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Crohn's disease is a systemic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) of unknown cause, that results in chronic inflammation of the intestinal tract. It can affect the entire gastrointestinal tract from mouth to anus, and can also cause complications outside of the gastrointestinal tract. There is no known medical or surgical cure for Crohn's disease, but there are many medical...

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Fish Oil

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A study in the New England Journal of Medicine in the late 90\'s did show that 4.5 grams of fish oil a day did work to reduce rate of relapse in patients with Crohns...interesting...any comments?
Starting to look like Fish Oil in general may be a good thing (decreased risk of cardiac sudden death in 1 study...)
Dr O.
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I asked my Doctor about this a while back, and he said the results were inconclusive. Fish Oils in higher doses when UC/CD are active will tend to cause more Big \"D\", but at lower doses could be beneficial. However, when in remission, using Fish Oils tends to help in the maintenance and healing. Same can be said of Vitemin E.

That said, I tried low dose while my CD was active, and found it made me go more. It also caused me to have foul gases and cramping.

Now I know folks with UC/CD that swear by Fish Oils in their regiment, so it does depend heavily on the person. Everyone reacts differently to diets and medications, so the best I can say is consult your GI Physician and maybe a Dietician. It shouldn\'t hurt to try it, but do so under the guidance of your Doctor.

Good luck...

C.M.Ramos
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I have taken fish oil in the past during a flareup and it does have a healing and maintenance effect. When I was taking it I noticed that I too had bad gas and breath while taking it. I asked my primary care physician and he said to freeze the gelcaps. Sure enough, by placing the fish oil bottle in the freezer, it makes the bad breath and gas disappear. Sure, the gelcaps are very cold to down right from the freezer, but it seemed to help.
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I have never tried fish oil...but...diet and exercise are SUPER important. Exercising helps regulate the digestive system, and eating healthy plays a big part too. No fried foods, no junk food...eat CLEAN. Sounds crazy...but I guarantee it makes a dramatic diffence.
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