The link between Crohn's and MAP

The Saturday Evening Post has an in-depth interview with leading researcher and advocate on the link between Crohn's and MAP, Dr. John Hermon-Taylor.

He explains why he believes there is a link between Crohn's and MAP and describes the success he has had in treating Crohn's patients.

Using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique, you can show that virtually everyone with chronic inflammation of the Crohn's disease type is infected with the MAP bug. MAP is an organism that is a specific cause of chronic inflammation of the intestine in many different species of animals, including primates.

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There are now four open-label clinical studies carried out independently ... which essentially all say the same thing. That is, that somewhere between 50 to 75 percent of people with active Crohn's disease who can take rifabutin and clarithromycin treatment will get better and heal--sometimes like magic.