Considerable evidence supports the presence of increased small intestinal permeability or leaky gut syndrome in Crohn’s disease. Leaky gut refers to an increased permeability of the intestinal wall, resulting in the increased passage of substances from the intestines to the bloodstream. Our digestive tract is the largest defensive barrier to outside attack and only one [...]

Despite the original notion that diet does not impact or exacerbate Crohn’s disease, medical professionals in both the western and alternative practices are finding a strong correlation between diet and control of Crohn’s disease. Common sense dictates that the food that is put into the body and passes through the gut, is going to affect [...]

Medical practitioners now know that, the use of probiotics (good bacteria) will correct the imbalance of  bad micro-organisms with good micro-organisms in the digestive tract of those suffering with Crohn’s disease, Colitis and other digestive conditions. Probiotics are essentially microorganisms that add to the healthy fauna (bacteria) of the intestine. All digestive tracts are lined [...]