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A member asked about a 20-year-old female:

Severe colitis, 6mp helped, no longe effective, dr urging remicade (infliximab).now trying aloe, which seems to have helped many.are we running any risk by wwaiting?

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Yes: Uncontrolled disease creates several areas of increased risk including colon cancers, abscesses and fistula formation.

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