chiropractor cured/healed Colitis or Crohn's - possible?

I went to have my value in my stomach shut (idosecal value) by a chiropractor that did kinesology, that would stop my "dumping" going so much and it didn't :( I've been to chiropractors for YEARS and it has not helped my colitis. sorry

while i am always pro-alternative, i do have my limits - i'm sure someone, somewhere has been cured by every imaginable means, but i would be very skeptical - make that extremely skeptical - you'd probaly get better results raking leaves whilst humming old beatles tunes -

what is your current status ? does the juicing help ? are you doing well ? symptoms ?

i would ask him to give you a detailed plan for his cure - and then examine it thoroughly before you let him lay another finger on you -

good luck -

Post Edited (soystud) : 10/2/2012 3:54:48 PM (GMT-6)

ya, any beatles is good beatles, sgt pepper included - i just started listening to some old yazoo (or yaz in the us) - turned on to them from the last scene from the fringe season 5 premiere -

if all you're doing med wise is the lialda, that's awesome - i would certainly stick with it based on your mild issues -

or, if you're like me and wanna give the man the boot, get your ducks in a row and give it a shot -

but then again, i'm a bit of a dumbass risk taker, so wth do i know -

and yay to your juicing !

I'm not against alternatives but a chiropractor curing crohns or UC? Really? I'll make a bet on this one. I could use some extra money right now.

     Nah, save your money.  I went to a chiropractor too.  Results...two more fractures in my thoracic spine.  I told the dimwit I had full blown osteoporosis from all the prednisone I took over the years and NOT to crack my spine.  I didn't care what else he did, but NO cracking.  So know what he did at my final visit?      Yep, cracked my spine and I saw stars!!  Didn't do squat for my UC.  But I know where you are coming from....I tried mostly everything when I suffered with UC (I should say UP because my ulcerations were always confined to my rectum).

beachlife said...
@byebyeUC - sounds like you found a cure. Interesting experience, wow you threw up. I did herbal teas for a year myself, didn't seem to help or hurt, though I know others who did find a cure from the teas. Friend is totally off of meds, just does herbal teas.

Yes, my cure was having j pouch surgery!

If a chiro could cure UC he would be a millionaire or billionaire and very well known. I don't see any of those.

Beachlife: So just because a chiropractor says he can heal UC you are supposed to believe him? Your posts are confusing to me because nowhere in here do you say that this guy healed anyone you know with UC. You said he cured your friend's foot problem. Your original post also says "I haven't been able to find anyone else who , via chiropractor methods(Activator, Diversified technique, Extremity manipulating/adjusting, or others) had healed colitis/crohn's" and yet in your most recent post you state that he not only cured UC in your friend but also "and others I met in his office". I don't know if you know this or not but it is actually against the law for a chiropractor to practice anything out of the scope of his license and the fact that he has brochures explaining how he can cure UC would be very interesting to the licensing authorities of that state. Also, you say that my response was not fair to the orginal question but every single response on here said that chiropractors were of no help to them regarding their UC. I'm really not trying to be mean but the things you posted aren't adding up and I think you have talked yourself into this out of a desperation of hope. Don't use clouded judgement and remember the last line of your original post ----- "or can we safely say it's a best wish scenario but hasn't successfully occurred yet?"

Never heard of it. And wouldn't give a dime to them anyways.

Went to a Chiro who said similar to Some Dude's Chiro . Didn't really do anything for me except maybe align my spine which was 'apparently ' out.

I'm not going to rule it out completely but it's a bit of a 'leap' .

Yes we did try this. The chiro did "specialize" in IBD amongst other things. He also did NAET allergy testing stuff. Spent a lot of time driving there and waiting in his office (not to mention the money) and of course it didn't work. To be fair, after the first20 or so alignments he said we needed to do another 40 or so (!) and we didn't complete them all. Could it have been our "cure"? Anything is possible I suppose. If you're curious, try it.

@garylouisville - I tried to message you individually but couldn't find your email. Sorry for the confusion, I can see where what I wrote doesn't make sense.

@somedude - glad to hear other chiro's are claiming the same. I do believe, but would help my belief if I know of just one who has successfully treated their IBD with chiro. Was your Chiro able to point you to others? Would be fascinating to talk to them. The Mission of the CA Board of Chiropractic Examiners is "paramount responsibility is to protect CA consumers from the fraudulent, negligent, or incompetent practice of chiropractic care". I don't think he is lying to me, he'd be risking his license and livelihood, but so far no proof, which is what brought me to healing well today.

@stereofidelic89 - THANK YOU. that's the exact page I was handed. Under 1L: Colitis. I was just thinking today on my drive earlier it would make sense to contact the creator of this document. Added to my to-do list.

@JimboNZ - Thanks! Can you tell me who your Chiro was/is. I know you're overseas, but would love to converse with them.

@activeUCer - I'm no expert but from what I understand it has to do with subluxation's in the spine, which kind of pinch a nerve which in turn disrupts the signals from the brain to the particular organ or muscle the nerve connects to. It does make sense at that level. Again I'm no Dr and not an expert but this is what I gathered from my visit. See you on Crohnology , great site!

@killcolitis - thank you! Exactly why I came here. Because it's a lot of time and money spent if I choose to go down this route for colitis. Did you see an improvement after 20 visits? I'm assuming not as you decided not to do the 20 more. bummer you didn't see improvement. Can you share which chiro you went to? I've never seen a chiro mention he specializes in IBD, that's intriguing!

@hekela - it's one cost to cover x number of visits, and he adjusts all over during the visit, but my initial reason to go was for my neck injury, which is getting A LOT better, so if by end of week my neck is cured, I'd only be returning for other functions/Colitis.

thanks everyone, appreciate your time replying