What Should You Do About Crohn’s Disease Pain?
Crohn’s disease hurts. When it hurts, how much it hurts and what to do about it are all worrisome to patients and their doctors. I’m fortunate. For the past two years, I haven’t had much discomfort...
View ArticleExperimental Crohn’s Disease Drug Shows Promise
There’s a new drug for Crohn’s disease in Researchville, and patients are wondering if it might significantly affect their health. Count me among them. The new drug is known as vedolizumab. At this...
View ArticleLife After Surgery for Crohn’s Disease
Life after surgery for Crohn’s disease can be different from what you pictured before you went into the hospital. It’s all about expectations. Crohn’s patients who undergo intestinal surgery do so...
View ArticleCrohn’s Disease and Glaucoma
On the day when I received a diagnosis of Crohn’s disease, I had no idea I would ever mention that ailment and glaucoma in the same sentence. However, my doctors are mentioning it more and more often...
View ArticleCrohn’s Disease and Epidemiology
Getting a diagnosis of Crohn’s disease means having to master a new vocabulary. The chances are that when your doctor explained what this illness is, you heard the word epidemiology. You probably...
View ArticleHow to Get the Doctor to Listen to You if You Have Crohn’s Disease
One of the biggest complaints I hear from patients with Crohn’s disease is that their doctors don’t listen to them. When this is true, how do you get a doctor to pay attention? The type of specialist...
View ArticleResearchers Cite Possible Cause of Some Crohn’s Disease Cases
For those who suffer from Crohn’s disease, here’s an interesting bit of news from a team of British and American scientists. There are various types of the disorder, named for where in the body the...
View ArticleDoes Crohn’s Disease Have a Seasonal Pattern?
As a patient with Crohn’s disease, if it were possible to hold my breath for the entire month of November, that’s exactly what I would do. According to my unofficial calculations, around 90 percent of...
View ArticleCelebrating Thanksgiving When You Have Crohn’s Disease
While so many Americans revere Thanksgiving as a “food” holiday, patients with Crohn’s disease often view it a bit differently. For them, it’s often a challenge on two fronts: diet and social...
View ArticleCrohn’s Disease: When a Doctor Makes a Difference
The day I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, I was 31 years old and had an infant in a carrier at my feet. Flash forward more than three decades. I’m still singing the praises of the...
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