Many Crohn’s sufferers blame spicy foods for their affliction. While the amounts of fats and grease in the foods is surely a contributor, the spice in most foods can stimulate reactions from your bowels and put the immune system in fight-back mode. You don’t have to eliminate beloved foods from your diet, but certainly cutting back a bit can help.

As with any chronic disease, the help and support of family and friends are crucial to helping you battle this lifelong affliction. Many people live healthy and happy lives with only the occasional Crohn’s disease flare-up. Certainly a combination of common sense, careful analysis of your diet and some additional relaxation when you can grab it will go a long way toward helping moderate your condition.