I made this podcast for those who are newly diagnosed with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis.
Dr. K’s Simplified Prescription to Treat IBD
(it’s not that complicated to know what to do)
1.Start with appropriate and optimized medical therapy, preferably by an IBD specialist (like myself).
2.If this works, follow an IBD diet protocol that speaks to you and that you can realistically follow long term. Bottom line is to take out processed food and being plant based is probably helpful.
3.After at least 1 year, if in deep remission (feeling normal, normal colonoscopy, normal biopsies), continue meds if no side effects or consider de-escalation of medical therapy (ie stopping or reducing dose) and continue diet with careful monitoring strategy for recurrence. If there is disease recurrence, restart medical therapy at direction of IBD specialist and consider changing dietary protocol.
4.If you run out of medical therapies or are stuck on prednisone, surgery is a good option which can not only save your life but improve your quality of life.
5.Besides diet and medication, other complementary and alternative therapies (ie supplements, probiotics, etc) are unlikely to be the miracle you hope for.
That is all!
To schedule a phone conversation with me, go to:
https://calendly.com/samir3/against-the-grain
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