Ep:86 CURE FOR CROHN'S DISEASE? Exploring better remedies! - by Robert Cywes
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I’ve never seen a surgeon helping people avoid surgery. Kudos to you, doc! 👏
He'll probably be blacklisted by the system soon.
I've met quite a few hesitant to operate
Thank you for this. I've suffered from Crohns for 44 years. I was advised by a knee surgeon to lose a lot of weight. I decided go zero carb and just eat meat and eggs only. Water and rooibos tea to drink. Ive lost 32kg in 7 months without really trying at all. But the real miracle happened within a few weeks. I went from running to the loo 15 times a day, terrible pain, losing blood to going only once a week. I rarely have pain anymore or any other Crohns symptoms. I get really emotional just thinking about it. I wish all Crohns suffers could get to try this. Its so very simple and easy to do. So life changing. God bless you all.
Did you ever have a surgery for Crohn’s. My child has already had one and receives treatments every 8 weeks. Have you ever tried bone broth, if yes do you think it helps? Please send me any info that has been useful to you, thank you.
Isn’t meat harder for your intestines to digest? And what is Rooibos tea?
@@LiveLoveLaugh22 Meat much easier to digest with much less residue. A lot better than food containing fiber which is bad news for IBD sufferers. Rooibos is a popular hot beverage in South Africa. Try Googling it.
@@LiveLoveLaugh22 Meat is easy to digest. I read a guy's post who had a colostomy bag and he tried all kinds of foods. The only thing that was completely digested were meats. He even tried eating huge chunks, gristle, etc., and it came out digested. Please try your child on carnivore. I've been on it for 4 years and I love it. {{hugs and prayers for your little one}}
Finish the puzzle with anti-parasitics (fenbendazole, ivermectin) + anti-fungals.
I just shared your channel with over 5100 licenced physicians in Costa Rica.
Lifelong crohns sufferer, been on the carnivore diet for 4 months and I'm no longer having to take any medication!
Can you tell us more about what you have been eating? Breakfast, lunch and dinner? Kind regards... hope your still doing well!
Probably more about what you are not eating than what you are eating there ey
What meat did you eat , breakfast ,lunch and dinner. Thanks
that’s wonderful! can you tolerate the heavy cream in the carnivore diet? just a fellow crohnie asking..
What medications were u taking? I have all the chrome disease symptoms but don't have medical insurance for colonoscopy. Maybe my primary doctor can recommend the meds you're taking.
Crohns sufferer, with colostomy. Recently switched to carnivore (3 months) lost weight, and noticed great improvement in digestion. There is nothing left after digestion, only liquid. This illness is horrific and the medications are outrageous. But this eating style has been very helpful for my experience with Crohns. Good luck to all the sufferers.
Thank you Doctor for your video
Glad ur sharing your story. Thank you. Legitimacy.
I really feel for you ... and agree wholeheartedly ... the medications are so dangerous ... my daughter was recently diagnosed with crohn's (perianal) and put on two immunosuppressants (biologics ... remicade and azathioprine) ... the doctor said there is a risk of skin cancer with these medication... and lymphoma ... amongst the most common ... but she reassured me that was mostly in patients who had been on these drugs for "DECADES" ... I did my own research ... there is scientific evidence from medical journals ... revealing small children are diagnosed with lymphoma within a YEAR of taking these same drugs (and various other biologics)!!!! They say my daughter will most definitely get bowel cancer is she doesn't go on these drugs ... but the drugs that will presumably protect her from bowel cancer ... will, most likely, give her some other form of cancer ...
if not ... she may even drop dead during an infusion ... or a day after ... weeks after ... or months ... there is no indicator ... it's just a "risk" ...
so each time she goes for another infusion ... I need to take sedatives to help me cope with the anticipation ... trying to come to terms with that fact that I have no other alternative ... that I am taking my daughter to the firing squad ...
I die a thousand excruciating deaths every day ... consumed with worry ... I cry when alone ... when driving sometimes I scream ... and scream ... and SCREAM ... because I am suffocating with fear for my poor child ... I have damaged my vocal chords ... people often as me if I should see a doctor because they think I have a cold or virus ...
I have spent every waking moment for nearly a year desperately trying to find "hope" ... but there is none ... just horror ...
I can't afford to have a nervous breakdown ... because my daughter needs me ...
Chrohns sufferer and colostomy too 😊
Are you still on this diet and are you still very healthy now?
CRAM and BRAT diet?
As a Crohn's sufferer I appreciate the attention being paid to this disease. Maybe someday I can be free of Humira and Sulfasalazine. I have been trying keto-carnivore since August first and feel so much better. The days I focus on the carnivore are truly the best.
Yeah just stop eating garbage
It worked in my wife....meat is health
wow. amazing.
Through elimination my wife figured out that it was lettuce that was causing her issues
@deepprey2776
Hi friend. I'm also a chrons patient. I'm having treatment for 2 years on humeira and stellera.But no improvement.
Can you advice me pls.
Im a newbie to crohns disease, I didnt want to take medication after my flare up. Discovered the animal based diet and it has saved me!
I'm new too I got mines from h pylori..what do you eat
Thank you for acknowledging the invisible pain we suffer can be akin to giving birth. So many don't understand and have tried gaslighting me into thinking its in my head.
