Reversing Crohn's and Colitis Naturally

IBS and IBD are often confused with one another, but they are not the same condition—and understanding the difference may be one of the most important steps in making sense of chronic gut symptoms.

In this episode, Josh Dech breaks down the distinction between irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. He explains why IBS is generally considered ...

Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are often approached primarily through the lens of symptom management, medication, and surgery. But what happens when we start asking a different question: What may have contributed to the development of the disease in the first place?

In this episode, Josh Dech explores a root-cause approach to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), challenging listeners to look beyond the label and investiga...

Finding the root cause of Crohn’s disease, colitis, diverticulitis, IBS, and other chronic gut conditions is rarely as simple as ordering one laboratory test. In this episode, Josh Dech explains why a history-first approach can be more valuable than immediately ordering an expensive battery of functional medicine tests.

Josh walks through how he investigates the timeline leading up to chronic gut symptoms, including events tha...

SIBO—small intestinal bacterial overgrowth—is often treated as though the bacteria themselves are the entire problem. But what if the overgrowth is actually a sign that something deeper in the digestive system has gone wrong?

In this episode of Reversing Crohn’s and Colitis Naturally, Josh Dech takes a root-cause approach to SIBO and explains why simply trying to eliminate excess bacteria may not be enough to creat...

Josh examines the scientific criteria used to define autoimmune diseases and explains why he believes Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are more accurately described as immune-mediated conditions rather than classic autoimmune diseases. He discusses antibodies commonly associated with IBD, the role of the immune system, and why identifying environmental triggers may be more important than simply suppressing inflammation.

The co...

In this episode, IBD specialist and functional medicine consultant Josh Dech breaks down the three most well-studied dietary approaches for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): the Crohn's Disease Exclusion Diet (CDED), the Ulcerative Colitis Exclusion Diet (UCED), and the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD). Josh explains the clinical evidence behind each approach, including research demonstrating steroid-free remission rates, improved ...

Josh challenges several conventional assumptions surrounding Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis while presenting a root-cause approach focused on identifying the underlying drivers of chronic inflammation. He discusses how toxins, microbial imbalances, nutrient deficiencies, environmental exposures, stress, and immune system dysfunction can interact to influence gut health and recovery.

Listeners will learn why healing often occ...

Antibiotics have transformed modern medicine and remain essential for treating serious bacterial infections—but are they being overused? In this episode, Josh explores the growing concern around unnecessary antibiotic use and what it means for your gut health, microbiome, immune system, and long-term recovery from chronic digestive conditions.

Drawing on CDC statistics, Josh explains why many antibiotic prescriptions may be av...

Is taking probiotics really the best way to restore your gut microbiome—or could it actually be keeping you stuck?

Josh explains how the gut microbiome develops, why modern lifestyles contribute to chronic inflammation, immune dysfunction, and microbial imbalance, and how factors like ultra-processed foods, chronic stress, environmental toxins, poor sleep, mold exposure, and repeated antibiotic use influence long-term gut heal...

Detox has become one of the most talked-about topics in natural health—but it's also one of the most misunderstood.

In this episode, Josh Dech explains why detox isn't simply about taking supplements, drinking detox teas, or spending hours in the sauna. Instead, successful detoxification depends on whether your body has the capacity to safely eliminate toxins after they're mobilized.

Whether you're dealing with Crohn's disease,...

In this episode, Josh Dech challenges some of the most widely accepted beliefs surrounding inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), arguing that chronic gut inflammation should be viewed through the lens of root-cause medicine rather than lifelong disease management.

Josh explores why he believes the autoimmune label does not fully explain Crohn's and colitis, discusses research involving immune-mediated responses, and examines evidence ar...

Biologics are not as reliable as your doctor makes them sound. In fact, 30% of patients who get one have no response, and 1 in 6 will have it fail within the first year. 

Worse than that, once you do get your biologics - it's almost guaranteed to fail at some point in the near future anyways. So why is this happening and what can you do to reduce the risk of your biologics from failing?

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

• How biologics work (H...

GI Maps are a great tool, but most people are using them wrong; which means you're not only looking for your root causes in the wrong place, but you're also wasting your money - to the tune of $400-$500 per test!

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

• Why GI maps are a waste of money
• Why they won't identify your root cause
• When a GI map is a good idea vs a bad idea (waste of money)
• When to get a GI map to get the most out of it
• How to identify root cause...

There’s a long list of reasons why natural solutions aren’t helping your inflammatory bowel disease – but that’s doesn’t mean natural doesn’t work... It simply means you’re doing it wrong.  

In this episode, you're going to learn the different between taking simply taking “plant based medication” and actually finding a root cause and reversing your IBD naturally.

TOPICS DISCU...

Your alleriges and your bowels go hand in hand - and if your allergies make your gut symptoms worse, or if your allergies increase when your gut symptoms are at their worst, you'll need to hear this.

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

• What allergies are and how they work
• The gut-allergy connection
• How your immune system works to cause allergy/histamine responses
• Why your gut and allergies can make each other worse
• The biggest drivers of histamines in...

The gut-brain connection is often grossly misunderstood. It's not just about one big vagus nerve: there are actually 5 key components that all work together to create a healthy connection.

And you can't fix something until you understand it. That's why this episode is all about the gut-brain connection and how to repair it to help heal your Crohn's and colitis.

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

• Explaining the gut-brain connection
• The 5 key compone...

Stress and trauma and major drivers of Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis... but why? 

Oddly enough, your doctor may recognize them as something that can trigger a flare, but they don't tend to acknowledge that they can actually be what caused your bowel disease in the first place.

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

• How stress and trauma cause bowel disease and contribute to flares
• How stressors affect your immune system
• The gut-brain connection
• Cel...

Ever wondered why your doctor does your blood work and tells you that it’s “normal, even though you still feel like trash? 

This is because "normal" reference ranges do not mean "optimal". 

We’re talking about the difference between “normal” and “optimal”, how you can easily understand your blood or other lab results without going back to school to become a doctor, and what other op...

Crohn's, colitis and diverticulitis flares are the worse - but why do they keep happening? It's certainly not random like your doctor's told you. 

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

• What caused your first flare
• Why flares keep happening
• The 3 biggest reasons you get sick
• Why flares and inflammation are not random and the science behind it
• The 4 stages of immune dysregulation that lead to flares and immune hyper-reactivity
• Real client scenarios of...