Crohns Disease Herbs:
Treating Crohns Disease with Herbs
Managing the symptoms, side effects and complications which arise with Crohns disease is the primary goal of most doctors and medical specialists.
The same effects, however, can be achieved by using safer, more gentle substances in your body instead of the commonly prescribed drugs. There are many herbs and herbal remedies which work for addressing, reducing, and in some cases eliminating Crohns disease symptoms and side effects.
Inflammation of the intestinal lining is a common complication of Crohns disease, and there are several herbs which can help reduce or eliminate this problem.
- White willow is a natural anti-inflammatory herb which may also reduce pain.
- Slippery Elm is a wonderful herb to use for both inflammation and diarrhea. This herb coats, soothes and heals irritated and inflamed tissues in the stomach, bowels and kidneys. Slippery elm is one of the best herbs to use for diarrhea. It normalizes the stools, while soothing and healing the intestinal tract lining.
Intestinal blockages are a common side effect of Crohns disease too, because the inflamed intestinal tissue can create scars with shrink the passageway.
Since slippery elm helps normalize stools, this can be an herb to help with blockages as well. Alternatively you might try an herbal laxative instead, such as Senna or Cascara Sagrada.
Another frequently seen complication of Crohns disease are subsidiary infections caused by fistulas which have reached out to other organs such as the kidneys, bladder or vagina.
An excellent herbal treatment for such infections is garlic. This is a powerful antibacterial and antifungal herb which can solve a variety of infection and bacteria related problems inside the body.
Using these herbs and others like them to treat Crohns disease symptoms and complications is a much more gentle and safer way to treat your body.
These herbs have little to no harmful side effects, and they have the added benefit of being extremely high in essential vitamins, minerals and nutrients your body desperately needs when you have Crohns disease.
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