Crohn's Disease

As we are learning in the Student Lecture Presentations this week, Crohn's Disease is a devastating condition characterized by severe abdominal pain, bloody bowel movements, and ulcers of the GI tract. Jordan Rubin is afflicted with this disease and as seen on his website, html&h=363&w=200&sz=8&tbnid=bwVQtmSkg1zbSM:&tbnh=117&tbnw=64&hl=en&start=298&prev=/images%3Fq%3DCrohn%2527s%2BDisease%26start%3D280%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DN, he has suffered all of the usual complications. At the age of 19 he stood 6'1" but weighed 104lbs as a result of Crohn's. Jordan's success with the disease came by supplementing the small amount of food he was able to eat with homeostatic soil organisms (HSOs). This has reversed some of the effects of the disease, and as you can see based on the picture from the website, has greatly improved his physical appearance.
-Margaret Flaugher