For the last 20 years, a dedicated group of Doctors and Researchers have been studying the pathogen Mycobacterium avium ssp paratuberculosis and its relationship to Crohn’s disease and other diseases termed “autoimmune” diseases. For years, the prevailing view was that IBD was an autoimmune disease, which meant that the patient’s body was attacking itself due to ...

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a broad term that describes conditions with chronic or recurring immune response and inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. The two most common inflammatory bowel diseases are ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. In Crohn’s disease, inflammation can affect the entire digestive tract but is usually centered in the ileum (the final segment of the small intestine) and the beginning part of the colon (large intestine). Ulcerative colitis presents exclusively in the colon. Both illnesses are characterized by an abnormal response to the body’s immune system. They can occur at any age, but often initially develop in teenagers and young adults.