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Q. I read your coconut macaroon article and asked my doctor about using coconut instead of my Crohn’s medicine. He said that he has seen it work for others and to give it a try. He said to add pineapple for anti-inflammatory properties.
I have been eating a large pinch of coconut morning and evening for five months and have no Crohn’s symptoms. I add the pineapple a couple of times a week.
A. We are pleased coconut has helped. Not everyone will benefit, however, and a physician should be involved in such decisions.
Donald Agar in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, first discovered that Archway Coconut Macaroon cookies stopped the chronic diarrhea associated with Crohn’s (inflammatory bowel disease). He shared his success with us 10 years ago in this column.
Pineapple contains bromelain, an enzyme with anti-inflammatory activity. Yours is the first report that pineapple might also be beneficial for Crohn’s.
This is really exciting to know. A young friend's life was on hold due to Crohn's. He was miserable.
It is an autoimmune condition, so I suggested he try Vitamin D3, 4000 mg a day for a few weeks. He did with excellent results, so he kept taking it at lower doses. Three years later he is completing an M.A. degree and getting married.
I have been drinking an 8 oz. glass of pineapple juice for a few years since reading on your site that it helps with arthritis pain. Before I added pineapple juice to my diet, I had mild arthritis pain in the joints of my hands and it went away after starting this regime.
Have had IBS for over 15 years. Macaroons really, really helped! Dumping Syndrome, after a too large meal, occurs sometimes and coconut, organic, unsweetened, a little bowl of it, works as well as the coconut cookies: less calories. Even a mounds candy bar works if the syndrome happens when traveling away from your frozen coconut or cookies. Thank you, thank you Joe and Terry for making my life so much more pleasant. So much of your advice and pass along information has really been beneficial for my family and me.