Crohn's Growth Foundation

01/06/2014

Please share our online petition on your page to help us garner more signatures to test the viability of using HGH to cure Crohn's disease!

The Crohn's Growth Foundation was born from the need to investigate new and promising drugs to treat... (1059 signatures on petition)

01/03/2014

Testimony on the effects of HGH treating Crohn's disease from Sandi S.:

"I used HGH for 3 months and all the symptoms of Crohns went away. We need this treatment to have a high quality of life, like others live. I have missed out on so much because of Crohns and I AM SICK OF LIVING WITH IT"

01/02/2014

Read this 2010 research study regarding the effects of growth hormone in treating pediatric Crohn's disease patients.

Growth hormone (GH) may reduce symptoms and improve growth in Crohn's Disease (CD). The effect upon mucosal inflammation is not known. We hypothesized that GH would improve both clinical and mucosal disease activity, and stimulate linear growth, in pediatric CD.

08/27/2013

Do you suffer from Crohn's disease and feel like you are fighting your battle all alone? Have you ever wish you just had more support, especially from someone going through the same thing you are?

If you answered "yes" to either question above, we have a great resource for you. Check this foundation out!

08/27/2013

Dr. Grovit and Dr. Slonim have had great success in improving the symptoms of Crohn's disease in children and adult patients alike by combining vigorous dieting with selective use of low-dose growth hormone. Read more about their mission here:

The goal of The Foundation for Nutrition and Inflammatory Bowel Diseases in Children (NIBD) is to foster research into the clinical significance of nutrition in the management of IBD, and to educate patients in the importance of adhering to a nutritional protocol that has now been well demonstrated…

08/08/2013

One of our latest testimonials by Mrs. Meloccaro, who recently signed our online petition. "Like" this status is you sympathize with her!

"My son has had Crohn's disease for 17 years. My opinion on this is that there has never been enough fund raisers all these years for research. There are so many fund raises for lots of other illnesses but why not crohn's disease. Is is because it is not life threatening but I have seen my son so sick for so long being an unknown disease and such an inconvient disease meaning so many side effects." -D. Meloccaro

07/21/2013

"Like" this post if you are willing to stand-up and fight back against Crohn's disease!

04/12/2013

More research is needed to see if HGH can be a cure for everyone affected by Crohn's disease. "Like" this post if you'd like to see a cure to Crohn's disease!

Human growth hormone combined with a high-protein diet significantly eased the symptoms of Crohn's disease in three-quarters of patients with moderate to severe cases, a study has found.Crohn's

04/08/2013

It's testimonies like this that keep us motivated: "I used HGH for 3 months and all the symptoms of Crohns went away. We need this treatment to have a high quality of life, like others live. I have missed out on so much because of Crohns and I AM SICK OF LIVING WITH IT." S. Scales

04/08/2013

04/08/2013

Hello all! It's been a while since we've posted on the page. The founders of this page - Sam and Stephen - both graduated from college in May 2012 with biology degrees and have been adapting to "real life." The Crohn's Growth Foundation remains dedicated to promoting viable treatment options for Crohn's disease patients. More to come!

08/07/2012

http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/07/health/crohns-personal-struggle/index.html?hpt=hp_c2

CNN's Debbi Wynn has been living with Crohn's disease since 1980. She vows each day to keep fighting and keep the disease from owning her.