Question 1

can i go on roaccitaine medication if i hv chrones disease? thanks

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Accutane? No: If you mean Accutane for acne, the answer is no; has been associated with flares of ibd (mostly ulcerative colitis).

Question 2

any tips to help my reynauds disease i can't be put on medication because it interferes w my add medication ?

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Not true: thete are meds that will not interfere with ADD meds.

Question 3

on cialis medication leaflet it states, "take in caution if you have peyronies disease".  what does that mean?

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Just what it: says.  Peyronie's disease is penile erection and engorgement that will not go away.  It can lead to necrosis of penis.  If you have it, you should probably not take this med.

Question 4

what medications treat crohn's disease?

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Immunosuppressives: Big word but the goal of therapy in crohn's disease is to decrease the inflammation in the lining of the bowel.  The two familes of medications used are anti-inflammatory medications - thick Motrin for the gut and immunosuppressive medications.  

Asa compounds such as pentasa, (mesalamine) steroids and medications such as 6-mercaptopurine and remicaide are all used based on how severe your symptoms are.

Question 5

which crohn's disease medication is best?

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What works for you!: There are many medications for crohn's disease because none of them work for everyone and they all have side effects.  Each patient is matched with the medication most likely to work with the least side effects.  Medications often need to be changed.  Steroids are often used to gain initial control but then removed when longer acting drugs with fewer side effects can take over.

Question 6

what medication do you take for chrons disease?

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Many options: There are many different classes of drug and more than one drug in each class. The scope of the answer is too broad for this 400 word space. Good luck.

Question 7

what medication works best for behcet's disease?

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Behcet's medications: By stopping your immune system from attacking normal, healthy tissues in your body, immunosuppressive drugs reduce the inflammation that your immune system causes. Immunosuppressive drugs that may play a role in controlling behcet's disease include azathioprine (imuran, azasan), Cyclosporine (sandimmune) and Cyclophosphamide (cytoxan).

Question 8

do any crohn's disease medications get your baby sick?

Accepted Answer

Possibly: I assume that you are pregnant to ask this question. All medicines have "side effects" that might affect the baby in the womb. You should check ths out with the doctor who is prescribing the medication.

Question 9

with complementary alternative medications, does it help at all with crohn's disease?

Accepted Answer

None decrease infl: Decreasing symptoms not same as decreasing inflammation.  Herbals may or may not decrease spasm in bowel, some may aggravate. Gut bacteria increasingly studied, but science in infancy, and bacteria aren't like a military drill team-not orderly. Probiotics may be of modest benefit (variable, not all the same); low fat, high omega 3 intake maybe modest help.  Spec cho diet poor data. Check ccfa.Org.

Question 10

what medication works for raynaud's disease?

Accepted Answer

Vasodilators: Treatment for raynaud's is twofold: 1.Protect hand an feet with warm clothing when exposed to cold weather.  2. Use vasodilators.  However, the medication will dilate blood vessels all over the body so its effect on the hand and feet is limited.  Other thoughts are to find out if there is an underlying disease causing the symptoms and treat that.  As a last resort some have moved to warmer places.

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