Archives for the 'Crohn's Treatments' Category
Gatorade can Help…
Crohnees,
This is not medical advice, just something I have noticed myself. Since getting the temporary illiostomy bag, I tend to need more liquids.
Main reason is that your colon is what really absorbs the liquid and without it, you need higher quantities for the small intestine to make up for it.
Well, also, I’ve noticed that my […]
Interesting Information on Remicade…
Yesterday when I got my shot, it was after a year. My doctors were very worried that I may have developed antibodies to the medicine.
Well luckily I did not have any reactions, I feel great today. BUT my nurses told me that the REAL reaction can happen the 2nd time after you get Remicade after […]
Interesting News on Humira…
Humira is a rheumatoid arthiritis drug (much like Remicade was) and has lately been applying for approval as treatment of Crohn’s patients.
Today when I was at the hospital receiving my dosage of Remicade, the nurse eluded to the difference between Humira and Remicade.
A) Humira is a weekly ’self-administered’ shot
B) Humira is NOT made of Mouse […]
New Crohn’s Treatment? CIMZIA(TM)
UCB announced the submission of a Marketing Authorisation Application (MAA) to the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) for the approval of CIMZIA(TM) for treatment of Crohn’s Disease patients.
“Data from [a detailed study] demonstrated that within six weeks of initiating CIMZIA(TM), 64.1 percent of patients (428 of 668) achieved a clinical response as defined by greater than […]
Probiotics May Ease Gut Disorders…
BBC News reports:
“Probiotics may help ease gut disorders linked to long-term stress such as Crohn’s disease, research suggests.”
A team at Canada’s McMaster University did a study using gut tissue from rats placed in stressful situations.
The animals that were fed probiotic liquids showed less signs of harmful bugs suggesting that priobiotics may literally crowd out their […]
Hypnosis may offer benefits for IBS
I came across an article written in 2003, on MSNBC (thanks to a friend) that talks about research providing results that show that hypnosis can help those with Irratable Bowel Syndrome.
Now, I know that IBS is different from Crohn’s - however, there are enough similarities for this to be of interest to you and I.
“In […]
Myoconda - Treatment For Crohn’s?
Thanks to a reader, Adam, I was pointed to a drug that has been under development for quite some time in Australia - it’s already in Phase III of trials.
This drug is made to treat the “MAP bacteria” string and is showing great promise. Even those who are not responding to Remicade and being put […]
Remicade Gets Priority Review For Children…
Remicade has now received priority review by the FDA for treatment of children.
More information, Click here…
As TheStreet.com reported:
“In the clinical trial, after 10 weeks of treatment, 88.4% of children with moderately to severely active Crohn’s disease who didn’t adequately respond to conventional treatment responded to Remicade. After one year, 63.5% of patients who took Remicade […]
More Invaluable Information From Crohnee Terri…
I got some more information from Terri, more specially about the diet and exercise. Terri follows The Makers Diet so I thought it would be very beneficial to publish here:
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I will go into some specifics about the diet and medication that has allowed me to gain thirty pounds in the past 3 months, which is […]
New Possible Crohn’s Disease Treatment
BreakThrough Crohn’s Disease Guide
If you’re looking for more information on how to treat Crohn’s Disease and the various medications and nutrition options, this is the most recommended guide.
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Biopharmaceutical firm UCB has submitted an application to the FDA seeking approval for Cimzia for the treatment of […]
