What is Crohn's disease?

Crohn's disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease that may affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract from mouth to anus. It often involves a chronic cycle featuring episodes of worsening symptoms (including abdominal pain and diarrhea) followed by asymptomatic periods (i.e. remission).

How do members experience Crohn's disease?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with Crohn's disease*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for Crohn's disease*

*Data from patients with Crohn's disease, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with Crohn's disease*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Humira)
Perceived effectiveness
for Crohn's disease (2 evaluations)
Side effects
Total evaluations
2
Tried for
Crohn's disease (7)
Treatment

(Stelara)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
Crohn's disease (4)
Treatment

(Imuran)
Perceived effectiveness
for Crohn's disease (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
Crohn's disease (3)
Treatment

(Remicade)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
Crohn's disease (3)
Treatment

(Entyvio)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
Crohn's disease (3)

*Data from patients with Crohn's disease, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has Crohn's disease on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 32
20s 306
30s 851
40s 1,227
50s 1,701
60s 1,275
70+ 624

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 1,544
Female 4,464

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What is Crohn's disease?

Crohn's disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease that may affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract from mouth to anus. It often involves a chronic cycle featuring episodes of worsening symptoms (including abdominal pain and diarrhea) followed by asymptomatic periods (i.e. remission).



Common symptoms reported by people with Crohn's disease

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for Crohn's disease

Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Humira)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
992
Tried for
Crohn's disease (7)
Treatment name(s)

(Stelara)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
5
Tried for
Crohn's disease (4)
Treatment name(s)

(Imuran)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
809
Tried for
Crohn's disease (3)
Treatment name(s)

(Remicade)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
1,216
Tried for
Crohn's disease (3)
Treatment name(s)

(Entyvio)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
6
Tried for
Crohn's disease (3)

Data from patients with Crohn's disease, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with Crohn's disease

Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Humira)
Perceived effectiveness
for Crohn's disease (2 evaluations)
Side effects
Total evaluations
2
Tried for
Crohn's disease (7)
Treatment name(s)

(Stelara)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
Crohn's disease (4)
Treatment name(s)

(Imuran)
Perceived effectiveness
for Crohn's disease (1 evaluation)
Side effects
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
Crohn's disease (3)
Treatment name(s)

(Remicade)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
Crohn's disease (3)
Treatment name(s)

(Entyvio)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
Crohn's disease (3)
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
  • Severe
  • Moderate
  • Mild
  • None

Data from patients with Crohn's disease, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has Crohn's disease on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 5 new patients joined this month
  • 5,374 say Crohn's disease is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 32
20s 306
30s 851
40s 1,227
50s 1,701
60s 1,275
70+ 624
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 757
20-29 years 583
30-39 years 271
40-49 years 189
50-59 years 96
60-69 years 25
70+ years 5

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 1,544
Female 4,464

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 2,321
Not Diagnosed 57

These charts show data from Crohn's disease patients who have completed their condition history
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