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As with any endeavor, the better you pay attention the better the results.  Being chronically ill is no different.  Without being obsessive about it, establishing good routines and oberving how things affect you, can make a big difference.  Start with your daily routine and keenly watch how everything around you affects how you feel, is vital.  Many ailments are directly related to diet, especially those classified as auto-immune diseases.  Food sensitivities and hard to digest foods can significantly affect health, sleep and your mood. 

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Particularly if you have been newly diagnosed with an IBD disease or you have just been through the ringer a few times you must realize that your Doctor does not have all the answers when it comes to these diseases.  Most will classify Colitis, Crohn’s etc. as an autoimmune disease.  Here’s a definition: Autoimmunity is the failure of an organism to recognize its own constituent parts (down to the sub-molecular levels) as “self”, which results in an immune response against its own cells and tissues. Any disease that results from such an aberrant immune response is termed an autoimmune disease.  There is for example, evidence supporting the theory that Crohn’s Disease is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis.  This would not surprise me as things that I have seen work well for these diseases revolve around battling bad bacteria.  But I digress.  Your doctor has been trained to diagnose, read details here and treat, read details here.  While in general I think the overall diagnosing capabilites to identify pathology of IBD diseases are very good, tests to identifying the root cause of chronic conditions are woefully inadequate.  So don’t expect much help or enlightment from your doctor on what is the cause of your condition.

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A small study suggests that a mixture of probiotics may help refractory ulcerative colitis symptoms:

The probiotic mixture, known as VSL#3, contains four strains of Lactobacillus, three strains of Bifidobacterium and one strain of Streptococcus salivarius Ö all well-known species of good bacteria.

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It has literally helped thousand heal themselves:  

When the medical profession, as a whole, fails to disclose a proven method of treating a disease based on science and with thousands of success stories, it becomes the duty of the people to inform each other. One such treatment is the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, or just SCD

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Chronic Inflammation of the Intestines
A chronic inflammation of the intestines is a very debilitating condition. Healthy intestines are neccessary for the proper digestion and absorption of nutrients, minerals and vitamins. Regular medicine regards most chronic inflammations as auto-immune diseases. Auto-immune means that the immune system of your body is attacking your own healthy cells.

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