Severe Food Poisoning May Be a Cause of Crohn’s Disease

link from IBD News...


http://ibdnewstoday.com/2016/10/26/severe-food-poisoning-bacteria-possibly-linked-to-crohns-disease-onset[url]

Not sure what's going on, I tried 3 times to get the link to activate the link (as I've done many times before with no issues) but it won't work for me.

Exactly the cause of crohn's for me way back in April of 1997. I nearly died from food poisoning.

It's nice to hear you're doing better. I'm doing great (had a colostomy surgery 7 months ago, it's enabled me to live a pain-free and relatively much more healthy life.)

I'm not 100% too, I've stopped aspiring to lead a robustly healthy life with Crohn's some recent years ago, I'm extremely grateful to be like 70-85%, if it is constant... haha :)

I haven't heard gut physiotherapy before, a curious method, looks like it helps.
/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4305552/

If the constipation isn't due to a stricture or narrowing, then maybe magnesium citrate helps?

We eat dried apricots in my country to relieve constipation.

wiki article said...
...Due to their high fiber-to-volume ratio, they are sometimes used to relieve constipation or induce diarrhea.

If you're going to buy them, make sure you buy the dark colored ones. They are much better. Don't buy the orange-colored ones, if possible.

the article said...
Dried apricots are a type of traditional dried fruit. When treated with sulfur dioxide (E220), the color is vivid orange.Organic fruit not treated with sulfur vapor is darker in color and has a coarser texture. Generally, the lighter the color, the higher the SO2 content. Light-colored varieties (with the sulfur content of more than 2000 ppm) are banned in the European Union.

/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dried_apricot

Well, now I crave them...

Good luck.

about two years ago I read some books and did research on mindfulness meditation for a brief period of time.

Although I found the concept enlightening, I couldn't apply it to my own life, to my own perspective. It is hard to do with our modern, city life. At least I found it hard, but nonetheless, I appreciate the info I gathered from those readings.

Ah, I've changed my way of breathing tho, it was easier. This is how I breathe now:

Abdominal breathing: /en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaphragmatic_breathing

wiki article said...

This deep breathing is marked by expansion of the abdomen rather than the chest when breathing. It is a form of complementary and alternative treatment.

Diaphramatic breathing is also known scientifically as eupnea, which is a natural and relaxed form of breathing in all mammals. Eupnea occurs in mammals whenever they are in a state of relaxation, i.e. when there is no clear and present danger in their environment.

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Although this seems unrelated now, I'd advise you to be careful with MMJ. I found that it can mess with your mind, it can change your personality, your social perception... I haven't used it for the last 4-5 months I think, and I'm grateful for that. But if my pains and uncontrolled inflammation do return, then I would definitely use it again.
Also, it really can make your constipation much much worse. As you know, it slows down intestinal peristalsis. But it sounds you're handling the C well.

Thank you, I'm interested in these topics too. My main problem is attention, concentration; and obsessions lets say.

If I were to use medications like antidepressants, and/or add meds it would be much easier to focus on being mindful, but then again If you are using these meds, then I don't think mindfulness meditation is as needed before.

I'm thinking very low carb, like ketogenic diet to help with my concentration problems. I think it may be beneficial. I also take fish oil for that purpose (concentration).

I used mirtazapine for 14 days after my resection surgery to help me sleep and gain weight. The drug also made my mental problems much better. Helped with concentration a lot, to the point that I couldn't believe it happening. But it has nasty side effects and I'm generally (though not always) an anti psych med kind of a man.

Also, I found out that mirtazapine increases some important cytokines that play central role in Crohn's disease like IL-1B, TNF-a...

"Kast[81] (2003) compared the use of bupropion and mirtazapine in patients with Crohn’s disease. He speculated that both of these antidepressants have the potential to affect inflammatory responses: bupropion by lowering TNFα and mirtazapine by increasing its level. Therefore, according to the hypothesis of Kast[81] (2003), there are theoretical reasons for recommending bupropion and cautioning against mirtazapine when treating depression in patients with Crohn’s disease. Although Kast’s explanations appear logical and are supported by other investigators[82], their practical effectiveness needs to be experimentally confirmed in appropriate clinical studies[55]."
/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3974522/

You may benefit from reading these articles if you're using psych meds:

Impact of antidepressants on cytokine production of depressed patients in vitro.

/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24257035

Psychiatric comorbidity in the treatment of patients with inflammatory bowel disease
/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3974522/

My main problem with psych meds is that we don't really know about their long term effects on brain physiology. We don't have enough data on their possibly permanent effects on brain, even if you stop using them, and also, studies on pharmacological area of psychiatry are highly biased. I also question validity and quality of psychiatry and psychology on the basis of philosophy of science...

But what is the replacement for these suspicious areas, the answer to that, practically at least, on a social level is hard to give. Better nutrition, education, better lives, better social systems... Difficult problems to solve I think.

YIKES, did my highlighted links ever get messed up lol!!! Well, I see you got the gist of it xy123 :)

No worries about the antidepressants and the ADD meds, I'm on low doses of each and only started the antidepressants (to help with IBS and my depression) early this summer and then the low dose ADD med that actually boosts the Cipralex antidepressants with using the ADD Vyvanse together helping my IBS and my depression started at the end of summer.....it's not long term, 6 months or sooner and I'll be weaning down slowly coming completely off of them....No need to be on any of those types of drugs when you've finally tuned in to meditating since that is what we can use to heal ourselves and I'm sure I don't have to say it again but, scientific research on varying levels, backs it all up.

Love the song by the way :) Have a great night and be well!

I took anti biotics (tetracycline) for acne as a kid
I lived in Alberta, so presumably I was exposed to Maps
I also had food poisoning twice. One I was in the hospital for a short while as they addressed the nausea, de hydration, ...

I have been diagnosed with Crohn's, ibs, sibo and other stuff. If each of the above contributes I never had a chance.

Maybe I was predisposed by anti biotics, then ate steak, and food poisoning put me in the winners circle. .lucky me