Goals of Crohn's disease treatment
There are three important goals of Crohn’s disease (CD) treatment. If you have just
been diagnosed with Crohn’s, the first priority is to relieve your symptoms. Once
this has been successfully achieved, the goal is to prevent further flare-ups and
improve your overall quality of life. The aims of medical therapy for CD treatment
are summarized in Table 1.
Table 1: Primary goals of CD treatment
- Relieve symptoms
- Maintain remission (prevent future flare-ups)
- Improve quality of life
Are you satisfied with your CD treatment?
Think about how Crohn's is affecting your life. Do you trust your gut? Can you still
do the things you love? If not, it may be time to consider making a change to your
treatment.
Since Crohn's is a chronic condition, treatment is often lifelong. As a result,
many people find that they need to change treatment over time. One common reason
is that the medicine they are taking may not work well enough to control their Crohn’s
symptoms. When this happens, your doctor may try to increase your dose before trying
another medication. Dose increases may be a signal that you are no longer responding
to a medication.
If this happens to you, talk to your doctor about your options for gaining control
of your Crohn's symptoms. One of these options may be CIMZIA, a non-steroidal prescription
treatment. Ask your doctor about the benefits and risks of starting CIMZIA.
Serious infections have happened in patients taking CIMZIA, including tuberculosis
(TB) and infections caused by viruses, fungi, or bacteria that have spread throughout
the body. Some patients have died from these infections. Please read the CIMZIA Important Safety Information for additional information on CIMZIA and discuss it with your doctor.
When were you first diagnosed with Crohn's?
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