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Overcoming Crohn’s through Diet

If you have researched Crohn’s you have probably read statements on medical websites claiming that diet does not contribute to or bring on inflammation in Crohn’s disease.. They grant that symptoms of Crohn’s can be amplified by diet but maintain that the underlying inflammation is not brought on by diet. The point of this blog is to help spread the word that those claims are wrong. Diet does contribute to Crohn’s-related inflammation. There are numerous studies pointing to this conclusion, but perhaps the most important contribution is the published finding by Dr. John Hunter that 80-100% of his Crohn’s patients achieved remission through a 2-3 week course of liquid feed. Essentially, Dr. Hunter proved that remission of Crohn’s through diet is possible ( read the article here ).  My personal experience confirms that finding as I’ve achieved remission of Crohn’s through diet (both the diagnosis and the remission was confirmed through biopsy). That journey consisted of a decade