Thank you so much for this wonderful video. I've suffered from crohn's since I was 14 (I'm 29 now.) What you said about the pain is so accurate. Crohn's flare pain is absolutely horrific and it triggers the worst anxiety throughout my body. For me, nothing compares to that pain. Two weeks ago I started a carnivore diet because I am determined to be medication free (currently taking 150mg azathioprine) and I am tired of feeling sick and so dead tired all the time. A couple years ago I was taking full doses of Prednisone, budesonide, mesalamine and azathioprine all together. The side effects on top of the disease were beyond awful and I was mentally drained and defeated by my crohn's. I did my best to live my life and try to ignore and hide the pain and just deal with it but really I cried every day. I eventually figured out that vegetables and fruits made my crohn's hurt the worst and it helped a tremendously to cut them out of my diet. Many times I had kept trying to eat more vegetables because at the time I believed they were the best thing for me. I even tried juicing for quite a while but gave up on that after it continually made my crohn's worse. I am hopeful that a carnivore lifestyle will help me slowly wean off my medicine. But there's a key piece of the Crohn's puzzle that I don't often hear people talk about, and that is stress/anxiety. If there is a high stress situation, I will be running to the bathroom the next day with diarrhea, sometimes having accidents because sometimes I can't run to the bathroom fast enough. So while I think diet plays a large part in Crohn's disease, I am concerned that it is not the only contributor. I grew up in a very stressful, abusive home where I lived in intense fear, anxiety and worry much of the time and I can't help but wonder if that contributed to my disease. I just recently moved across the country to a new state and am free from that stressful life so I am trying to learn and practice controlling my anxiety in conjunction with the carnivore diet. I previously always felt so hopeless about my crohn's ever getting better. But now I have a newfound hope and positive attitude about it and I'm so excited to be doing this experiment. Thank you for being brave by taking a stand against traditional Crohn's treatments. Thank you for giving me more encouragement and hope. My eyes are filling with happy tears just thinking about the possibility of my body healing, both emotionally and physically. :)
been messed up for about 10 years myself ...thank u for sharing that
How do you do now? May I talk to you?
Thankyou for sharing your testimony of life with Crohn’s disease. Yes it is a very debilitating disease. It’s much enduring a period of active flare ups. I have had Crohn’s for 35 yrs now. I too grew up in a terribley abusive circumstance which caused I believe the auto immune defended to go hay wire n hence Crohn’s disease was the result. I believe you are on the right track doing as close to carnivore as you can. It’s very hard I know but if you really want to be well n pain free that’s your answer. Cut down your meds slowly as well. ( but I’m not a GP or Doctor, that’s just a personal experience) I am on no medications at all these days. I did have my first resection done about 18months ago it has been great. Very very helpful.
Whattt No sir and the fact that you confidentiality said that's shows why I do not trust the health care system I have chrons disease all day my whole intestine's that is the total opposite I will be constipated amd in pain eating meat even sometimes wow people do not listen to this man look up Dr.sebi. Dr.affriak and yahki awoken
I wish you all the best from the bottom of my heart. Please look into Reishi mushroom supplements for handling crohn's. They did wonders for me personally because of its immunomodulation effects
This is great news. I lost my uncle to Crohn's Disease. He was diagnosed at age 18, and had a lot of his intestines removed. He was always taking Metamucil, and eating veggies. He was in excruciating pain, all the time. I wish he was around to try this. It probably would have saved his life.
This doctor is a gem! What an open minded discussion!! Crohns for 44 years. Carnivore diet now and the most symptom free I’ve ever been!
I’ve had Crohn’s disease for seventeen years…this is the best Crohn’s information out there! Thank you, much love to ya!
30+ years Crohn's patient here. Went though hell and back, including surgery, all biologics etc...Currently in remission. 100% support all your points. Thank you.
hey, has this diet caused you to go into remission?
Yes. Went off it during the holidays and symptoms came back right back. Back on it and belly is calm again.
Curious as to how you started. I’ve tried twice to do keto and transition to carnivore. And my gut gets so upset. Maybe I’m just not patient enough.
nned specifics on what you exactly you ate when starting the diet, and what you ate before, if its a massive change then you need to ease into and give your body time to adjust.
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@judyreed6254 my tummy got upset when switching to carnivore.think if it as your body trying to clean itself out thoroughly, you might get pain, you might get, blocked up or diarrhea but thats your body righting itself. Once its finished youll be sweet.
My grandson ended up in hospital with Crohn's at 17. He lost 2 years trying to get on top of it. During that time he instinctively ate only chicken, everything else hurt. He was given a formula to drink which is made by Nestlé but the first ingredient is sugar. 4 years in and he still mainly drinks this formulae purely to avoid pain. He's on Humira and chemo trying to get it into remission.
I'm sending this to him to give him another option.
I love that a surgeon who makes money out of chopping off organs, is actually advocating for a natural approach. THANK YOU!!! All Docs should be this way. ❤ Dr. Baker, Dr. Barry, and Dr. Chaffee as well!!
This is the best advice I’ve seen for Crohn’s from over 10 years of extensive internet searching. Thank you, sincerely.
Super interesting video Doc, this is what I've spoken about a lot on my YT channel. As a Crohn's sufferer for over 7 years I've been through it all with regards to meds and surgeries. A carnivore diet indeed did help in the department of reduced intestinal cramping, but it also makes you feel very fatigued - which improved for me after bringing in raw fermented dairy. I've believed for a long time now that Crohn's is bacterial related, however I can tell you in my experience, that it isn't so much a pathological species that contribute to the symptoms, but an overgrowth of normal/commensal bacteria in the wrong places (such as the small intestine) fermenting foods where they really shouldn't be. Following a carnivore diet for over a year didn't 'fix' me, unfortunately I'm not convinced it gets to the route cause of the problem, which I strongly believe to be either a bacterial overgrowth in the small intestine, or an issue with the autonomic nervous system due to an accumulation of physical and emotional trauma. I'm sure I'm not the only one out there who's onset of Crohn's Disease had seemingly nothing to do with diet, and a lot to do with an external stressor
I agree completely. It's not a fix. The goal of the Australian work is to destroy the existing biome and repopulate. Our biome is directly related to our diet esp plant v animal
@@robertcywes2966 If you're referring to the work of Dr. Thomas Borody and FMT (Fecal microbiome transplants) he has done incredible work and saved many lives. Highly respected. Met with him personally at various gastroenterology conferences internationally. Clearly it is not needed for all GI conditions. Primarily it is used for C. Diff patients but also for crohns and UC with varying degrees of effectiveness. I wouldn't rule it out. I've done it for 3 months 5 days /week had severe crohns and UC on heavy meds, anti Tumor necrosis factor alpha, shots every other day .... etc. I put things in remission enough (dramatically)for me to focus on diet and get entirely off meds for at least the last 7 years.
