When I went for my colonoscopy follow-up appointment I figured my doctor would again recommend that I start taking Imuran. I wasn’t about to do that, but I wanted to feel well prepared when I declined so I made a little tool and thought it might interest some of you.
I made a list of the possible treatments for Crohn’s including the usual drug selections, plus low dose naltrexone (LDN), the SCD and even no treatment at all. The list had four columns for each possible treatment; benefits, side effects, risks and notes. I did my research, filled in all the columns and for me, the risks column is what I hung my decision on.
For what it’s worth, here’s a PDF of the tool for you to use.
I thought about just giving you a copy of the one I filled out, but I believe the benefits, risks and notes columns can be very subjective. For instance, something I might consider a risk, you may consider a side effect given your particular situation, needs and goals.
Be sure to talk to your doctor and research the web for any other drugs or treatments.
If you want the background on the colonscopy experience, see these two posts.
-Paul
Eating SCD 
Hi Sir,
I really appreciate your blog and all the recipes you posted here. I was diagnosed with Crohn’s last year and has been doing pretty well since last year. I’m just taking Imuran by mouth now, but at the same time I take supplements like multivitamin and Primal Defense Ultra. I would highly recommend Primal Defense Ultra because it’s got good sources of probiotics. Thanks again for being so enthusiastic about the SCD diet =)
Keat
Keat,
Thanks for your comment and I’m glad to hear you’re doing well.
Primal Defense is not allowed on the SCD. Have a look at this page from the official BTVC site:
http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/knowledge_base/kb/primal_defense.htm .
The preferred method of delivery of probiotics on the SCD is through home made SCD legal yoghurt. If dairy is not tolerated, there are SCD legal probiotic pills available. See this page on BTVC: http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info/knowledge_base/kb/probiotics.htm and this page on pecanbread: http://www.pecanbread.com/p/probiotics1.html .
Cheers,
Paul
I’m new to SCD and have a Doctor appointment coming up soon. I love this tool and plan to use it. Thank you for posting!
Cindy,
You betcha. I hope it proves valuable.
-Paul