Diagnosis and management of fistulizing Crohn's disease

[Mazen]

Here is a very informative paper on treatment of fistulizing Crohn's. Read it when you have the time:

http://www.nature.com/nrgastro/journal/v6/n2/full/ncpgasthep1340.html

 

[s.a.m.]

thanks for posting this.

 

[shazamataz]

Thanks Mazen

Makes me nervous though as I had an 'internal' fistula and have no idea if it has healed on its own with antibiotics or not. I suppose I just wait to see if I start getting fevers and things again!!

 

[Mazen]

Yeah Shaz. I understand you, as i have an internal fistula, and now I'm scheduled to start taking Remicade in the hope of closing it. I'm now also on antibiotics and Pred...

 

[Cookie]

Thanks Mazen. Lots of good info for those of us who deal with fistula. If nothing else, it gives me a bit of comfort that maybe my doctors do know what they are doing after all.

 

[shazamataz]

My problem with the fistula/abscess right now is that I don;t know for sure if they have healed up/closed over. Everything feels fine but they will only look inside with a scan if you are REALLY sick, so there is no way of knowing for sure if it has gone with the antibiotics! Aaaaarrrgghhh!