What Doctors Don't Tell YouPeople 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.
WHO BLOWS YOUR TRUMPET? Is it yourself, perchance?
Remicade was trumpeted as a wonder drug for rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn's disease when licensed for use six years ago.
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...
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.
