What is Crohn's Disease?
Crohn's disease is an inflammatory disease which may affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract from mouth to anus, causing a wide variety of symptoms. It primarily causes abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, or weight loss.
What is it like to have Crohn's Disease?
| Common Symptoms | Patients' Latest Severity | My Current Severity |
|---|---|---|
|
||
| Abdominal pain | None Mild Moderate Severe | |
| Diarrhea | None Mild Moderate Severe |
What do patients take to treat Crohn's Disease and its symptoms?
Commonly prescribed and frequently used treatments
| Treatment name | Efficacy | Overall rating of side effects | # of Evaluations |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Mesalamine
(Apriso, Rowasa, Asacol HD, Walasa)
|
11 | ||
|
Adalimumab
(Humira Pen Crohn's Disease Starter Package, Humira Pen Psoriasis Starter Package, Humira Pen, Humira)
|
10 | ||
|
Prednisone
(Encorton, Deltasone, Pronizon)
|
9 | ||
|
Infliximab
(Remicade)
|
8 | ||
|
Budesonide
(Pulmicort Respules, Budesonide Nasal, Entocort EC, Pulmicort Flexhaler)
|
7 | ||
|
Azathioprine
(Imurek, Azasan, Azapress, Imurel)
|
6 |
These charts show data from Crohn's Disease patients' latest treatment evaluations
Who has Crohn's Disease at PatientsLikeMe?
- 406 patients have this condition
- 30 New patients joined this month
- 252 say Crohn's Disease is their primary condition
| <20 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-59 | 60-69 | 70+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Age | ||||||
| Gender | |
| 71% | Females |
|---|---|
| 29% | Males |
| Age at first symptom | # of patients | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 yrs | 99 | |
| 20-29 yrs | 73 | |
| 30-39 yrs | 29 | |
| 40-49 yrs | 20 | |
| 50-59 yrs | 6 | |
| 60-69 yrs | 1 | |
| 70+ yrs | 0 |
| Diagnosis status | # of patients | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 275 | |
| Not Officially Diagnosed | 8 |
These charts show data from Crohn's Disease patients who have completed their condition history