Archives for July 2006
Getting Rid of Prednisone “Fat”
“Moon Face” is a very common side-effect of taking prednisone. It basically refers to the “weight gain” a patient incurs while on Prednisone.
Most of this is just water retention. Your body retains more water while you’re on Prednisone so that is what creates the bloated body.
By the way, most have noticed that the increase in […]
Over 50% of Crohnees Claim To Have Had Surgery…
Recently, we conducted a survey of nearly 1,000 of our CrohnsHelp.com subscribers and had a little over 130 respondents. The survey’s purpose was to learn more about the severity and general patterns of Crohn’s disease in the Crohn’s community.
Please note that this study is not complete and that there are many variables that go into […]
Be a Hero - Share Your Story!
Today I got an e-mail from the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation. They are asking you to contribute to the Great Comebacks(R) Program
The point is that you share your story to help inspire and motivate others and they pick a few stories and then have you travel around (on their dime) to share it with the […]
Crohn’s Disease: One Gene Copy Too Few Leads To Weakened Defense
Patients with Crohn’s disease of the colon have one copy less than healthy persons of the beta-defensin 2 gene, a gene coding for an important defense molecule of the body.
An international research team comprising scientists of the Robert Bosch Hospital in Stuttgart and the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) in Heidelberg have discovered […]
Bike Ride To Raise Money For Bowel Disease…
“A Minneapolis couple who have both battled inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) will embark on a cross-country bicycle ride Sunday to raise funds and awareness for research for the disease. IBD is a collective term for two illnesses: Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.
Sunday morning, Sam and Laura Kirstein will hop on their bikes in Anacortes, Wash., […]
New Drug To Fight Fistulas…
“Ocera Therapeutics specializes in the development and commercialization of new drugs for gastrointestinal and liver diseases.
The company’s current product, AST-120, is a new treatment for use in fighting the formation of fistulas in Crohn’s disease, a form of inflammatory bowel syndrome that afflicts more than 500,000 people in this country. Fistulas are abnormal passages that […]
Mexican Food and Me Are NOT Friends…
Hey Everyone,
Just curious to see what your feedback is on this? I know that all Crohn’s patients are different and react to different foods differently…
2 years ago, I had no idea really what foods bothered me (honestly, I used it eat everything). But, today, I’ve been paying closer attention and my body definitely reacts to […]
The Role of T-Cells in Crohn’s Disease
There is an excellent article recently published that discusses the role of T cells in Crohn’s Disease.
Well, it turns out that they are finding that those who have Crohn’s Disease (or other auto-immune diseases) actually have a LOWER T cell counts upon diagnosis.
But, as years go on, their T cell counts increase beyond those levels […]
A New ‘Remicade-Like’ Treatment For Crohn’s?
ABC 7 News recently reported on a new treatment for Crohn’s Disease, a drug called, CNI-1493. This drug also blocks the TNF agents (like Remicade), but doctors are claiming that it is safer.
Of course, it’s still in “testing,” but initial results are looking promising!
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Quote From ABCLocal.go.com
Dr. Alan Buchman: “The idea is we can block this […]
Happy Belated 4th of July!
Hey Everyone,
Sorry, took the day off completely yesterday from everything and I forgot to wish my fellow Crohnees a HAPPY 4th of July!
Hope you all had a great one. I (myself) got out to see the fireworks and was able to get through it without a problem
