What Doctors Don't Tell YouFood allergies are a major factor in the bowel condition Crohn's disease, and dietary changes can be as effective as corticosteroids in easing symptoms, according to UK researchers. ...
WHO BLOWS YOUR TRUMPET? Is it yourself, perchance?
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, is a much graver condition than irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). However, both tend to be accompanied by unexpla ...
Remicade was hailed as a wonder drug for rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn's disease when it was licensed for use six years ago. It was such a wonder drug, in fact, that sufferers in Canada were lobbying doctors to prescribe it, and psoriasis sufferers...
CROHN'S: Can we blame the kitchen fridge?
People whose Crohn's disease has been in remission for longer than four years can safely discontinue drug therapy. French researchers have found that the risk of relapse is no different after this time, whether the patient is on drugs or not.
The role of emotional and psychological development in IBD has become increasingly relegated to the role of symptom rather than cause. Many sufferers and practitioners are reluctant to raise the i ...
COELIAC DISEASE: Is it a cause of schizophrenia?
Viruses, bacteria or even drugs can be the hidden triggers of inflammatory bowel disease, and many other intestinal illnesses can be mistaken for it. ...
The suggestions keep flooding in on how to tackle Crohn's. One reader sticks to a strict dairy-free diet, while another takes a Slippery Elm pill 20 minutes before meals and strengthens her digestive system with probiotics.
