What Can Affect Crohn’s Flare’s?
Factors that have negative effects on flares or can exacerbate symptoms are:
Missing, Skipping or Taking the Wrong Dose of Medication: Flares can happen when drugs are not used as recommended. If you are using your medication as recommended and are still having a flare, talk to your doctor about possibillity of using another drug or changing the dose and frequency.
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (Nsaids): Examples are aspirin, naproxen and ibuprofen. They can cause bowel inflammation cause exacerbation of symptoms. They can also irritate the stomach and small intestine. In some cases, doctors recommend acetaminophen
Antibiotics: They are used to treat bacterial infections, but they can also disrupt the bacteria in the intestine. If changes occur in intestinal bacteria it may lead to diarrhea or inflammation. It is important to follow your doctor’s instruction if you are using an antibiotic and having symptoms of the condition.
Stress: Emotion cannot cause flare-ups. However, they can have negative effects on it. You can use calming techniques such as deep breathing or drug to reduce stress. You should also get regular exercise and sleep too. Set limits on how much workout you can do. This way, you don’t have to do excess when a flare hits and you feel sick.