Cimzia Entyvio Humira Remicade Simponi Stelara   Living with the symptoms of IBD can be can be an everyday occurrence for most people. But with the treatments of biologics, achieving remission is possible. These treatments are called biologics because, unlike chemical medications, they are made out of materials found in life. Biologics are antibodies created in the laboratory that stop certain proteins in the body from causing inflammation. The main goal of treating IBD is achieving remission (symptom free) and maintaining remission. While this can be difficult at first, it is possible ..read more

We all have a few extra pounds to lose. Some more than others, including me. Losing weight is great, right? Your confident and healthy. On top of that you have all this energy. You set out to lose weight, and you did it! Congratulations! But…. Losing weight from Crohn’s Disease is not the healthy way I would choose There are many reasons why someone with Crohn’s Disease may lose weight: Loss of appetite Food aversions Malabsorption Increase in the calories your body burns to fight the disease and its complications Nutrient losses due to disease or intestinal bleeding. Loss of appetite is pro ..read more

Surgery might be inevitable with Crohn’s Disease. Crohn’s Disease is chronic inflammation of the bowel, meaning a severe case of IBD. At this point, nothing else is working. And unfortunately medications cannot solve this situation. I had bowel resection surgery at 15 years old. Now take in mind this was 30 plus years later, I have had, oh, I have lost count, a lot of surgeries. I made it though each one and it fortunately saved my life. I am healthier and I don’t have the issues I had before. So in the sense surgery can be necessary. Why is it necessary? Well we need bowel surgery to remove c ..read more

What do you think? Is NSAIDS safe for us to use? NSAIDS  (Non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) are commonly used for pain relief. Doctors recommend taking NSAIDS or Tylenol for pain instead of opioids, but in very low doses and for short term only. Types of NSAIDS: Aspirin  (Bayer, Bufferin, and Ecotrin) treat pain, fever, and inflammation, Aspirin may also reduce the risk of a heart attack. Aspirin is available over the counter and may by prescribed. Ibuprofen (Advil and Motrin) treat conditions such as  post-surgical pain and pain from inflammatory diseases. Ibuprofen is av ..read more

Flare ups are no fun speaking from someone that has had to live with them. And if you have had them also, then you know they suck. What causes a flare up anyway? Well there are a lot of things that cause a flare up. But in this topic today,we are speaking of food flare ups. Normally a person without IBD can eat food and things usually run pretty smooth. But with IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease), as in Crohns Disease or Ulcerative Colitis, things don’t always go as smooth as we would like. With IBD, the inflammation can cause a problem. What does IBD do to the digestive tract? The inflammat ..read more

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Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Aenean commodo ligula eget dolor. Aenean massa. Cum sociis natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. Donec quam felis, ultricies nec, pellentesque eu, pretium quis, sem. Nulla consequat massa quis enim. Donec pede justo, fringilla vel, aliquet nec, vulputate eget, arcu. In enim justo, rhoncus ut, imperdiet a, venenatis vitae, justo. Nullam dictum felis eu pede mollis pretium. Integer tincidunt. Cras dapibus. Vivamus elementum semper nisi. Aenean vulputate eleifend tellus. Aenean leo ligula, porttitor eu ..read more