Ones microbiome is indeed created 'downstream' from ones diet and digestive abilities so that is in the end the most important factor to work on. No doubt.
You optimized vitamins/minerals to promote correct flora? Not that I know all the answers but stuff like D, B vits and K2 can all help. Fermented foods like homemade sour kraut, etc. Just curious if you've looked at any of that in conjunction with your diet
I'm starting to think that the best diet for a IBD sufferer would be one that combines carnivore and fermented foods. I'm currently on carnivore plus drinking kefir and doing really well. I'm going to start making my own kefir next week and looking for other fermented foods to add.
I definitely think that carnivore helps a lot but there's still some root issue with the microbiome that people need to figure out. The best thing for it is going to be
I love your videos and I agree with you. I will say that I don’t necessarily believe that the trigger for Crohn’s disease is always what is perpetuating the disease.
Never suffered from Crohn’s disease but going carnivore helped with other “common” digestive issues such as gas and bloating. Experimenting with carbs brought it back so no more carbs.
Thank you so much for posting this. Your assessment could not be more spot on. I am a (former) Crohn's sufferer and basically cured myself over the past few years using the low--to-no carb approach you are describing. It took a while to figure it out after a lot of trial and error and the with help of a nutritionist. But my conventional doctors were just prescribing more and more meds to treat what had become pretty unmanageable symptoms but not actually address or correct the root cause of the problem. I am symptom and med free now and only wish I figured all this out a little earlier to avoid many years of suffering. Thank you again your videos are remarkably helpful and full of useful content. This one in particular articulates and consolidates what took me a long time to figure out. Anyone out there suffering from Crohn's symptoms would do very well to follow this approach and save yourself a lot of misery.
You are so right! I want to know more about what you ate to get rid of crohns. Please share more.
Wow! I’m so hopeful listening to this video! Currently so much pain, up to 30 times daily bathroom trips just watery diarrhea terrible weakness just giving up on life. Can’t ever leave my house. 35 yrs with this! I pray this really will work for me. Thanks Dr Rob
Any updates on your experience to share?
@@petertownsend252 hi I’m not her but I have done keto and carnivore in the past and have UC . I was symptom free for 2 years doing keto although I think it’s best to start off doing carnivore it’ll pull you out of a flare much quicker . I added back vegetables slowly but only some that I enjoy like avocados , steamed green beans and the occasional greek salad . Anyways after 2 years I got complacent and started eating everything again .. like literally the SAD diet and I was able to be okay for 9 months which actually surprised me . Recently I had symptoms again which is why I’m here and about to start again but yeah it definitely worked for me before and that was with no meds
Hi Amanda , highly recommended Jini patel Thompsons book called listen to your gut! Best wishes.
How you have managed to survive as a shut-in is a testament to the human spirit. How brave you are! 👏
Totally agree about the carnivore diet. I have colitis, the easiest food for me to digest is animal fat and protein. Very little residue remains to irritate the gut.
I have the same experience!
carnivore cured my UC, my GI took it off my medical record since there are no sign of disease anymore
Same here! I had diverticulitis 10 years ago and "almost" lost part of my colon. Totally gone now and zero cramping with bowel movements since going carnivore.
@@Eric-the-wise whyh so now you eat completly anything?
@@Eric-the-wisehow long on carnavore diet before the disessse went away and did you go cold turkey on the meds ?
Bless you, sir.
And I can 1st hand tell you that you are absolutely spot on.
Omg finally hearing that my diet is the one I should be on for Crohns. Every dr I talk to pushes for me to eat fibre. I don't talk about my diet to dr now. So refreshing to listen to this dr. I thankyou for putting this up.
I know lol. I don't even tell my doctors about my diet, they would never believe me.
Meat is so easily absorbed by the human body . Plant matter isn’t .. our body and gut literally don’t touch it and it just sits in our colon and rots or goes right through us . I love the carnivore diet for any auto immune condition but especially gut related ones
I have not been diagnosed with IBD but have struggled since childhood with constipation and the reverse. I have been on and off a lower carb diet for years and still suffer from constipation. About a month ago I did carnivore for 7 days and was astonished at how well I felt and bowels were also good. Went back to IF and on again off again Low carb and bowels are worse than ever. Tried eating Tablespoon of ground flax seed everyday for a week or so. Just about died. I should have gone to hosp. Kept saying to myself " after this cramp!"
This video makes great sense. Back to carnivore I go!
Thanks doc!
I’ve had UC for 45 yrs and I am finally off my meds after adopting a keto/carnivore way of eating! Thank you Dr Cywes you are marvelous! Bless you for your hard work and diligent heart felt interest in helping us all. (UofT alumni🙏👍)
Excellent. Love U of T. Did my PhD there
robert cywes We’ve chatted before. I asked about who you did your PhD with. Thank you for all you do for us. Such a wonderful mitzvah you do. 🙏🙏
What a heartwarming story.
How are you doing 3 years later? Hope you are well. Any update?
