The man who explained all life couldn't fix his own gut

[00:00:00]The most famous evolutionist in history suffered from chronic abdominal pain, vomiting, and fatigue. And Victorian medicine had nothing for him except for mercury, arsenic, prayers, and good vibes. And the medical system is still making the same mistakes today. I'm Josh Axe, gut health specialist and researcher with over 10 years of experience. And today, we're going to learn about your gut health using history. Charles Darwin came home from his voyage in 1836, and within months, he started getting sick with chronic nausea, vomiting after meals, crippling abdominal pain. He had eczema, headaches, and fatigue so severe he could barely work. So, he retreated to his country estate, never traveling again, and living as a recluse for the next 40 years. He was only seeing colleagues briefly when he could, writing when he was able to, and raising 10 children while barely being able to leave his own home. Now, he tried everything, including something called a water cure, where they wrapped him up in cold wet sheets and made him drink huge volumes of water. He took mercury and arsenic and bismuth. He wore electric belts. He plunged himself into ice baths and saw dozens of doctors over four decades, each one trying a different, and aggressive, intervention. But none of them ever asked what was actually causing his illness, only how can we fix it? But modern medical historians have looked at Darwin's symptoms, and the chronic abdominal pain, vomiting, fatigue, and sickness could all be explained by Crohn's disease. Now, his diaries even read like a textbook Crohn's patient. But Darwin died in 1882 at 73 years old, never knowing what was wrong with him. Now, in my practice, we've helped reverse hundreds of cases of Crohn's and colitis, and every single one of them had similar experiences to Darwin, where they cycled through various treatments just to see what might work. They've been given drugs like Humira, Remicade, Stelara, and Entyvio. They've been put on prednisone or budesonide multiple times, and even offered surgery to remove parts of their body. But nobody's ever asked what was actually driving the inflammation, only how can we control and manage it? Now, Darwin tried every aggressive treatment that the 1800s could offer. Modern Crohn's patients and colitis patients try every aggressive treatment that the 2020s can offer. The only difference that the drugs just got more expensive.

[00:02:05]And this is why you have to advocate for yourself because your doctor might still be repeating the old logic that bowel disease is an autoimmune random condition caused by bad luck and genetics and it's clear that this is not the case. The literature is crystal clear. There's always something more you can do about it and now you know. If you want to learn more about how to find the root causes and reverse your Crohn's and colitis, I have tons of videos just like this one on YouTube. If you'd like to listen on the go, I've got something special for you. I've got a podcast reversing Crohn's and colitis naturally.