Crohn's Diet: Best Diet for treating or curing Crohns disease?

One diet gaining popularity as a natural cure for Crohns disease, or at least an effective treatment, was developed by Dr. Mehl-Madrona of the University of Arizona.  He advises a hunter-gather diet for people looking for a natural cure for Crohns disease. He believes that we are eating foods today that are new to the human system genetically, and some people just can't tolerate these newer foods.  So if people with Crohns change their diet to foods that have been around for thousands of years, say 20,000 years, their systems may be able to tolerate these foods more effectively. This diet may also prove useful in some cases of IBS- Irritable Bowel Syndrome Disease. The "new" crohn's diet for treating crohns disease entails:

• Eliminate wheat and dairy until you can be tested for intolerance or allergies to these.
• Eliminate acidic foods such as red meats, sugars, sweets and fried foods.
• Avoid salads or raw vegetables.
• Eat easily digested proteins like fish or tofu, corn, beans, squash and cooked vegetables.
• Increase intake of essential fatty acids, while reducing your intake of land animal fat, fried fat, fried oils and hydrogenated oils. Read the labels to look for these fats.
• Herbs can help. Slippery elm can calm and coat the intestine. Aloe vera juice is often quite helpful. White willow bark can reduce inflammation. Echinacea and Goldenseal can help re-set the immune system.

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