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Suggest Treatment For Crohn's Disease

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i was diadnosed as suspected Crohn's disease last year..i was on budez-cr 3mg and azoran 100 mg with folvite since thn..nw my steroid has been stopped.my leucocyte count has dropped to 2.75thou/mm3

is azoran continuous intake lowering my immunity

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Fri, 19 May 2017
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crohn's disease is caused by immunity and to suppress its attacks you need to suppress your immunity, so lowering the immunity is the goal, we try not to lower it too much, and adjust drug classes that work most effective with your body.

so generally speaking, yes azoran decrease your immunity
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Suggest Treatment For Crohn's Disease

crohn s disease is caused by immunity and to suppress its attacks you need to suppress your immunity, so lowering the immunity is the goal, we try not to lower it too much, and adjust drug classes that work most effective with your body. so generally speaking, yes azoran decrease your immunity