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Can you take phenteremine to control appetite while on crohn's? on before to help avoid over eating and it helped with my healthy diet.
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Yes, if: A major study published this year recommends addition of a weight-loss drug including phentermine to weight-loss regimens for people who are not able to maintain weight loss with healthy eating and exercise alone, if your BMI is = or >27 with a co-morbid condition, or = or >30 without.
Answered 9/6/2015
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