Juice Fasting to Combat Crohn's Disease

Most conventional doctors who treat Crohn's Disease use harsh medications with dangerous side effects while advising their patients to stay away from certain foods. This type of treatment and advice allows the patient to exist alongside the illness, but not allow them to live the best possible life. Conventional medicine says there is no cure for Crohn's Disease. However some researchers and scientists disagree. These mavericks believe that lifestyle and diet changes can cure all chronic illnesses. Juicing fresh fruits and vegetables is just one of the newer approaches being taken to fight this debilitating illness.

Experts estimate that as many as 50 million Americans suffer from some type of irritable bowl syndrome including colitis and Crohn's Disease. Most of the irritation is caused by simple food intolerance according to these same experts. This thinking is backed up by evidence that symptoms generally disappear once the trigger foods are taken out of the patient's diet. The problem remains because even so called healthy foods like sweet potato or broccoli or blue berries can be trigger foods for some people. Processed foods are proven bad for you in excess. For people suffering from Crohn's they present major problems such as gas, bloating, diarrhea and stomach pain.

Early on, in order to get some relief, it is smart to identify the trigger foods that cause the inflammation. Foods like whole wheat bread, milk, dairy products, eggs, peanuts or even apples and corn can trigger an attack. The point is to specifically target the one food causing the problem. Most doctors test for allergies before diagnosing Crohn's.

Juicing has become very popular when managing Crohn's Disease. It is very simple to do. Fresh fruits and sometimes vegetables are reduced down to juice, the pulp is separated out and the juice consumed. This eases digestion and promotes healing along the gastrointestinal tract. Some mix the pulp back into the juice after extraction, however this is not necessarily a good idea since the pulp is fiber which can irritate a damaged lining. Juicing enables the body to use its own system for healing and repairing itself. The detoxification, however, may cause headaches, weakening and dizziness for a few days or until the body readjusts itself. The patient may also suffer some joint pain as the body corrects. These minor problems will fade away in a short time.

Another symptom that your body is throwing off toxins is fatigue. So relaxing and resting is good while juicing for health and healing. This tiredness may last as long as two weeks depending on the amount of toxicity in the body. So put aside all extra activity and exercise until you get through this initial phase of detoxification.

Begin by juicing fresh fruits like apples, oranges or watermelon. Once you've gotten the hang of it, toss in some of your favorite vegetables. Start by adding a carrot or two or even a celery stalk to a juice made of apples and oranges. Adjust your tastes to fit what you prefer and you're on your way to better health.