Team identifies fungus in humans for first time as key factor in Crohn's disease

Cheers for the link, Mike. Interesting stuff.

Thanks Old Mike. It's very interesting. Hope it helps in finding a treatment.

Here is the full paper, for anyone interested.
Some with crohns are helped with oregano oil, thyme and other killers/biofilm breakers.
Old Mike

mbio.asm.org/content/7/5/e01250-16.full?sid=16184fd1-b31b-4fb5-a054-b4a53cb47edb

cinnamon oil Chinese human study on the candida species will kill it
www.journaltcm.com/modules/Journal/contents/stories/121/4.pdf

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Not sure if this is related, but prior to Crohns I got into a bad habit of eating fruit w/o washing it prior. Any relation?

I actually had oral thrush during a lengthy steroid course and my GI prescribed Nystatin swish and swallow for 10 days. I felt fantastic, my GI symptoms were almost non existent, had formed stools, huge difference in general. I reported this finding to my GI and told him there was research to suggest fungal relationships and inflammation and he completely dismissed it. Said there's a bacterial component and studies have suggested VSL3 (that my insurance won't cover) improves symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease but Nystatin would not do the same. It was also during a time when other medications were adjusted, to include going back up to 40mg of prednisone so perhaps he was correct but I can't help but feel like there's more to it and this study supports my theory.

If you have crohn's I really urge you to read this info carefully.
You can epigenetically manipulate NOD2 by increasing HSP70, Heat Shock Protein.
Carvacrol, from Oregano Oil. You can increase the effect with heat, such as sauna,hot tubs,hot bath.

Old Mike

www.emaxhealth.com/1020/protein-found-fixes-crohns-gene-mutation

here is the whole paper
www.jbc.org/content/289/27/18987.full.pdf

and we all know that smoking makes crohns worse, here is perhaps why, lower levels
of HSP70.
/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21987436

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