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Phosphoral emptying the colon and fasting to stop the flare

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Posted 10/5/2015 8:39 AM (GMT 0)
BeatUC,

I'm glad you have found some of that research I mentioned, and also dug your heels in and achieved total remission using this difficult method, as I did. It's not easy! And definitely not for the weak-willed, but the results were like night and day!

How many days without food did it take you to achieve the remission?
Posted 10/5/2015 12:38 PM (GMT 0)
It was 40 days on TPN, but I fast on a regular basis to stop flares, sometimes just one day without food can be a wonderful thing. There are also people I know who go on an Ensure only diet for Crohns with some success.
Posted 10/5/2015 12:53 PM (GMT 0)
The sad fact is that an empty colon is not really a colon at rest. The rhythmic pulsations of the colon are always present, whether or not food is present. So fasting doesn't really provide much of a rest. While I would love to find something that put me in control of my colon, after 14 years I've yet to find a way.
Posted 10/5/2015 1:41 PM (GMT 0)
When I was at my very worst it was the dead of summer several years ago and I drank lots of water after being outside doing things, like mowing the lawn, etc. Just consuming large amounts of water at that time sent me running to the bathroom more than 20 times per day. Just having activity in the stomach, even by drinking just water, was enough for my brain/gut connection to go into overtime.
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