• Welcome to Crohn's Forum, a support group for people with all forms of IBD. While this community is not a substitute for doctor's advice and we cannot treat or diagnose, we find being able to communicate with others who have IBD is invaluable as we navigate our struggles and celebrate our successes. We invite you to join us.

Search results

  1. P

    Amoebic Enterocolitis Mimicking Crohn’s Disease - Case Report

    Amoebic Enterocolitis Mimicking Crohn’s Disease - Case Report Hey all, I found the article linked below very interesting – it provides more evidence that Crohn’s is not a singular entity, but rather a group of symptoms with multiple etiologies...
  2. P

    MAP also implicated in Lupus and Sjogren's

    I was somewhat surprised by this recent case report which found that an 11-year old girl with SLE and Sjogren's tested positive for MAP. Perhaps MAP is able to predispose one to extra-intestinal autoimmune diseases...
  3. P

    It's here! An article on using FMT for treating Crohn's

    Promising results. Paging wildbill...
  4. P

    Mycobacterial technique for innate immune response evasion?

    Hi all, Came across this abstract today: http://nsr.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2015/07/01/nsr.nwv034.extract It discusses a method by which Mycobacterium tuberculosis evades a host's innate immune system. Might MAP activate a similar pathway?
  5. P

    Chronic Wounds and Biofilms in IBD

    Hello all, Recently I have been studying bacteria and chronic infections via a course offered the University of Copenhagen. This course does not focus on IBD, but I have nevertheless found much interesting and useful information about it, and would like to share it with you all. The first...
Top