@@hcw199 I’m doing well. Still off all meds and enjoying life. Keeping keto and heading towards carnivore. 👍
This is the best video I’ve seen by a doctor in the carnivore/keto community. Thank you for knowing about the disease. Oftentimes doctors lump Crohn’s in with IBS and don’t differentiate between IBD and IBS. As a person with stricturing Crohn’s disease I truly appreciate this video and the attention you have given it! Thank you
🙂thanks
Thanks for the.hopeful news and advice. I will be passing it on !
AMAZING!!! THIS DOC IS BRILLIANT THANK YOU 💕💕💕
This is great! Have shared widely!!! Thank you!!
This is such a terrible condition!!
Great stuff Doc. Keep it up. You are my new hero. I'm retired in Costa Rica. You make me want to start a Carbaddict Clinic there. I have a CR medical license.
Dr Rob, we gotta talk more about Crohn's and Carnivore!! Had all the so called diet recommendations you spoke about. Appreciate how sympathetic you are to those suffering with CD. I've got Crohn's, I podcast about holistic healing, been paleo for 20+ years no meds, now 2 months on carnivore and found you only and this video by searching "Crohn's carnivore". Great video, but there's not much else out there on this, including from you. Why don't you come on my little show and reach more of the Crohn's community about the benefits of carnivore? Aussie Ben
I would love to know more about this!
Thank you so very much . I will be your best testimony . Every thing sounds like a big promise of getting well !!! ❤
Thank you for posting this . Have had Crohns for 25+ years and since going carnivore over 2 years ago I’m off my Remicade and inflammation gone . Never felt better . I tend to do more fat than protein which works for me . I refused to ever surgery even though I was told it would be in my future . Well so far , thanks to eliminating everything but meat and fat I’m still intact and Intend to remain so . Love all your work and efforts to get this out to So many . 😀
Thanks so much
That is so great Kacey! So happy you have had no resections! That is quite a feat for having this disease!
That's amazing! I am have Crohn's and am about 3 weeks in to the Carnivore diet. Do you have any tips for us newbies? Do you take any supplements? Any fermented foods by any chance?
@@StriderGTS Good job taking the carnivore route to healing . For me the first month was the hardest only because of the very loose stool as I adapted . Like those who have gone through the process , don’t ever trust a fart lol
I’m almost 53 and have never felt better . I had my CRP (inflammatory markers ) checked and they were zero which is perfect . It takes a bit for your body to heal but I promise you it can . Those of us with autoimmune diseases like Crohn’s need to be more strict. I’ve , after 2 + years , added back in some olives , avocado, pickle, asparagus and iceberg lettuce on occasions. Honestly though , my body prefers and craves meat and fat so that is what I mostly eat . I do take magnesium and liver and intestines suppleness from ancestral (I have no affiliation with them, just really like their stuff ) and vitamin D if I can’t spend 30 minutes in the sun . But that is it .. I am on NO medication for anything . I’m a nurse and see so many patients years younger than myself who are on a load of meds. I hope this helps 😊
@@kaceyrichards6461 This is amazing! Thank you for the response!! I'm only on week 3 and feel great but I have had occasional diarrhea so I'm looking forward to that going away. I have a colonoscopy June 1 and I'm kind of disappointed that it's not a little bit later to give this way of eating some more time to work. Hopefully it goes well regardless. My doctor thinks that diet can't help IBD at all and I would love to prove her wrong. I look forward to the day that these old-school doctors catch up with the actual dietary results people are having.
I was diagnosed in 1996. My weight got down to 86lbs. Regular weight was 140. It was not a lot of information about it them. Had a portion of small bowel removed. Had a colostomy bag for a few months. Then it was reversed. Was on steroids for a very long time. Then I started getting Remicade infusions in 2004. Was getting infusions for years. Change my life style and eating habits. Haven't had any meds since January 2018. Zero none 🎯
Thanks for your expertise. I'll definitely try it.
Thank you so much for this!
Yes, I had crohns and solved it with a carnivore diet👍👍
What frequency you had for bowel movements?
I can second this. My wife is symptom free (after years of 10-12 bathroom trips a day). Started keto and improved but carnivore fixes it 100% no drugs no doctors
Timeframe was 3 weeks to full symptom free, has stayed that way for almost 2 years
Same here
Wow! I feel so hopeful after hearing all this!! 35 years a Crohn’s sufferer. My bathroom trips are up to 30 times daily currently. I’m so so weak. So depressed. The pain is beyhond me. I really hope this diet helps!
This Dr. is 100% accurate based on my 1yr on the Keto diet. Started to feel better in less than 1 week. I’ve had Crohn’s disease for 33 years. Had a surgery about 17 years ago. Have never felt great until I Went to very low carb (
Great video !👍
I got sentenced with Crohns back in 2021. My Calprotectin levels were almost 4000. Lost over 25kg of weight, issues with kidneys, liver etc. Ended in a hospital on Christmas Eve where after coming back home and given a bag of steroids and immuno suppressants, decided to fix myself only with the diet. I refused to take any medication( not even a pain killers). I went on SCD/Gaps (food, spore based probiotics, omega 3, detox) diet which helped me to cure within couple of months. Ive been symptoms free since. I do however believe that Carnivore diet will fix it within a month. I am stirict with what i eat and never have any cheat days. Exercise is also part of my life at the fullest. The cure is mainly in food. 😊
Listen to him peeps... I have ulcerative colitis and was on an immune suppressing drug for a long time and ended up with non Hodgkin’s lymphoma because of that drug 🙁. I’ve been Keto/mostly carnivore for 2 years now and have not had one ulcerative colitis flair! Also my arthritis that comes along with UC is completely gone!!
And the non Hodgkin?
@@deepprey2776 in remission and hoping this way of eating keeps it there.
My mom died of non Hodgkins and since I’ve been eating this way I’ve always wondered “what if?”
