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Whether you call it immunocompromised or immunosuppressed, either way the result is a weakened immune system. Hence, you need the...

I agree with MLP. The mouse models for human IBD are pretty lousy. Something that works well in mice may or may not have much to say...

You can get some reasonable estimates by looking on your insurance policy's website to find their formulary. This will be a list of all...

How to pay for the expensive biologic drugs is another issue entirely. If you are located in the US, the two key factors will be your...

Stress is one of those conditions that makes pretty much every medical problem worse. (Diabetes is another.) Reducing stress can only...

Hello and welcome. I have found that the best coping strategy for reducing the Crohn's fatigue is to reduce the Crohn's inflammation. No...

Your doc sounds like a real "old school" GI. Mesalamine can be effective for some cases of UC, but it is considered more or less useless...

It might work. I have personal experience only with Stelara, which fortunately has continued to work for me. But we have the model of...

Bonjour Flavie, Bienvenue sur le forum. Merci pour ces informations. Je parle et écris mal le français, donc pour le bénéfice de nos...

They tell the scary side effects because the FDA requires it. By law, drug companies must list in the labelling every adverse event and...

I'm in remission for 7 years now. I achieved it and maintain it with Stelara.

My Crohn's symptoms began to noticeably improve within 2 to 3 weeks after the initial loading dose. I achieved my current level of...

I don't know the dimensions of the stricture, only that it was narrow enough that the doc could not pass the colonoscope through it in...

No two cases of Crohn's disease are exactly alike. Medications that work well for one patient may fail miserably for another. Like you...

Skyrizi is specific for IL-23 and Stelara is specific for both IL-23 and IL-12. However, it is thought that the anti-IL-23 action of...