Hi LordWood

so sorry to hear you are having to deal with Crohn's as well

my son is 19yo too and in 2006 he was dx with crohn's (he also has Tourette syndrome)

He had been misdx for a couple of years and sadly that led to the ulceration from the crohn's intensifying plus he developed anaemia from the bleeding as well as a fistula

He has followed a natural treatment protocol that has been tremendously beneficial. Apart from care with his anti-inflammatory diet he also uses specific supplements. he takes boswellia/curcumin and white willow bark as anti-inflammatory agents and slippery elm and DGL liquorice root for ulcerative healing. (must be DGL. not regular liquorice root) He also has a once daily Jarrow MultiFood shake. he doesnt tolerate iron supps well and so eats food rich in iron. We also cook with anti-inflammatory turmeric, garlic, ginger etc

the GI specialist warned him he would need surgery if he didnt take the meds (remicaid was also mentioned) but because of serious side effects that he seems to always suffer on rx meds...he decided to try the natural route and is so pleased that he did!! Even the fistula has healed!!! he no longer has that horrid early morning pain nor bleeding

there is also an excellent book called The Maker's Diet by Dr Jordan Ruben that gave us much encouragement. Ruben was dying from advanced Crohn's and now lives a very healthy life thanks to his dietary plan. We did not follow his protocol per se but rather used the info and recipe ideas from the book to formulate the plan my son is on

Dr Andrew Weill also has really good info on following an anti-inflammatory diet http://www.drweil.com/

hope this can maybe bring you relief too