When will there be a cure for Crohns disease? I know that they are working on a vaccine in England.?

I have had Crohns for 2 years. Currently on Humira, asacol , and imuran. Have been on the Humira for a month but havent seen a remission yet. Actually , i have never seen a remission since ive been diagnosed. I want there to be a cure , or at least something close to it. Frustrating to see all efforts go towards all of these band aid treatments, instead of trying to figure out what causes this stupid disease. I just wish whoever researches all of this stuff would just use a little common sense.

Hi Cole

Here are some remedies to help the healing process.

Causes
Crohn's disease can be caused by a variety of factors, including poor diet and nutrition, food allergies, imbalanced levels of hydrochloric acid, impaired immunity, infections, lack of exercise, "leaky gut" syndrome, pharmaceutical drugs, and stress.

Quick Action Plan for Crohn's Disease
1. Diet is of primary importance. Avoid all sugars, refined flour products, and carbohydrates, milk and dairy products, processed foods that contain preservatives and artificial sweeteners, alcohol, hydrogenated and trans-fatty oils, as well as foods that are common allergens.

2. Emphasize organic, fresh vegetables and non-citrus fruits, organic grains, as well as organic, free-range meats and poultry and wild-caught fish.

3. Drink plenty of pure, filtered water throughout the day.

4. Enema containing butyric acid two to five times a week. (Add one tablespoon of butyric acid to one quart of warm water.)

5. Supplements with vitamin A, beta carotene, vitamin C, calcium, magnesium, potassium, and zinc, taken with a multivitamin/multimineral formula. Essential fatty acids, especial omega-3 oils, are also recommended.

6. Stress reduction through the use of various mind/body medicine techniques, such as biofeedback, hypnotherapy, meditation and relaxation exercises.

7. If you smoke, stop and if you are currently taking aspirin or other NSAIDs, consider replacing them with safer, more effective natural remedies.

8. Soothing baths two to five nights and alternating hot and cold water packs placed over the stomach and upper abdomen.

9. Juice remedies include aloe juice; wheatgrass juice; cabbage, papaya, and carrot juice; and carrot, beet, and cucumber juice.

10. Juice of half a lemon with warm water, especially in the morning.

11. Allow yourself to receive emotional support to help you embrace some of the common underlying issues identified with Crohn's, such as abandonment, anger, disappointment and rage, which often settle in the gut. Seek out a therapist or other skilled practitioner that can guide you through emotional healing work.


Best of health to you

Cheers

I have been diagnosed with Crohn's for 40 years...welcome to the club and believe me I understand your frustration. Crohn's is an autoimmune disease like Lupus or rheumatiod arthritis - it is NOT caused by food allergies, stress, bad diet, lack of exercise or anything else (Sorry Alt Doc....get your facts straight and stop preaching your dietary quackery). Researchers are getting closer to better treatments all the time and hopefully there will be a cure for this baffling disease. Please don't think that there is nothing being done on it and that researchers are not using common sense. Keep faith and stay on the meds. Don't subscribe to all the "natural" or "herbal" cures out there - they flat out don't work, and those that tell that they do are not correct - believe me - I've tried them all.