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Treating Your Crohn's Disease: What You Should Know

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When you have been suffering from abdominal pain, cramping, and stomach upset for a prolonged period of time, the biggest relief you have likely felt in a long time is to find out what is causing your chronic discomfort. A Crohn's Disease diagnosis may be a temporary relief, but your next thought will be what you can do to get your Crohn's Disease under control and treated. Get to know some of the different treatment options available to you for your Crohn's Disease so that you can get your stomach discomfort under control. 

Infusion Therapy

Infusion therapy is one of the common forms of treatment for Crohn's Disease. This is a form of intravenous treatment in which medications are injected directly into the vein to get to work immediately in the bloodstream. 

The drugs that are administered through infusion therapy are designed to block out the effect of a specific set of proteins in the body. These proteins contribute to inflammation in the bowel and digestive system. By blocking these proteins, the infusion therapy medications can help to relieve the discomfort and other symptoms that go along with your Crohn's Disease. 

When a person first undergoes infusion therapy for Crohn's Disease, the treatments come more closely together, usually two to three treatments within a one to two month period. After the initial introduction of the medication into the patient's treatment program, the infusion therapy continues at less frequent intervals. 

To learn more about infusion, contact a center like Idaho Arthritis Center.

Surgery

Many times, even with infusion therapy and other medications (as well as lifestyle and dietary changes), a person with Crohn's Disease will need to undergo surgery. It is important to recognize that surgery is not going to cure your Crohn's Disease. However, it can greatly improve quality of life when other treatments just aren't giving you the results you need. 

When a doctor performs surgery to treat Crohn's Disease, they are often removing a part of the digestive tract that is severely damaged. They then reconnect the remaining portions of the healthy bowel. Additionally, a person may develop fistulas or holes in the bowel from the inflammation and damage that Crohn's Disease causes. Rather than remove a large section of tissue in these cases, surgery can be used to repair fistulas.

With these treatment options in mind, you can get started treating and managing your Crohn's Disease. With proper treatment and care, you can greatly improve your quality of life and how you feel on a daily basis. 

 


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