this latest research also touches on sulfur, and how it is affected by glyphosate from food.

“'[W]e show how interference with CYP enzymes acts synergistically with disruption of the biosynthesis of aromatic amino acids by gut bacteria, as well as impairment in serum sulfate transport,” the authors write.

“'Consequences are most of the diseases and conditions associated with a Western diet, which include gastrointestinal disorders, obesity, diabetes, heart disease, depression, autism, infertility, cancer and Alzheimer’s disease. ... [T]he recent alarming increase in all of these health issues can be traced back to a combination of gut dysbiosis, impaired sulfate transport, and suppression of the activity of the various members of the cytochrome P450 (CYP) family of enzymes.'”

Unfortunately, BabeintheWoods, just because people say things in articles, doesn't mean that it is backed up by any research.

The authors did not do any research themselves (take a look at the references.) No data is presented, to be able to make the claim that glyphosate may “disrupt the biosynthesis of aromatic amino acids by our gut bacteria.” It is conjecture based on weak association. Note the ambiguity of wording.

There are no conclusions in the paper, as is normal in genuine scientific studies. The authors paid to have the work published in a dubious magazine called “Entropy.” The paper was then marketed to a hysterical and sensation seeking press.

There were some studies done on rats, and in a petrie dish, but they are not in any way conclusive or reproducible.

It is easy to bamboozle people. And I have noticed that if people want to believe things, they will be inclined to readily accept pseudoscience from authors who do not specialize in the field in which they are commenting. (Mercola deviously says Seneff has been conducting research at MIT for over three decades but conveniently fails to mention that it was not in that field.)

The real problem is that it distracts from properly carried out science. Roundup, with all its other components, is far more sinister than glyphosate.

People like Mercola, and those who specialize in the manufacturing of alarmist articles, have gained popularity by whipping up fear about GMO's , vaccines, and diseases currently with unidentifiable aetiology. It is seriously misleading, because it detracts from the real truth. And the motives behind the alarmism are less to do with research and more about marketing. Those who care about truth, find it offensive, no matter the cause.

BabeintheWoods, why do you make this about whether diet affects illness? Of course diet affects illness. Diet affects everything. I'm sorry you mistook my remarks for something that they were not.

When you say; “I don't need to hear from experts like you or my former doctor telling me that either gravity or diet modification is all in my mind.” I assume that is also based on your misinterpretation of my intent. I thought we were discussing the report on glyphosate.

I spoke about the pseudoscience in the report, and how it actually interferes with getting genuine facts to the public. I don't believe that using poor science is ever helpful to a cause – far from it.

The people suggesting that cigarettes were harmful by using misinformation, did more harm to the cause than good. It made it easy for the manufacturers (and their supporters) to shoot down their claims, and dragged the thing on for far longer than was necessary. That is my point! It really is important to use accurate science, and not to manipulate information (particularly to sell books and products.)

If there is ever to be a rational discussion about whether GMO's are harmful, people need to set aside their ideology, and knuckle down to gathering accurate information. Common sense is often arbitrary (it seemed common sense once that the earth could not be spherical.)
If you want to know my personal opinion on this or any other matter (which I have never given) feel free to ask.