Comments for The Crohnie

Comment on Live paratuberculois cultured from retail milk in India. by Sunnie

Sunnie — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 11:59:48 +0000

Would you know how long Crohn’s Disease takes to manifest itself in a person? I’m asking because my son was diagnosed in 2007. The dr. said he’d probably had it for a year. My son became a vegan in 2002. Meaning absolutely no milk (or animal products whats-so-ever) for 4 years before the Dr. says he probably got Crohn’s. What is your view on how people get Crohn’s?

I’m commenting here because this is the latest posting I can find.
Thanks

Comment on A Common Genetic Fingerprint in Leprosy and Crohn’s Disease? by Gerald Boykin

Gerald Boykin — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 22:24:51 +0000

According to some research crohns disease and other diseases like Fibromyalgia; Irritable Bowel Syndrome; Lupus; Multiple Sclerosis, Rheumatoid Arthritis; and Ulcerative colitis. What these diseases have in common is they are considered to be auto immune diseases and they respond favorably to diet and anti yeast treatment.
My question would be would leprosy be somehow caused by mycotoxins?

I enjoyed your post even all the technical or medical jargon. Keep up the good work.
One more comment on a comment that was speaking on the crohns connection to long term antibiotic use. We all have long term antibiotic usage if we eat meat that’s not organic. 70% of all antibiotics are feed to the animals we eat.

Comment on Herbal Antibiotics by Peter Bray

Peter Bray — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:43:44 +0000

Dear Alan: I first heard of your work through PARA and Karen Meyer, years go…she has since put her activities on hold for personal reasons…My daughter Cathy, 42, has had Crohns since first diagnosed at age 20….she’s gone through sulpha drugs, ASACOL, Prednisone steroids (putting her into steroid psychosis more than once), MP-6, and Remicade by infusion (4 years)…all partially responsive but basically useless as per her colonoscopy of 4/21/10…so we went the (3) antibiotic route and it nearly killed her…then had her blood tested with Dr. Mike Collins in Wisconsin for MAP and it was negative…I’ve published our lack of success to date in 2 newspaper columns I write for the Benicia Herald in Benicia, CA, 1 hr NE of SF…she’s currently on a program of probiotics and natural supplements with no surgery to date…please add me to your collection of followers…it’s an ugly world out here—Peter Bray, Benicia, CA

Comment on A Common Genetic Fingerprint in Leprosy and Crohn’s Disease? by Jacob

Jacob — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 03:48:51 +0000

Your Web site is a great resource! You have put together an amazing amount of literature. As a general comment, I’m guessing I’m less familiar with MAP-specific issues than you are, but apparently clofazimine (an antibiotic frequently used to combat mycobacterial infections) was found to be effective against Crohn’s in a recent review.

Here is the URL for the journal article and abstract: http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/649923

And here is the URL of my summary at Crohn’s Today: http://crohnstoday.com/long-term-antibiotic-treatment-and-crohns-disease/

Comment on From Congressman Kucinich’s page by Peter Bray

Peter Bray — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 07:43:01 +0000

Alan:

I first came to know of you through Karen Meyer and PARA, years ago when I first came to research crohns for my daughter Cathy, 42, diagosed with crohns and a fistula at age 20…she has progressed through sulpha drugs to Asacol, MP-6, and 5 years of infusions of Remicade which now seems to be losing its effectiveness…I e-mailed Karen Meyer a few months ago and know that PARA has gone idle for many reasons…I write a column for a local paper in CA and I’m not done yet…I’ll be in touch–Many thanks for all your work over the years–Peter Bray, Benicia, CA, 1 hr NE of SF

Comment on Association between CARD15/NOD2 gene polymorphisms and paratuberculosis infection in cattle by alank

alank — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:23:17 +0000

Hi Mairead,

The Crohn’s/MMR hypothesis has been thoroughly discredited, along its principal proponent, Dr. Andrew Wakefield.

http://briandeer.com/wakefield-deer.htm

Comment on Two thirds of US Dairy Herds infected with paratuberculosis. by Alan Procter

Alan Procter — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:42:24 +0000

The Uk government department, DEFRA are publishing a report on herd prevalence of MAP on 3 December.

Food safety and health experts are to consider it. More impotant, in advance of publication of the report Dairy UK have organised a conference to discuss the results and control strategies. This is quite historic because until now they have been in denial!

The conference is at 76 portland place london and costs £125 plus tax.

Comment on Association between CARD15/NOD2 gene polymorphisms and paratuberculosis infection in cattle by Mairead Hilliard

Mairead Hilliard — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:31:03 +0000

The MMR live virus vaccine contains cattle parts. bovine serum, gelatin..

The increase in Crohn’s disease is huge since the introduction of first
the measles vaccine and than the three in one MMR live virus vaccine.

Irish Colitis & Crohn’s Support.

Comment on Toward an explanation for Crohn’s disease? by Alan Procter

Alan Procter — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:19:15 +0000

Hi Alan, on thursday 3rd December 2009, the ACMSF meets in London to hear a presentation regarding the recent UK MAP Dairy Herd Prevalence survey. The meeting is public and if anyone wants to go and make comments or ask questions, or just listen, you have to contact ACMSF secretary by friday 27 november.

The report has not been published yet, but when it is they say there is going to be a joint statement by Health Department, DEFRA and FSA. It is going to be a landmark report in the history of the crohns Map. Has the UK eradicated Johnes from the Dairy herd? We should know in less than two weeks!

Comment on Toward an explanation for Crohn’s disease? by Peter Bray

Peter Bray — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 11:49:00 +0000

Alan: Great work!…so glad to have found your website, The Crohnie…I followed your research through PARA, as early as 15-20 years ago when my daughter Cathy, 42 was first diagnosed with Crohns…she’s been stable with Asacol + MP-6 + Remicade infusions, but when she goes OFF the first two meds, the Remicade only doesn’t seem to hold her crohns down, so she has a flare-up…that’s my diagnosis…am trying to reach her Doc for corroboration…Am trying to get her mother to follow this line of research also…If I trusted PayPal, I’d send a donation…let me hear from you—I’m an advocate of what you’re doing…what’s happpened to http://www.crohns.org in the US? No info posted there since 2004?–Peter Bray, Benicia, CA PetrBray@AOL.com