Do pre-biotics and probiotics help with inflammatory bowel disease?

Question

I have a condition in my r****m called acute colitis with cryptitis or inflammatory bowel disease. Will prebiotics and probiotics be helpful for this condition? Also, will aloe vera juice help? What alternative treatments are there for inflammatory bowel disease instead of taking prescription drugs?

Answer 1

acidophilus and lactobacillus, you can get at drug or health food store. helps to regulate digestive tract.

you can also get the "danactive" or "liveactive" yougurts and cheeses at the grocery store. they contain live culture "flora"

Answer 2

hi cherri, I have inflammatory bowel disease, crohn's disease for 28 yrs.  It is my understanding that aloe vera juice will aggravate the intestines b/c it acts as a laxative. If we are flaring, it worsens the lining of our gut & can cause dehydration. I tried it myself for 90 days and found no benefit, only abdominal pain.

The pre and probiotics are helpful but to get IBD into remission we need to be on maintenance medications such as Llialda for UC, remicade as well and for crohnies, entocort, 6MP, humira, or Imuran.

If you check out the crohn's and colitis foundation's site, they have alot of info on what you are looking for. There is also a live chat, a hotline, and an open forum where you can post questions to others like yourself.

There is no cure for crohns and for UC, a total colectomy(removal of large intestines) and permanent ileostomy is a cure b/c then the pt. would be drug and pain free.  I've had my ileostomy for 23 yrs. because my CD attacked my entire colon and treatments failed.

Definitely look into ccfa's site. they publish a lot of research reports as well as the latest meds to be approved by the FDA.

good luck to you.