One thing to remember is cancer grows by a blood vessel growing to that cell and feeding it. Not eating carbs starves the cancer but those pathways are still there. So if you eat carbs again you will awaken the cells back up.
I wish you all the lone and best in your journey
Totally agree that diet is the most important factor in autoimmune disease. Interesting about the Australian study into this condition.
Glad to found this channel 👏👏
WOW. Innovative original thinker! I love the way this doc thinks outside of the box -sheer analytical observational BRILLIANCE! As someone who suffered from UC and self-cured, I can say you are right on target. Steak tartare and diet simplicity are the answers! OUTSTANDING video!
Thanks. Open minds are not always right, but they are open to change
@@robertcywes2966 please Mary can you tell me what your diet was like truly am really sick😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
I really want to be manageable
@@pammystories1I am really sick also it’s fuking destroying me
Research shows that a naturopathic medical approach emphasizing diet and other lifestyle changes can be used to successfully manage Crohn's and colitis, and may potentially eliminate the need for prescription drugs.👍
Have you taken naturopathic treatment for chrons? If so, please share how it was?. Did it heal
Whenever I eat carbs I suffer with wind and bloating and since I cut them out, no more digestive issues!! I have also stopped acid medication and using ACV has cured this
Thank you so much doctor, I will try this
I am 74 from Durban ,SA. Been carnivore for 2 week's now. Spastic colon. Gone,gone.Thank you Dr Rob. Your holistic health wisdom has put me on the carnivore diet journey. Absence of gut pain is a treat. Onwards and uowards. Bless you
Very good info thank you, just sent to a friend whose husband has crohns.
Thanks VERY mucy Doc, I'm really struggling at the moment with Chron's, going to give your suggestions a go. Thank you again 😀
How did it go for you
Thank you for this. I am 100 days in carnivore, meat only. I needed this encouragement.
Inspiring! ✌🏽
Thank you!!
Wow this is amazing, I'm going to share with with my GF, as she has been suffering with crohns for a long time now.
I’m only on day 2 of the carnivore diet , but since my stool has changed and the amount of times I use the bathroom a day has decreased tremendously ! I’m very thankful I seen this video cause I was so lost on what to do and where my health was going. This video gave me a lot of faith
Thanks doctor!
as an ulcerative colitis patient with moderate success in securing remission (following many of the broad strokes recommended by dr. cywes), i'd like to humbly recommend advocacy for various forms of exercise. i can't explain the ins and outs/biological mechanisms, but exercise (done right!) assists in proper regulation of our immune responses.
Hi Robert, so far I’m the outlier. Crohns patient for 16 years now. I’ve tried every pharmaceutical (except for the newest option available.) I’ve attempted the carnivore diet and there are immediate benefits. Before starting the carnivore diet I had tremendous trouble with meat products. I ate them, nonetheless. Once I started eating them exclusively I did notice fewer BM’s which was a huge bonus. However, my FCP did not improve over the time that I was carnivore and the loose BMs from fat never let up. I also had more cramping while on the diet. Upon coming off the diet, I felt less cramping, though I did take a ‘white food’ approach. The white food actually helped clear up my chronically bad loose stools. At which point I slowly re-began a food introduction and got myself to where I am today. I’m still not better though I’m not cramping and I don’t have chronically loose stools. The strangest thing now is that when I eat red meat/pork/eggs then I am bloating/hurting. Even stranger, a lot of ice creams are tolerable. I’m about to have FCP retested soon.
The worst part of this disease is that I just don’t know how/what to throw myself at. It’s the biggest puzzle ever.
I just got diagnosed, what is FCP?
To achieve true health first you must unlearn everything we’ve been taught
Everything is true in this video this is how I survived!
Thank you so much for your videos. Two of our children have crohn’s and my husband and I have some sort of IBS. I’m moving closer to carnivore, I’m hoping to get the whole family on board!
Thank you!
Kefir, and probiotics are really good for chronh disease, l have 19 years dealing with this condition and a doctor recommended me probiotics and they are really helping me a lot.
Yes make your own Kefir, can’t beat it
Wow, after a quick Google search, I see this doctor is an extremely qualified MD and surgeon right here in Florida, my home state.
Two years ago I had a colonoscopy that did not show IBD, despite my symptoms. So, not sure if I just have IBS. But, after the Thanksgiving holiday a couple days ago, I was about to head to the ER from the severe lower abdominal pains, cramping, and diarrhea. It felt like I had glass and bricks going through me! You’re in Jacksonville and I’m in the Tampa Bay Area. Wish I could consult with you.
Thanks for acknowledging how much pain we go through, people rarely get it lol
I witnessed this with my child…🙏🏼literally one day 8 hrs of pain. I swear I felt my child’s pain 😞
No one understands until they walk in our shoes....
It is a beastly, exhausting disease.
That's exactly what I've done with my UC. First, no carbs AT ALL, grains in particular were killing me. Then I had to eliminate all vegetables, couldn't tolerate any fiber, they bloated me and made me bleed like crazy. No dairy. Just meat, fish and fat. Coconut oil and oregano oil to get rid of bad bacteria. In a few days no more signs of UC (4 months to this day). Now I'm repopulating good bacteria.
And of course, I'm off of medication since I started this way of eating
How are you feeling. I hope you are feeling better 🙏
Thank you for your information, Dr.Cywes. I got diagnosed with Crohn's disease in March last year, and I've eaten a Paleo diet since then. I feel way better however I still experience flares every now and then and realise I have to rethink my diet. Today is my first day eating the carnivore diet. I figured I'd give it at least 30 days and see how I feel. I'll keep you updated how I feel at the end of this month. Thank you for sharing. Great video!
How do you feel?
How did it go for you since carnivore?
What’s the update? Thanks
Not one of my diagnosis, but liked and shared.
