Alt.support.crohns-colitis was created in early 1994
as a forum where people suffering from ulcerative
colitis, Crohn's Disease, and irritable bowel syndrome
can share their everyday struggles with these illnesses,
as well as discuss medicines, treatments, surgery, diet,
health care providers, related illnesses, and anything
else anyone can think of that relates to these diseases.
In other words, this is the online equivalent of a
support group, which means that no question is stupid and
no condition embarrassing here. It also means we're all
here to help each other out, so please be nice, be
polite, and no flaming. Discussions of all types of
medicine -- conventional and alternative, Western and
Eastern, your Aunt Harriet's home remedies, whatever --
are welcome here; however, any person discussing a
potential remedy which he or she also sells must
explicitly begin the "Subject" header of their
post with the word "AD" or "ADVERTISEMENT"
in all caps, regardless of whether or not they profit
from such sales. Spamming is expressly forbidden as
violating the rules of netiquette as well as those of
this newsgroup. Finally, please keep in mind that no one
knows what causes these illnesses, no one's come up with
a cure, and we need all the help we can get.