What is Crohn's disease?

Crohn's disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease that may affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract from mouth to anus. It often involves a chronic cycle featuring episodes of worsening symptoms (including abdominal pain and diarrhea) followed by asymptomatic periods (i.e. remission).

How do members experience Crohn's disease?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with Crohn's disease*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for Crohn's disease*

*Data from patients with Crohn's disease, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with Crohn's disease*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Stelara)
Perceived effectiveness
for Crohn's disease (2 evaluations)
Side effects
chronic fatigue
Total evaluations
2
Tried for
Crohn's disease (8)
Treatment

(Entyvio)
Perceived effectiveness
for Crohn's disease (1 evaluation)
Side effects
abdominal cramps headaches 3 more
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
Crohn's disease (6)
Treatment

(Humira)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
Crohn's disease (5)
Treatment

(Remicade)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
Crohn's disease (4)
Treatment

(Pulmicort)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
Crohn's disease (3)

*Data from patients with Crohn's disease, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has Crohn's disease on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 36
20s 332
30s 853
40s 1,251
50s 1,688
60s 1,176
70+ 509

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 1,491
Female 4,371