I suffered 5 years microscopic colitis, went carnivore, has pretty much fixed it, 5 months now
Excellent video, I’m so glad you shed light on those classic “white” and “high fibre” diets that are just so wrong for people suffering with IBD. There is a lot of misinformation out there for people suffering with Crohn’s or Colitis and I think this is probably one of the best and most accurate videos I’ve seen on the internet. I’ve been diagnosed with crohn’s for around 7 years, multiple changes of medications and currently on a tapering course of prednisone. I’m sick of having no concrete answers and am currently trying to heal myself through diet
Check out Dr Ken Berry, Kelly Hogan, and Linda Spath. All are in You Tube and are a really good follow.
I have had Crohn’s for 20+ years, and my daughter decided to “hop onto this carnivore train.” So I decided to hop on w/her. But I’ve had a rocky start as I keep getting nauseous after eating a lot of fat. So I’m thinking my gallbladder may be the culprit. Anyway, after a week of commitment, I decided to go much slower so my digestive track can adjust to the increased fat intake. I’m hoping that I will have better results, as I LONGGGG for my gut to be healed. 😢
I’ve been my own researcher, & doctor every since I was diagnosed, and have never taken any meds....and never will. I’d rather die than let Big Pharma poison me.
So....hang in there & keep up your research. May God heal you!
This is helpful I was diagnosed at age 21 ... Tried many diets.... Let's see what this one does! Thanks
Did you had progress?
I love this doctor, I lost my sister at age 31 due to complications of surgeries and drugs due to Crohn’s. We didn’t know in the year 2000 the Inflammatory properties of carbohydrates, she would be alive today- I know it, I can’t begin to tell you after 12 surgeries what shape she was in. The fact that she just dropped dead one night makes perfect sense, I tell everyone who is suffering from IBS, intestinal issues etc to stop eating carbohydrates, vegetables and starch...
I’m so sorry for your loss 🙏🏼 My child is going through this and had already had one surgery. I pray they find a cure. Blessings 💖
Thank you very much for your sincere advice. I have been diagnosed with Crohn's disease. I have started the Carnivores diet. I am in good shape now. I will continue on this diet. I am convinced of it.
Hey, how did it go for you?
@@haos4574 I'm in good shape, continuing on the carnivores.
@@mahashalgam9480great to hear. I am suffering with Crohn’s since 2016. Can you please share your diet
Thank you Dr.CYWES i am from Australia i am keto Carnivore with out dary and very little Vegas no fruits.
thank you sir
Thank you
I just started the carnivore/high salt/high fat diet for Crohn’s…encouraged by this talk and the comments.
Could chewing your food longer and breaking it down in your mouth, until saliva mixes with it, until you extract every bit of flavour, help with digestion
Makes perfect sense.
I have completely eliminated carbs because of my chronic diarrhea (IBS), acid reflux, gastritis, and sore joints every morning. I have an adrenal tumor and it spits out random hormones, so I eat a boiled egg around 1pm, then I have my one meal a day of fatty steak or if I have something else, I will add bacon and eggs to it. This seems to work for me. Weight loss is very slow and frustrating, but I think I just have a slow metabolism.
Thank you for this!! I am certainly going to try the carnivore diet. I just want the pains to stop...
Hey, did you try it, and most importantly, did it help?
Hello Dr. Cywes, first of all thank you for your awesome content, I got in here thanks to my mother. I’ve been diagnosed with crohn disease, I’m been asymptomatic since I was diagnosed and my I’ll focused in the ileum with sore/ulcer specifically to that part of the intestine. I generally keep a healthy diet but not sole carnivore. Maybe it’s time for me to try this diet, it’s like sort of keto isn’t it? I’ve been trying to find more info related to Dr. Thomas discover without luck, wonder please if you can suggest me where to lookout more into it, many thanks 🙏
Fantastic video! I went carnivore for Crohn's after reading 100+ overwhelmingly positive testimonials from people who had sent their IBD intermission with this way of eating.
Did it help you? Still have flares?
@@JockNmystyle- it did help! I no longer have flares and am medication free.
@@StriderGTS thank you for responding. I'm having Crohns and have lost 20 lbs. Pretty scary. I'm considering trying this to help. Dunno what else to do.
@@JockNmystyle- I would give it a couple months and see how it goes. What do you have to lose?
My biggest takeaways are to eliminate all NSAID drugs, eliminate emulsifiers, limit seed oils to a minimum, and use the carnivore diet to try and find some kind of baseline foods that you can eat that don't give you a flare. Eggs and beef, or something like that. And then use that simple baseline diet as something that you can fall back on as you try to add more foods into your diet. I've been able to add in quite a few foods back which is nice. But yeah, I'm still pretty careful but it's worth it to not flare.
@@StriderGTS Right now I'm doing salmon, white rice, chicken, beef and some juices fruit and veggies, so no fiber. This started after I got Covid. I'm going to add things slowly like you suggested. I hope you stay well my friend. :)
And thank you Doctor God bless you ❤❤thank you
I do not have chrones but was born with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and with it come a whole host of comorbidities including gut issues. Since beginning a keto/ketovore diet 6 months ago I am now free of, IBS, Rapid Gastric Emptying syndrome and GERD. These are just a few of conditions that have healed since eating the proper human diet.
