While Crohn’s disease may at first seem intolerable, one can combat it with holistic treatment and by becoming aware of food triggers. There are many ways to treat Crohn’s disease and if one takes proper care of themselves they can live with the disease. The various holistic treatments that can remedy and prevent symptoms of Crohn’s disease, like herbal medicine, aromatherapy, homeopathy, Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine, acupuncture, and acupressure, all help soothe flare-ups and prevent them from recurring.

Naturopathic Medicine
Naturopathic medicine is "a comprehensive array of healing practices, including diet and clinical nutrition, homeopathy, acupuncture, herbal medicine, hydrotherapy, therapeutic exercise, spinal and soft-tissue manipulation, physical therapies involving electric currents, ultrasound, and light therapy, therapeutic counseling, and pharmacology".[2] Naturopathy originates from the healing traditions of many ancient practices, including Traditional Chinese medicine, Indian Ayurvedic medicine, Native American medicine, and Greek Hippocratic medicine. Modern naturopathic doctors draw from the various traditions.

Crohn's disease herbal medicineHerbal Medicine
Modern Herbal Medicine comes from a rich background of ancient medicinal practices, ranging from Traditional Chinese Medicine in China, to Tibetan Medicine, to the system of Ayurveda in India. Each tradition has its own set of herbal medicines. Combinations of herbs that serve as medicines often come from particular regions in which they are grown, but with the modern accessibility of technology and the Internet, herbs can be shipped to almost any part of the world. The health benefits of natural medicinal plants are numerous and they can be ingested in a variety of ways. Many popular herbs are made into teas or tinctures that are then used to treat a range of conditions. Plant flavonoids (such as quercetin), for example, help reduce the inflammatory response which comes with Crohn’s disease.