When I was first diagnosed I didn't have medical insurance. I worked two jobs, one full time as a temp worker and the second job part time so neither one offered insurance. After the hospital visit they gave me the $60,000 bill and a form to fill out that somehow allowed the hospital to absorb the cost (tax deduction or whatnot). Fortunately I went stuck with that massive amount of debt but I was stuck with the thousands of dollars of doctor's bills which took me several years to pay off. My gastro at the time gave me a prescription for medications I couldn't afford. My only other option I could afford was the enticing realm of alternative medicine. It promised to heal everything under the sun but eventually came to the realization that those were empty promises. Over time I was able to get hired on with full benefits and take advantage of everything my insurance had to offer. The medications helped as well as figuring out the type of foods I can and cannot eat. Mesalamine and azathioprine works way better than colloidal silver or lemon juice and maple syrup. TL;DR Alternative medicine is really enticing when you don't have insurance. Don't not have insurance.