EDS is a tough disease that affects vascular connective tissue. Glucose makes the problem much worse in the arteries. Ketocarnivore is biologically a great choice to reduce inflammation. Not a cure but reduces risk. Thanks for commenting
You are definitely on the right track here. Diet makes all the difference in the world. Eat carbs you suffer pain. Eat primarily carnivore, pain and symptoms go way. That simple.
i've had crohns since i was 15 and now im about to hit 40 i've been lucky enough to avoid surgery but have been on just about every medication and trial know. i've also been one of the unlucky ones when it comes to the immune suppressed drugs with very bad side effects. My doctor told me at one point they have had to put extra warning labels and side effects on some drugs because of my reactions. After having so many problems with drugs and over use of steroids to treat my crohns i decided to try to take control and really find out which foods effect me the most and eliminate them from my diet. Not everyone is the same when it comes to what foods effect us so it was defiantly trial and error for me. i have always noticed i always crave meat when others are going for a snack even if i've already eaten. Very interested in giving this carnivore diet a try but the one concern i have is anytime i currently eat red meat it seems to run right though me i eat more chicken than anything but i've noticed they say to avoid anything with lots of tendons any suggestions i love bacon and sausage and that doesnt seem to give me any problems. would love a video with some food suggestions for people starting on the carnivore diet.
I have been taking immunosuppressants for the last 20 years. They are extremely expensive, and while they help manage the symptoms, certainly aren’t a cure. Very informative and educational video!
I started doing the carnivore diet before it was even a thing because I noticed less symptoms when I ate that way. I did eat vegitables from time to time because I felt guilty for not eating properly, and usually felt minor flare ups afterwards. It's nice to hear from a doctor that it's OK to avoid veggies. Another thing that really improved my symptoms was avoiding all garlic and onion. It's not fun and hard to do, but it works. Thanks for the great info.
This is what i want I'm on all the medication you said and I'm a person that hardly took medication so my body is not happy with it i have alot of ups and down
Man, I wish someone would study me. I’m 66 yr old female diagnosed as a 14 yr old w Crohn’s. I completely agree that we can suffer some of the most devastating pain! I’ve had 2 major resections so I would say I am a “short bowel” person! Thank you so much for this video. I have tried and failed at carnivore so many times. I can’t seem to get passed the horrid diarrhea when I’m on it. May be related to the short gut? Carbs are soothing to me. But you have encouraged me to keep going!
I take no medications so I’m somewhat of an anomaly I guess. Staying away from doctors is what I do. If I ever have a flare I literally stop eating and fast. I get very weak but now I’ve learned about electrolytes and that will help.
Start very slowly. Keto first then carnivore.Don't jump in. Use MCT oil
I wonder if boosting your digestion with ox bile tabs might help ...?
62 , 2 resection, losing all faith in Medication. Started intiveoia ( spelling). Not liking the results for what they charge my insurance.
Diet and exercise saved me during my tough years. Diagnosed at 31 years old , no surgery since 1996.
So happy for you and proud to find someone that wants to try to survive this disease by diet.
Semper Fi
@@rik4369my child was diagnosed & had surgery at 15. Please tell me what I can do to help so there’s no more surgeries needed 🙏🏼what you feel has worked for you? Also, have you tried bone broth?Thank you.
@LiveLoveLaugh22
I am not a doctor nor am comfortable conveying medial suggestions. With that said, I have lived with this disease and come to realize that each person's journey is individual.
For me I can say without a doubt THE REDUCTION OF STRESS was critical to reducing my flare ups.
This can be accomplished by many ways , again depending on each person's lifestyle. I noticed excersise was my stress buster and kept my flares under control. I ran, played organized basketball until age 55 year old, hunted and gardened. Your child is young an has many options for excersise. I wouldn't discount Meditation , Yoga and other Mental Paths to relaxation and peace.
One advantage I believed help me was I am an introvert and have very few social connections ( reduces tons of stress). At your child's age Peer Pressure is strong and social acceptance is critical. I was the total opposite. Work on Self-Esteem and believing IN SELF more than friends.
Hard to believe but as an Retired Marine and Social Worker , I enjoy being alone and was always this way. My dogs meant more to me than most humans. This probelry comes from my dysfunctional home life ( not horrible but not Leave it to Beaver, I didn't meet Dad till I ran away at 15 years old). Not proud of it but just sharing some personal background.
I will say in one sense your child & family is lucky that there is more social awareness and support for IBD these days.
As to diet, I have yet to find the magic food but would suggest studying the immune system and how food & nutrition impacts your cells. There are many videos and books written on this. One thing I did was eliminate Sugar from my diet and home. Yes, I cheat once in awhile but I am almost 100% sugar-free.
During flares, Aloe Vera ( you can get it at Wal -Mart or grown it yourself seems to help reduce my recovery length. After I fast for about 24 hours, I use Bone Broth ( yes, it helps) and then step up to smoothies with Aloe Vera blended in. Normally, I am back eating normal in about 48 ton72 hours.
Again, this my 63 year old self lol.
I stay away from peanuts, apples , grapes when I feel flare coming on.
I also don't each three meals a day. I eat when I am hungry, not on a social standard.
My Iritis ( spelling?) is an early warning for a pending flare for me Hopefully you can bring an Optometrist into your child's health plan. My disease does impact my eyes , during flares and pre- flares.
I really hope I have helped or at least offered some suggestions. My military career, college , family and now retirement were each effect by this disease but none were destroyed by it. I have a good life now and know your child has many more resources than I had.
The path is hopefully for You & Yours. If he needs pep talk ( it won't be Suger Coated lol) former Marine Drill Instructor here reach out. Please reach out , as you can tell I love to talk about IBD and how to KICK IT'S ASS!
BEST OF HEALTH
Randy
Semper Fi
@ Dr.Cywes can you give us an update on the research you mention in this video. Thank you.
Thank you for your insights,. much food for thought. I have been keto for 5 years and my diabetes is under good control with no meds now, after 25 years. Now I have been diagnosed with mild Crohn's. Carnivore is possible, especially as I reacted badly to the smallest dose of the standard treatment my specialist insisted I try here in Australia. Diet isn't considered an option here, even with my keto diabetic success. Wendy in 2023.
