Will remicade treatments help rid of anal fistulas w/o surgery?

dolphinpj1 asked: I have moderate to severe crohns disease and my anal fistula flares up about every 2 weeks or so. I am trying to avoid surgery of a ...



dolphinpj1 asked:


I have moderate to severe crohns disease and my anal fistula flares up about every 2 weeks or so. I am trying to avoid surgery of a colostomy. I am so sore all of the time except when the fistula drains.

2 Responses to “Will remicade treatments help rid of anal fistulas w/o surgery?”

  1. huggywell says:

    Its unlikely to help the fistulas very much;

  2. jnb8589 says:

    Actually, remicade can be very helpful in the closing of fistulas.
    But it sounds to me like you have boils. I, too, have crohn’s and have been on remicade since 1998. Haven’t had either of those problems since I started the treatment. Has your doctor recommended remicade? It doesn’t work for everyone.
    GOOD LUCK!!!!!

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