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Interesting note about treatment working in Japan but not US. Do you have any more details about that? Thanks.
by HillaryBriss 10y ago
Interesting note about treatment working in Japan but not US. Do you have any more details about that? Thanks.
- HillRat 10y agoThe gold standard protocol in Japan has traditionally been exclusive enteral nutrition, but Crohn's in western countries has generally been refractory in studies. Japanese remission rates are reported in the 70-90% range, so it's a pretty significant finding. The Royston Vasey Journal of Culinary Medicine also had some intriguing results from a meat-based therapeutic diet, but the control population disappeared before conclusive results could be drawn.
- HillaryBriss 10y agoAh. Yes. I'm familiar with that RVJCM "study." Supplied the raw ingredient you know. I told them: don't blend this with anything else. My special stuff isn't hamburger helper is it now? Bloody doctors. They should have listened when they had the chance.