I about an hour out of Vancouver and can recommend Finlandia as being a very reputable place, they are right downtown Vancouver (on our way to Children's hospital) and have a huge online drugstore....
My son has one in the morning and takes one to school. They definitely agree with him, and taste good too....
We have a Sea to Summitt chamber, it is made in France, and although the first models of this chamber had problems (5 or so years ago), the company stood behind their product and either replaced or...
Congratulations - happy to hear another person is trying HBOT - don't expect immediate results, it took Mitch close to 30 sessions before he saw results the first time around. Also if you can do 2...
My son has been in remission since last summer, we were at the GI 3 weeks ago, he was very happy with the progress of his fistula - one has completely closed over - healed, the other one was a large...
VSL #3 is not available by prescription in Canada, you can sometimes get samples from your GI, and of course order it online from Ferring. VSL #3 is very easy to culture in yogurt (if you can eat...
My 17 year old son has been on LDN since August 09, he is in remission using a combination of LDN, SCD and hyperbaric oxygen therapy at a maintenance dose. We started LDN and HBOT at the same time...
I saw this earlier in the week too - it struck me as quite ironic that our genetically modified foods need a genetically modified probiotic to help the gut flora. I hope they move this along quickly...
My 17 year old son is on LDN as well, started it in August 09 (diagnosed in July 09) he has mainly peri-anal involvement - including a fistula - as well as some inflammation at the terminal illeum....
I have a son with Crohn's, no one in my or my husband's family has any sort of IBD. I have 2 other sons (younger) that I watch very closely - supplement their diets with Vit D and probiotics and...
My son has been on SCD since July of 09, he had 3 peri - anal fistulas and after reading others results of geting rid of their fistulas through diet he went on this very strictly. A month later he...
Just a quick update for anyone interested in how HBOT is going for us. Mitch has now completed 20 sessions, after the first 11 sessions the bm's were not acidic anymore and today was the first day...
comedybob, is this for your son? When I researched LDN it was definitely recommended that you be off immunosuppressants, having said that, I know a couple of people that were on Imuran and then...
HBOT is very safe, the reason I asked about a hospital is because if it's prescribed by a Dr and you get it done at a hospital your insurance might pick up the cost, I was glad that my son had gone...
Staci, 2 things to remember with LDN, make sure you get it compounded without Lactose, and ask for quick release Naltrexone. I thought I had set this up with the pharmacy when I first got the...
My son started LDN and HBOT at the same time last August and felt the best ever on this combo - that's why we're trying it again. Good luck at your appointment, please report back and let us know how...
staci100 good luck with the LDN, I hope it's the drug that works for you! I hope you are able to do HBOT with it - would you try and get it Dr. prescribed (at a hospital) or do it at a private...
S boulardii is marketed as Florastor at places like Rite-aid or Wal Greens (assuming you're in USA) if you're in Canada like me then you have to get it through a naturopath or AOR has a great product...
Sorry that you are dealing with this. In addition to what your Dr. is prescribing you might want to look into Saccharomyces Boulardii to help treat the C. Diff, this is a natural product that has...
My son is following the Specific Carbohydrate diet, there is a list of "legal" and "illegal" foods which are allowed on the diet, Absorb plus contains both Maltodextrin and Fructose, and the...
Yes, love this product, my son has it in his morning shake, takes a chocolate one to school, and sometimes has one in the evening. We aren't using it to give the bowels a rest as he is in remission...
No problem Teedlebomb, I hope your buddy has great results if he decides to go ahead with it. Two things to keep in mind when getting a prescript ion filled, no lactose as a filler, avricel or...
My 16 year old son is on LDN, he went on it August 2009, he started Hyperbaric oxygen at the same time, his CRP went from 48 down to 3 within 5 weeks and he gained 9 pounds, after stopping HBOT his...
Sure Grandpato2, I take it we're both in the same end of the country? I live an hour out of Vancouver. Here's some interesting reading on Hyperbaric and Crohn's...
One more thing, just for interests sake, when trying to heal a fistula with HBOT, all the trials have been done at 2.0 - 2.5 Atomospheric pressure, wound healing is best done at a high pressure,...
With a home hyperbaric unit you do not need to buy oxygen, you purchase an oxygen concentrator specifically for use with a hyperbaric chamber and it will take the air from the room and concentrate it...
There are many trials, journal reports etc of it healing peri-anal fistulas, and it has many, many studies of it lowering inflammation. I live in Canada and did HBOT in Vancouver, BC, but the Dr. I...
I'm wondering if anyone has successfully reached/maintained remission using hyperbaric therapy. We used HBOT last fall to help heal my 16 yr old son's fistula, during that time we saw his CRP and ESR...
yes, definitely, I asked my sons GI about it (at Vancouver Childrens hospital), he said that he has prescribed it, but his opinion was that it works for some people, but even those that it did work...
There are quite a few juices available now that are labelled "not from concentrate no sugar added", these are the ones that you want to go for. Sometimes the juice companies who make the concentrate...
Is the FDA approval recommendation for full dose Naltrexone (50 mg / day) or low dose Naltrexone (4.5 mg/day). Just one more thing to factor in when you are looking....
My 16 year old son has been on LDN since the middle of August and is doing very well on it. He did have 1 or 2 nights of dreams whenever he upped his dose (now at 4.5mg) but it never kept him awake...
My son has mainly perianal crohn's also. Started back in March (09) with what we now know was an abscess, he also had stomach issues and multiple trips to the bathroom daily. He was prescribed cipro...
What about LDN as a maintenance medication, it also treats both MS and Crohn's....
Thanks FallColors for the info, I have talked to the GI a couple of times about a colo rectal surgeon - even have one in mind that we would like to use as my brother in law is his patient and he is...
Thanks for the welcome FallColors - yes my son has had some real downer moments dealing with the abscess, but as things are moving along now he is also in better spirits. No surgery to open up the...
Hi there, just wanted to reply to Comfort's original question. My 16 year old son was diagnosed in the summer with Crohn's with his symptoms being mainly perianal abscess and fistulas (although he...