I’m 56 years old and I believe I “caught” Crohn’s when I had my spleen removed aged 8.
Or there’s a definite connection between the two.
I was chatting in a splenectomy Facebook group and the amount of splenectomy patients with autoimmune diseases was quite enlightening.
My Crohns is back after being in remission for 4 years, 2 colonoscapies in a 6 week prior did it. I'm taking horrible Prednisone, 4 more weeks left. I can't even sleep at night, I'm 5ft 5 and went from 117lbs to 106.2 lbs in 4 weeks! I'm afraid if I drop the few healthy carbs that I eat, I'll lose more, not sure what to do, I'm taking 2 half tbs of Citra AL a day also, is this needed? Thankyou for this awesome video, I've subbed!! 🤗
Just found out within the past week that I have crohns. The doctor of course says medication is the best approach, but I absolutely hate taking any type of medication. So, I’m glad I came across this video.
I had my appendix taking out in Sept. 2004 and in Jan 2005 had part of my small and large intestine removed due to an e-coli infection, or at least so I was told. I’ve had intestinal obstructions on and off since which they said was from adhesions. Now, I’m thinking it was crohns the whole time.
I haven’t had additional surgeries since and usually pain meds and IV Fluids are all that’s needed to treat the obstruction. Sometimes an NG Tube is required to suck out any bile to relieve the pressure in my intestines. But, luckily that doesn’t happen often.
I’m generally pretty healthy and it was only because I just turned 45 that I even had a colonoscopy, which found the disease.
So, I’m hopeful that this approach keeps me that way and also helps anyone else suffering from this disease.
Thanks for the video Doc!
I echo this … absolutely spot on …. Meat based diet but ensure the meat is of good quality
I know this is an old video but thank you for it! My cousin is suffering with Crohns and he is 16. So isolating! Anyway, his doc has him on white rice, white flour and noodles. Tons of veggies and small
Amounts of meat. No resulting improvement so his poor mom is putting him on the injections that she was trying to avoid. I tried to tell her about carnivore but the fiber message is so strong she just doesn’t understand how carnivore is helpful. Makes me so sad. I just wish I could help. AnywahC thank you!❤
My daughter was recently diagnosed with Crohns and after working with western, integrative, and alternative doctors, all giving conflicting advice, we decided to use an online program. Google Dane Johnson and the SHEILD program. It's not cheap, but we were already paying a lot of money out of pocket for the integrative docs and IVs. The program only deals with Chrons or Ulcerative Colitis and most of the people that work there have had one or the other. Some great testimonials on UA-cam. They suggested a meal replacement shake called Absorb Plus and it tastes good and the only thing that doesn't cause my daughter pain right now and she put on 5 lbs in a week with it.
It is sad for the person who suffers from this illness, but the family members are impacted too. My son is had been pooping for a while at least 5 times, and he is finally seeing a GI doctor. He has not been diagnosed yet but will be soon tested we'll see what happens. Please pray for him, he is only 18 years of age. I have lost sleep over his medical problems, and it doesn't help that he is an only child.
Gluten might not be good for him. Read my post too. Maybe something in it will help.
@@sophiamichael2788you could just do carnivore and not pay any extra fees for a "program"...
Maybe send this video to the SON, instead of the Mom and let him DECIDE!
Thank you Dr. Cywes for this video. You have totally truth about mikrobioms and carbohydrates, I have Crohn`s disease for more than 30 years and now on low carb diet. Everything is better now. I have only still problems with eating high fats, but hope it will be better soon. Try what doctor says, you will be suprised, how it works! Take care folks, and we need more doctors like you are! Greetings from Czech Republic
My son was diagnosed with Crohn's at 11 yrs old and I didn't know about carnivore at the time, but I changed his diet drastically - eliminated all grains, basically, for about 4 months immediately following his colonoscopy (well, he ate a little white rice) and included more fat in his diet and magnesium and ever since then he's been fine. Gradually over the next 18 months we added everything back in and he's still fine.
that's great to hear! I wonder when you eliminated those foods, were his symptons gone entirely or they gradually became better over time.
@@haos4574 After his colonoscopy we were super strict on the diet and his symptoms disappeared immediately. Basically, they never came back after the colonoscopy. He was eating tons of eggs and bacon every morning, and feeling good, and I was so happy to see him eating because he had gotten so skinny when he was sick. He also ate tons of a concoction of full-fat coconut milk, frozen strawberries, banana, a little cocoa, and sunflower butter. Basically, I think lots of fat was good. No Grains except a little white rice.
I’m happy to know that your son is doing great. My son was diagnosed 4 year ago and right now we are trying the meat diet. How long you do it?
@@Sonialix-x8g Hi Sonia, well, with my son after 4 months we started adding things to his diet, with him eating everything by a year later, except I continued to try to keep him away from restaurant food/vegetable oils. But I'm sure this is very individual. For a lot of people, a carnivore diet is a long-term solution. I never had to put my son on it, but I tried it myself just to see how to do it, and it made me feel so much better with all the various minor health issues I had that I am still on it 4 years later! I just really don't see the point in eating other food now. It just has a much lower nutrient content, is harder to digest, comes with a lot of toxins, and requires more cooking. Just make sure your son gets enough fat... like 200 grams of fat per day if he's full-grown. That's a little more than 2 sticks of butter. So either he needs to be willing to eat really fatty cuts, like pork belly and untrimmed brisket and chuck roast or you need to add fat separately. Butter is easy to eat but you might need to stay away from dairy I don't know. Do stay away from vegetable oils but coconut oil is good I think if you need an animal fat alternative. Also, the increased fat can cause loose stools itself until the body adjusts to making enough enzymes to digest the fat.
Thank you so much for all the information🙏