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I own a 2006 GMC Sierra with the Bose speakers. It's close to mint condition and stock so I still have the OEM radio and prefer to keep it that way. It's started to eject cd's and not play any this year. Here's how the process goes:

Inject CD -> CD goes in -> radio says "loading CD 1" -> then it moves into position and goes quiet -> then it ejects the CD with the radio saying "please check CD"

I have taken the radio out and the top off to watch it, but I cannot tell if there are any problems inside. Am I assuming it's either old gears, a bad laser, or both? Curious if this is fixable.

I own a 2006 GMC Sierra with the Bose speakers. It's close to mint condition and stock so I still have the OEM radio and prefer to keep it that way. It's started to eject cd's and not play any this year. Here's how the process goes:

Inject CD -> CD goes in -> radio says "loading CD 1" -> then it moves into position and goes quiet -> then it ejects the CD with the radio saying "please check CD"

I have taken the radio out and the top off to watch it, but I cannot tell if there are any problems inside. Am I assuming it's either old gears, a bad laser, or both? Curious if this is fixable.

The Crohn's disease forum will not approve this story, funny enough, so I thought this community would be a little bit smarter about it.

I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease in my ileum when I was 12. I'm now 20, and for the last 4 years, I've been in what felt like one continuous flare. During that time, I could barely eat, struggled to walk some days, couldn't go camping or travel, had trouble keeping up with work and relationships, and eventually had to leave a college I loved because I was vomiting 8+ times a day and missing classes from the pain.

I've been hospitalized, switched through multiple medications, and spent years hearing that diet doesn't really make much of a difference—that I'd likely be on medication for life. Throughout those years, I generally ate whole foods with the occasional snacks or meals out, but I still had constant pain and inflammation.

About 4 months ago, my mom sent me a video from Dr. Robert Cywes talking about using a carnivore diet as a therapeutic option for some people with Crohn's. I was skeptical. Then I found interviews with Dr. Anthony Chaffee and Dr. Shawn Baker. At that point, I figured I had very little to lose since medications alone hadn't gotten me into remission.

I committed to eating only eggs, bacon, red meat, butter, salt, and water.

Within about 3 days, something happened that honestly shocked me. My bloating disappeared. The abdominal pain disappeared. My distended abdomen went away. I felt normal for the first time in years.

That alone convinced me to stick with it.

About a month ago, I had my labs repeated.

• My C-reactive protein (an inflammation marker produced by the liver) went from consistently elevated to 0 (Needs to be under 5).
• My fecal calprotectin (an inflammation marker in the intestinal tract) dropped from over 4,000 to 167 (Needs to be under 50).
• My Entyvio drug level, which had always been reported as 0 (when the goal was above 11), came back at over 25.

I messaged Dr. Chaffee about the medication level. He suggested that fiber might have been affecting absorption, as it can interfere with thyroid medication. I honestly don't know if that's true—I don't have evidence for it—but I thought it was an interesting hypothesis and a very reasonable idea.

Now, after 4 months on the diet:

• I weigh 146 lbs (I was around 120 lbs at 5'5" before).
• I lift weights regularly.
• I work on my family's farm without struggling.
• I'm keeping up with college.
• My skin looks healthier.
• I have normal bowel movements without fiber.
• I don't get bloated unless I eat foods outside the diet, especially sugar.
• My diet is beef, bacon, water, salt, and black coffee

After discussing things with my GI, I'm planning to test coming off medication after my next infusion to see how my body responds. This will take a lot of documentation and require me to really watch my body.

I'm not saying that this is a cure for Crohn's disease, but after 8 years of living with Crohn's and trying numerous medications, this has been the single biggest improvement I've personally experienced. It's an anecdote, not proof.

If anyone has questions about my experience, I'm happy to answer them.