What medications do I need to be taking although I have had surgery?
I went into the hospital to have what we thought was going to be a removal of my appendix and the doctor went in he discovered the small intestine was infected and removed about 2 and a half feet of my small intestine and told me that i had chron's disease.I have not been taking any medication for it so i need to know if i need to take meds. although i have had the surgery.
A large number of medications are used to treat the inflammation that is associated with Crohn’s disease. They include corticosteroids such as prednisone or Entocor, topical aminosalicylates such as Asacol and Pentas and antibiotics and immunomodulatory drugs such as Remicade and Humira. If you are pain free after the surgery (are having no inflammation) your doctor may not be choosing to treat you with these drugs, some of which can have side effects.
You can get more information on Crohn’s disease and treatments for Crohn’s disease at the below URL.
http://www.healthcentral.com/chronic-pain/crohns/treatment.html
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