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Antibiotics for Crohn's Disease
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Antibiotics are used often to treat Crohn's disease. There is no good evidence that they work to control the disease. Antibiotics do help stop infections and heal abscesses and fistulas that happen because of Crohn's disease.Reference 1
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: October 8, 2012 |
| Medical Review: | Reference E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Reference Arvydas D. Vanagunas, MD - Gastroenterology |
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