Learn about Crohn’s.
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6 articles found
Understanding Crohn's disease
A first step, at your own pace.
What to notice day to day
Your record helps you remember at appointments.
Activity and remission
Symptoms are one part of the picture.
Your treatment, with your care team
Stay organized without changing your prescription.
Food without one-size-fits-all rules
Record your experiences without restricting foods on your own.
Prepare for your next appointment
Questions and records in one place.
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Educational content with sources from NIDDK and NHS. It does not replace assessment or advice from your healthcare team.
Words you may hear during care.
- IBD
- Inflammatory bowel disease. Crohn's disease is a type of IBD.
- Remission
- A period of disease control, assessed by your healthcare team.
- Ileum
- The final part of the small intestine.
- Fistula
- An abnormal connection between structures in the body.
- Stricture
- Narrowing of a passage, such as a section of intestine.
- Biologic
- A type of medication that acts on specific targets in the immune system.
- CEAF (Brazil)
- Brazil's specialized pharmaceutical assistance program.
- LME (Brazil)
- Brazilian form for medication request, evaluation and authorization.
- PCDT (Brazil)
- Clinical Protocol and Therapeutic Guidelines (Brazil).
- Calprotectin
- A marker measured in stool that may help assess inflammation.