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January 26, 2018January 26, 2018

The Many Doctors Seen

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

Editor’s note: Columnist Mary Horsley discusses Crohn’s disease, the many doctors seen, and extra-intestinal problems. How many doctors and other medical professionals do you regularly see? I see many doctors ... Read more

January 19, 2018January 18, 2018

Entyvio Infusions for Crohn’s Disease and How to Prepare

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

When this column is published to the world on Friday, I will be busy having my next Crohn’s disease infusion of Entyvio (vedolizumab). Here and in future columns, I’ll discuss ... Read more

January 12, 2018January 10, 2018

Working With Crohn’s Disease and IBD

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

If you suffer from Crohn’s disease, you may or may not still be working a typical full-time job. Some IBD sufferers may have complications that prevent them from working the ... Read more

January 8, 2018January 4, 2018

Crohn’s and Kidney Stones

Columns, Finding the Silver Linings - a column by Lisa Burks

Having extra-intestinal conditions that are directly associated with having Crohn’s disease is fairly common. For those who live with these complications associated with Crohn’s, developing kidney stones is on the ... Read more

January 5, 2018January 4, 2018

Getting Sick When You Have Crohn’s Disease and IBD

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

When the winter months come, so do the family celebrations, the chilly weather, the colds, the stomach bugs, sickness, and the flu. Non-IBD people and IBD patients alike are prone ... Read more

December 22, 2017December 21, 2017

Colonoscopies and How to Prepare for Them

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

As mentioned in a previous article, “Receiving a Diagnosis of Crohn’s Disease,” after IBD patients meet with their physician and gastroenterologist, or GI doctor, they likely will go through a ... Read more

December 15, 2017December 14, 2017

Receiving a Diagnosis of Crohn’s Disease

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

With a disease like Crohn’s, finding the problem can be difficult, and receiving a diagnosis can take longer than expected. There are so many signs and symptoms and combinations of ... Read more

December 1, 2017November 30, 2017

Crohn’s Disease and Insomnia Symptoms

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

In a single-themed column, outside of my usual pattern of writing a series, I wanted to focus on a problem symptom I have suffered for a long time: Insomnia. Crohn’s ... Read more

November 27, 2017November 22, 2017

Dealing with Insomnia

Columns, Finding the Silver Linings - a column by Lisa Burks

Not being able to sleep is rough, when you’re tossing and turning, staring at the ceiling, failing to count sheep. … It’s not fun and everyone experiences it from time ... Read more

November 20, 2017November 17, 2017

Using IVIG as Treatment

Columns, Finding the Silver Linings - a column by Lisa Burks

Researchers are finding new treatments that are helping to control Crohn’s disease. This doesn’t necessarily mean that the treatments being studied are newly developed medications. Researchers are finding that treatments typically ... Read more