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To follow-up on a previous blog I posted a while back regarding probiotics as an approach to managing and perhaps putting Colits and Crohn’s in remission (I don’t like the word cure). I would suggest that sufferers keep an eye on developments in these areas. Studies and testimonials on IBD related forums are starting to show that Primal Defense, Culturelle, VSL#3 is helping to induce and maintain remission in many IBD patients. Furthermore, pathologists at Emory University have found that certain “good bacteria” release chemicals which may help to prevent the body’s immune system response. The paper suggests that an imbalance in the normal flora may allow foreign or perhaps more malicious bacteria to flourish and bring about IBD.  The success of the SCD diet in my opinion is strong evidence that bacteria is a strong factor in the symptoms experienced.
Lastly, the solution (I believe) does not lie in focusing on the immune system alone. There are some 500 different types of bacteria in the intestines which have as yet to be fully explored/understood. In fact there are more bacteria in our bodies than actual cells. How can we ignore the possibility that an important and certainly complicated relationship may exist between us and “them”.

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