The Wellbeing program on 2NURFM at the University of Newcastle (Australia) has an extensive collection of interviews available for download, including an interview on 20th February 2007 with Dr Thomas Borody, Director of the Centre for Digestive Diseases (Sydney, Australia).
The interview gives a brief overview of current thinking on Crohn’s Disease, touching on the common questions asked by the newly diagnosed and their friends/family, including:
- What causes Crohn’s disease?
- Is Crohn’s disease the same as Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)?
- Is it contagious?
- Can you pass it on to your children?
- Is Crohn’s Disease related to diet?
- How do you diagnose Crohn’s disease?
- What prompts a flare or relapse? What happens to someone when they flare? Can you predict flares?
- What sorts of medications have been used to treat Crohn’s Disease in the past and what new treatments are emerging?
- What are the long term effects of steroidal treatment?
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