Posts tagged chronic inflammation
Risk of Infection in People Using Humira for Inflammatory Bowel Disorder
Risk of Infection in People Using Humira for Inflammatory Bowel Disorder

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) — including Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) — is linked to a higher risk of infections. Certain medications — like adalimumab (Humira) — may also increase your risk of infections. But if you suspect that you have an infection, what should you do? Read on to learn more.

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Biologics, Health, IBD, Medications, Prevention, Risk factors, Side Effects, Treatment, Infections, Infectious DiseasesRoss Phaninfection, ID, infectious diseases, fever, cold, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, inflammation, chronic inflammation, Crohn's diseasae, Ulcerative colitis, Humira, adalimumab, IBD comorbidities, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, TNF-alpha, TNF-alpha inhibitorComment
Heart disease with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Heart disease with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) — including Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) — is linked to a higher risk of heart attacks. Flare-ups may further increase this risk. Read on to learn more.

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Blood clots, Crohn's disease, Health, IBD, Prevention, Risk factors, Ulcerative colitis, Heart Disease, Coronary Artery Disease, CAD, Heart attacksRoss PhanInflammatory Bowel Disease, chronic inflammation, IBD, Crohn's diseasae, Ulcerative colitis, heart disease, heart attacks, cholesterol, cholesterol buildup, coronary artery disease, CAD, blood clots, Ross Phan, IBD flare-ups, flares, flare-ups, heart-related problems, risk factors, healthy heart, platelets, blood vessels, lipidsComment
Blood Thinners to Prevent Blood Clots in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Blood Thinners to Prevent Blood Clots in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) — including Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) — is linked to a higher risk of blood clots. Flare-ups may further increase this risk. But are blood thinners okay in people with IBD, who may have symptoms of bloody diarrhea or rectal bleeding during flare-ups? Read on to learn more.

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Health, Medications, Risk factors, Side Effects, Treatment, IBD, Blood thinners, Blood clots, Crohn's disease, Ulcerative colitis, PreventionRoss PhanInflammatory Bowel Disease, IBD, Crohn's diseasae, CD, UC, Ulcerative colitis, inflammation, chronic inflammation, blood clots, blood thinners, VTE, DVT, PE, venous thromboembolism, pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis, heart attacks, stroke, anticoagulants, platelets, antiplatelets, bleeding problems, aspirin, prevent blood clots, risk factors, easy bruising, easy bleeding, serious side effects, severe side effects, side effects, Ross PhanComment