Reversing Crohn's and Colitis Naturally
What if Crohn’s and Colitis weren’t lifelong?
Hosted by IBD specialist Josh Dech who has helped over 500 people reverse Crohn's and Colitis, this podcast reveals the hidden root causes of Crohn’s disease and Ulcerative Colitis; from microbiome collapse and bile acid dysfunction to mold toxicity, immune imbalance, chronic inflammation, and the gut-brain connection.
Every week, learn simple, science-backed strategies to reduce symptoms, calm inflammation, repair your gut, and rebuild your life.
Reversing Crohn’s & Colitis Naturally is for anyone who wants real answers, real hope, and a path to real healing.
Reversing Crohn's and Colitis Naturally
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Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are often approached primarily through the lens of symptom management, medication, and surgery. But what happens when we start asking a different question: What may have contributed to the development of the disease in the first place?
In this episode, Josh Dech explores a root-cause approach to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), challenging listeners to look beyond the label and investigate the layers that may influence gut health, inflammation, the microbiome, and immune-system regulation.
The conversation covers the relationship between diet and IBD, including the Crohn’s Disease Exclusion Diet (CDED), Ulcerative Colitis Exclusion Diet (UCED), and Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD). Josh also discusses research involving supplements and probiotics such as curcumin, VSL#3, vitamin D, Boswellia, TUDCA, and wormwood—while emphasizing an important distinction: something that helps manage inflammation or induce remission is not necessarily the same thing as identifying and addressing an underlying driver.
The episode then moves deeper into the root-cause framework. Josh explains why he believes a detailed personal history can reveal important patterns involving early-life factors, antibiotics, food sensitivities, environmental exposures, stress, and microbiome disruption. Rather than automatically ordering extensive testing, he describes using history to determine which potential drivers deserve investigation first.
Several case examples illustrate this approach, including stories involving suspected mold exposure, repeated antibiotic use, structural changes to the digestive tract, and a child with severe ulcerative colitis.
For anyone interested in gut health, IBD, inflammation, the microbiome, immune-system function, and functional medicine, this episode offers a thought-provoking examination of what it means to truly look upstream.
TOPICS DISCUSSED:
- The Root-Cause Philosophy Behind Crohn’s And Colitis
- Medication, Remission, And The Distinction Between Management And Root-Cause Work
- Dietary Approaches To IBD, Including CDED, UCED, And SCD
- Supplements, Probiotics, And Evidence Around Remission
- Microbiome Disruption And Immune-System Regulation
- The Importance Of A Detailed Personal And Medical History
- Antibiotics And Other Potential Contributors To IBD Risk
- Environmental Exposures, Particularly Mold
- Case Studies Involving Patients With Crohn’s/Colitis
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