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April 13, 2018April 12, 2018

Deficiencies of Vitamins B12, D with Crohn’s Disease and IBD

Columns, It Could Be Worse - a column by Mary Horsley

Crohn’s disease and IBD cause chronic inflammation in the digestive tract, which leads to an assortment of symptoms for the entire body. Many blood tests check disease management and overall ... Read more

April 6, 2018April 5, 2018

How to Use Self-injecting Medications

Columns, It Could Be Worse - a column by Mary Horsley

There are many different medications for IBD and Crohn’s disease, and many different ways to get each, including pill forms, IV infusions, and injections. Today, I’ll discuss the injection methods. Recently, I ... Read more

March 23, 2018March 22, 2018

The Different Radiology Scans for Crohn’s Disease and IBD

Columns, It Could Be Worse - a column by Mary Horsley

With Crohn’s disease, patients sometimes have scope procedures like colonoscopies and endoscopies. Other times, they have to get other internal imaging and scans to locate disease progress or problems. After ... Read more

March 22, 2018March 21, 2018

Welcome to ‘Own Your Crohn’s’

Columns, Own Your Crohn's - a Column by Tina Aswani Omprakash

Dear reader, My name is Tina, and my struggle with Crohn’s disease began over 12 years ago when I was 22. I am from the New York City area, and ... Read more

March 16, 2018March 14, 2018

Letting Your Crohn’s Disease Become Your Passion

Columns, It Could Be Worse - a column by Mary Horsley

After getting a Crohn’s disease diagnosis, the next step is finding out where to go from there. I like to describe this as letting my disease, my advocacy, and my ... Read more

March 9, 2018March 8, 2018

Symptoms of Bloating and Distention with Crohn’s Disease and IBD

Columns, It Could Be Worse - a column by Mary Horsley

Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis warriors suffer from a number of different symptoms apart from and during flare-ups. I have written about more than a few. With my Crohn’s disease, I ... Read more

March 2, 2018March 1, 2018

Symptoms of Tenesmus with Crohn’s Disease and IBD

Columns, It Could Be Worse - a column by Mary Horsley

Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis warriors suffer from a number of different symptoms, and I have written about more than a few. One symptom that I get more often than ... Read more

February 23, 2018February 27, 2018

Perianal Crohn’s Disease: Abscesses, Fissures, and Fistulas

Columns, It Could Be Worse - a column by Mary Horsley

Crohn’s patients often suffer from perianal disease. This disease causes fistulas, extremely painful abscesses, infections, anal fissures, and cuts. Symptoms of perianal disease A perianal abscess is a collection of pus on or ... Read more

February 16, 2018February 15, 2018

Dehydration and Diarrhea With Crohn’s Disease and IBD

Columns, It Could Be Worse - a column by Mary Horsley

There are many ways IBD affects a patient’s body. And, as with any diagnosis, each person will suffer symptoms individually. Some will experience more problems than others, and just because ... Read more

February 9, 2018February 8, 2018

The Next Step: Stelara Infusions and Injections

Columns, It Could Be Worse - a column by Mary Horsley

After Remicade (infliximab) and Humira (adalimumab) failed me — along with sulfasalazine, mesalamine, and budesonide — I started the biologic Entyvio (vedolizumab) last June as my main Crohn’s disease management medication. I still didn’t enter ... Read more