Condition
Crohn's Disease
Plain-language guides to Crohn's disease: symptoms, flares, tests, medications and biologics, diet, surgery, and everyday life with Crohn's.
How to Find an IBD Specialist, Not Just a General GI
Find an IBD specialist near you, learn when expert care may help, what to ask a practice, and which records to bring for a referral or second opinion.
How to Pack an IBD Travel Medication Record
Pack an IBD travel medication record with doses, clinician contacts, prescription copies, a doctor's letter, and biologic storage notes before you travel.
How to Prepare for a Colorectal Surgery Follow-Up
Prepare for your colorectal surgery follow-up with a practical checklist for symptoms, incision photos, ostomy output, medications and key questions.
How to Prepare for an IBD Dietitian Appointment: 7-Day Food Record
Prepare for an IBD dietitian appointment with a 7-day food record of meals, portions, symptoms, medications and supplements, plus questions to ask.
How to Read a Crohn’s Colonoscopy Report (Ulcers, Strictures, “Mild/Moderate/Severe”)
Understand your Crohn’s colonoscopy report, from ulcers and strictures to severity labels, biopsies and SES-CD. Get a clear follow-up checklist.
How to Read an IBD Treatment Plan: Induction to Backup Plans
Understand your IBD treatment plan by decoding induction, maintenance, lab monitoring and backup options. Know what to ask before therapy starts.
How to Read Your Crohn's Colonoscopy Report
Crohn's colonoscopy report terms explained, from skip lesions and pseudopolyps to SES-CD scores. Learn what findings mean and track changes over time.
How to Request a Formulary Exception for an IBD Medication
Request a formulary exception for your IBD medication with a complete evidence packet. Get the required records, 24- and 72-hour deadlines, and appeals.
How to Request Remote Work or Flexible Hours Because of IBD
Request remote work for IBD with a clear ADA-based process, sample wording, documentation tips and flexible-hour options to discuss with your employer.
How to Review an IBD Flare and Find Your Warning Signs
Review an IBD flare by rebuilding your symptom timeline, checking possible triggers and naming 2-3 early warning signs to share with your care team.
How to Stay in Remission With Crohn's: What Actually Works
Stay in Crohn's remission by learning which remission targets, biomarkers and habits matter. Use calprotectin and CRP trends to spot flares early.
How to Tell Whether Your Biologic Is Working: Symptoms, Calprotectin, and Scope Results
How to tell if your biologic is working: compare symptom trends, calprotectin and CRP, and scope results, plus when to reassess or test drug levels.
How to Track a Prior Authorization Without Losing Weeks
Track a prior authorization with a one-page log of submission dates, reference numbers, deadlines and contacts. Learn when to call and escalate delays.
Human Health vs Aidy for Crohn's: Symptom Scope or IBD Depth?
Compare Human Health's broad profiles with Aidy's Crohn's-specific tracking.
Humira vs Remicade for Crohn's Disease: A Patient Guide
Humira vs Remicade for Crohn's: compare effectiveness, side effects, at-home injections vs 8-week infusions, biosimilars and lifestyle fit.
IBD Brain Fog: What to Track and What to Ask Your Doctor
IBD brain fog overlaps with fatigue, anemia, sleep and inflammation. Learn what to track daily and which tests and questions to discuss with your doctor.
IBD Clinical Trials: A Patient's Guide to Joining a Study
Understand the full IBD clinical trial journey before you enroll.
IBD Disease Activity Scores: A Patient's Guide
Understand what each IBD score measures and which ones use lab results.
IBD Fatigue With Normal Labs: What Your Care Team May Evaluate
IBD fatigue with normal labs may still have treatable causes. Learn how care teams assess iron, sleep, mood, thyroid, vitamins and medications.
IBD Flare Action Plan: What to Track, Who to Call, and When to Seek Urgent Care
Create an IBD flare action plan for the first 48 to 72 hours: track stools, bleeding and fever, know who to call, and spot signs needing urgent care.
IBD Food Triggers vs Food Intolerances: What Tracking Shows
Food triggers vs food intolerances in IBD: learn what tracking can reveal, what it cannot prove, and why inflammation needs objective testing.
IBD-Friendly vs Aidy for Crohn's Symptom Tracking
Compare IBD-Friendly's symptom claims with Aidy's fuller Crohn's tracking workflow.
IBD Injection-Site Reactions: What Is Common and What Deserves a Call
IBD injection-site reactions: learn which redness, swelling and pain are typical, when to call your care team or 911, and what to track after each dose.
IBD Medication Denied: A Step-by-Step Appeal Checklist
IBD medication denied? Follow a 7-step appeal checklist to track plan deadlines, request your claim file, build evidence, and seek external review.