Archives for the 'Crohn's Disease' Category
Did Your Cleanliness Cause Your Crohn’s?
A recent article is reporting that the occurance of Crohn’s Disease has doubled in children recently. Crohn’s Disease used to be a conditition that mostly impacted adults but it seems to be changing to children lately.
Parents who have an obcession to cleanliness might be causing this!
Experts believe children are being exposed to fewer germs these […]
“What country is doing the most research in Crohn’s Disease?”
Time again for another Crohnee question we got! This was a very good question, it was a two part question:
1. What country is doing the most research in Crohn’s Disease?
2. How many people have Crohn’s Disease?
What countries do the most research?
The 3 countries that are leading the pack on Crohn’s Disease research are:
United States
United Kingdom
Australia
Following […]
Ostomy Bags Are No Longer a “Smelly Deal…”
A recent story was published at StonyCreekNews.com about a woman who talks about her experiences with an ostomy bag and how the public reaction to it has changed in the past…
“It involves bodily functions. It’s not something people talk about at the dinner table. ‘So, how’s your ostomy working today?’ It’s perceived as dirty,” […]
What To Eat and NOT To Eat in Crohn’s Disease?
Just going through more of the hundreds of questions we get and I find this one recurring a lot and of course a very important question indeed.
“What can you and should you eat or not eat in Crohn’s Disease?”
The first thing I can tell you is that there really is no “right or wrong” answer […]
Why Does Crohn’s Disease Take So Long To Diagnose?
Here is another question that was submitted to us about Crohn’s Disease. A CrohnsHelp.com subscriber asked us:
Why does Crohn’s Disease take so long to diagnose? It’s very painful and it seems that other diseases can be diagnosed with things as simple as a blood test?
Great question and I definitely understand where you are coming […]
Is Fatigue Common in Crohn’s Disease?
Actually interesting because this conversation was just struck up at the Crohn’s Disease Forum…but that conversation is a bit more focused on those using Remicade with Crohn’s Disease.
However, I have personally noticed that I have a tendency to be much more inactive and tired than my healthier friends. Well, interestingly enough, the Mayo Clinic just […]
The Benefits and Dangers of Using Remicade…
The Mayo Clinic just released a really interesting article on the benefits and dangers of using TNF-alpha inhibitors - for Crohn’s patients, the most common is Remicade (with Humira looking for approval soon). Remicade has been showing some great promise for patients who just do not respond to other Crohn’s Disease treatment.
However, Remicade is a […]
Another Article? Viagra Might Help in Crohn’s Disease…
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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Yet another article that discusses that there is some potential for VIAGRA helping in treating Crohn’s Disease. Frankly, […]
A “colonoscopy” in a pill?
About a year ago or so I read about a new exam that was very neat. It was a small pill sized camera that you swallow and it takes rapid pictures of your intestines as it goes through. These pictures are being sent into a little device you where around your waist for a day.
The […]
CrohnsHelp.com Launches New Forum…
Today, CrohnsHelp.com just launched a new forum (discussion board) for all of the CrohnsHelp.com members.
Please feel free to go there right away and start meeting others with Crohn’s disease and supporting each other!
Direct link:
http://www.crohnshelp.com/discussion
Please take 2 minutes to register for an account and start posting!
