When doctors encounter a chronic disease, that tends to be where they put their focus - for example, to help an organ work more effectively or to reduce the severity of symptoms. For someone with arthritis, the focus may be on reducing pain and joint damage. For someone with heart disease, the main g...


This is a very good article with many valid points. But, just because the study only looked at people who have Crohn's disease, let's not forget that the same problems and solutions for stress can and should be used for people with Ulcerative Colitis - the other Inflammatory Bowel Disease - as well as those with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).