Crohn's Disease

When you first learn that you have Crohn’s disease, you will probably feel overwhelmed. You may not even have heard of Crohn’s disease until now. And […]

Treatment with medication is the first therapeutic option for people with Crohn’s disease. However, about two-thirds to three-quarters of people with Crohn’s will eventually undergo surgery […]

Medical treatment, generally with medications taken orally or rectally, is the first therapeutic option for people with ulcerative colitis. However, about 25 to 40 percent of […]

If you’re facing the prospect of surgery, one of the best ways to cope with your concerns or fears is to understand exactly why a particular […]

      ABSCESO – una colección localizada de pus, la cual puede formarse en la cavidad del abdomen o en el área del recto en […]

A recent study shows that acupuncture is an effective treatment for Crohn’s disease. The study was conducted by researchers at the Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese […]

Crohn Al Día es una aplicación para ayudar a los pacientes con Enfermedad de Crohn a registrar diariamente, monitorizar y compartir con su médico los síntomas […]

Many people think that an ostomy appliance is going to be noticeable under their clothes or rustle when they walk. When I underwent temporary ileostomy surgery, […]

Qué es una colostomía? Una colostomía es una apertura que se hace en el colon con cirugía. Después que se hace la apertura, el colon se […]

Muchas personas piensan que un aparato de ostomía va a ser notable en sus ropas o roce al caminar. Cuando me sometí a la cirugía de […]

Research has shown that there is a connection between nicotine and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). However, what is puzzling is that smoking seems to have opposite […]

Crohn’s disease and Ulcerative Colitis are long-term diseases.  This means that people with these conditions may need to take medication for the rest of their lives.  While […]

Stress can change the balance of bacteria that naturally live in the gut, according to research published this month in the journal Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. […]

By Robert Saunders NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – When couples want to conceive, it’s unnecessary for men with inflammatory bowel disease to stop taking thiopurine medications, […]

By Will Boggs, MD NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Pregnant women and children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) should receive biological therapy to induce and maintain […]

Note from Grupo De Apoyo EII: Not all children with Crohn’s disease will need surgery. NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Starting immunomodulator therapy as soon as children […]

Note from Grupo De Apoyo EII: The safety of common acne treatments in people with IBD has not been clearly established.  Additional studies are needed to determine […]

DIBRUGARH, India—Today’s fruit of the day is the strawberry. In an Indian study, 500 mg/kg of a strawberry extract significantly ameliorated experimentally induced inflammatory bowel disease […]

The other day I wrote about a new Congressional Crohn’s and Colitis Caucus that was formed to focus on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This news struck me […]

El proximo viernes 27 de Mayo celebraremos el Día Mundial de las Enfermedades Inflamatorias del Intestino. Estaremos dando una campaña informativa fuerte para que conozcan que […]

  En un nuevo estudio sobre un medicamento llamado Stelara (ustekinumab) se observó que el 40% de los pacientes con enfermedad moderada a severa de Crohn […]

Notimex – Juan Antonio Gayosso de Lucio, doctor en Química, responsable del Laboratorio del Área Académica de Farmacia y jefe de Inventarios de la misma área […]