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At LivingwithCrohnsDisease.com, we’ve given you the information and tools to better understand your condition. Here you can get the kind of guidance for discussing your condition with loved ones, family and gastroenterologists, as well as suggestions for certain lifestyle adjustments that can help you better manage symptoms.

We understand that information is power, and as you learn more you are better able to make informed choices about your treatment and disease management.

The lists below contain online disease information and management resources and recommended books on Crohn's disease.

Online Disease Information and Management Resources

Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America
http://www.ccfa.org/

HealingWell.com — Crohn's Disease Resource Center
http://www.healingwell.com/ibd

Johns Hopkins — Gastroenterology and Hepatology Resource Center
http://www.hopkins-gi.org/

American College of Gastroenterology
http://www.acg.gi.org

American Gastroenterological Association
http://www.gastro.org

National Institutes of Health
http://www.nih.gov

Johns Hopkins Medicine
http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/
http://webapps.jhu.edu/jhuniverse/medicine/diseases/

Mayo Clinic
http://www.mayoclinic.com/findinformation/conditioncenters

My Innerstate
http://www.myinnerstate.com

Disease Information and Management Books

Saibil F. Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: Everything You Need to Know. 2nd ed. Toronto, Canada: Firefly Books; 2003.

Scala J. Eating Right for a Bad Gut: The Complete Nutrition Guide to Ileitis, Colitis, Crohn's Disease and Inflammatory Bowel Disease. New York: Plume Publishing; 2000.

Sileo F. Toilet Paper Flowers: A Story for Children about Crohn's Disease. Albuquerque, NM: Health Press; 2006.

Peikin S. Gastrointestinal Health: The Proven Nutritional Program to Prevent, Cure, or Alleviate Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Ulcers, Gas, Constipation, Heartburn, and Many Other Digestive Disorders. 3rd ed. New York: HarperCollins; 2005.

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	If I am pregnant and I experience Crohn?s disease symptoms, are there medicines that are safe for me to take during my pregnancy?
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