Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that impacts your digestive tract.
While Crohn’s disease is a lifelong condition, it doesn’t have to define your life. It can be managed with medication, mental health support, and other lifestyle changes.
If you have just been diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, this guide will help you navigate the first steps. It includes expert tips on managing stress, modifying your diet, selecting treatments, and understanding triggers. Also included are first-person articles from people with Crohn’s, who share their self-care strategies.
After a Crohn’s disease diagnosis, the most important things are to:
Remember, managing Crohn’s disease is a marathon, not a sprint.
-Kumkum Sarkar Patel, MD, board-certified in gastroenterology and internal medicine, Verywell Health Medical Expert Board
Managing Stress and Identifying Triggers
Anxiety and Crohn’s Disease: What’s the Connection?How to Manage 10 Common Crohn’s Disease Triggers12 Ways to Manage Stress While Living With Crohn’s Disease
Anxiety and Crohn’s Disease: What’s the Connection?
How to Manage 10 Common Crohn’s Disease Triggers
12 Ways to Manage Stress While Living With Crohn’s Disease
Developing a Nutritional Program
What to Eat When You Have Crohn’s Disease8 Vitamins and Supplements for Crohn’s DiseaseCan You Drink Alcohol if You Have Crohn’s Disease?
What to Eat When You Have Crohn’s Disease
8 Vitamins and Supplements for Crohn’s Disease
Can You Drink Alcohol if You Have Crohn’s Disease?
Understanding Treatment Options
Medications for Crohn’s DiseaseCrohn’s Disease Surgery: Overview9 Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Crohn’s Disease
Medications for Crohn’s Disease
Crohn’s Disease Surgery: Overview
9 Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Crohn’s Disease
My Crohn’s Story
Fitness Is My Fuel for Overcoming Crohn’s Disease SetbacksLearning to Live (Well) With Crohn’sHow Self-Advocacy Helped Me Navigate Crohn’s Disease and Healthcare Bias
Fitness Is My Fuel for Overcoming Crohn’s Disease Setbacks
Learning to Live (Well) With Crohn’s
How Self-Advocacy Helped Me Navigate Crohn’s Disease and Healthcare Bias
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