Amino acid-responsive Crohn’s disease: a case study

My ability to understand the whole study is fairly limited. It does seem like this shows significant promise, and the study was supported by grants by the CCFC.

The date is 2010, so where is this potential treatment gone since then? You'd think this would be highly publisized, yet I'll bet almost nobody will have ever heard of this.

 Am I missing something?

Has anyone followed up on the Amino Acids treatment? With regard to depression I think the following link will take you to an interesting discussion.

http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/crohn-disease-discussions/general-support/2699086-depression-and-crohns

I found this after investigating a link between sleep apnea, fibromyalgia, migraine headaches in myself, an anxiety disorder in my daughter, and CD in my son---LOW SEROTONIN. The common genetics are there but the manifestations are different in each of us. After reviewing the following link on WebMD

http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientreview-794-5-HTP.aspx?drugid=794&drugname=5-HTP&sortby=3

I was fascinated by the number of individuals who had found relief. Those who had bad reactions obviously didn't need the dose or the supplement and may simply have needed to move on to find the root cause of their problem other than serotonin. Just because it was not for them doesn't not mean it was not a good answer for others. We are not one size fits all creatures. In fact, their physical reactions were indicative that the 5 HTP impacted the GI system.

That said I found the Amino Acid therapy compelling because it strove to incorporate dopamine production and balancing. It may have been "the rest of the story" some of the reviewers needed. This therapy may be helpful for many more conditions than just CD but those that involve dopamine and serotonin imbalances across the board. Amazing potential and relatively inexpensive compared to what people are dealing with now.

Maybe what you need is the tyrosine that was part of the protocol. CD produces so much serotonin that the dopamine precursors do not get through. That balance is why they suggest medical monitoring.

Canada Mark, wish you lots of success. I want to jump right in as well. Does he take insurance? Are you paying out of pocket since your from Canada?

Also you should have a read through this thread if you haven't already... It's a little longer but has some more info on it in the UC section.

https://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=38&m=2621363

So has anyone tried these supplements? any success?