ETIOLOGY OF CROHN’S DISEASE AND CAMEL MILK TREATMENT

Y. Shabo1, R. Barzel2 and R. Yagil3
1Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, ND and Clalit Health Services, Beersheva, Israel, 2Natural Health Services, Maccabi Health Services, Beersheva, Israel,
3Department of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheva, Israel

ABSTRACT

The etiology of Crohn’s disease is presented with increasing evidence that a microbial infection is the basic cause of the disease. There is a striking resemblance between Crohn’s disease in humans, assumed to be an autoimmune disease, and Johne’s disease in cattle, the latter caused by an infection of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP).
Camel milk has powerful bactericidal properties and can rehabilitate the immune system. It was observed that drinking non-pasteurised camel milk is beneficial to people with all the variety of symptoms associated with an infection of the alimentary canal.
Key words: Autoimmune disease, camel milk, Crohn’s disease