Crohnology

As some of you may know, at the age of 12, I (Sean Ahrens) was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease, an incurable, inflammatory disease of the digestive tract. After having several devastating flare-ups, I went on a quest to do anything I could to treat my disease by experimenting with numerous alternative and experimental therapies and diets (including intentionally infecting myself with parasitic worms).

When I realized that the information I had built up from this quest could heal other patients, I went on another quest: to meet as many patients as I possibly could and share the information I had learned with them. But I knew there were tons of other patients around the world who had gone through their own journeys and had extremely valuable information to share themselves. And by sharing it, they could heal more patients. And so I went on a new quest: to make it possible for Crohn's & Colitis patients around the world to share and learn from one another.

Crohnology is that quest. Crohnology is a place for people with Crohn's & Colitis to share the extremely valuable information each has accumulated on their journey to better health. And in turn, heal others by informing them of treatments that work.

I'm excited to show you what we've been building, and how our awesome community of e-patients with Crohn's & Colitis are engaging in a powerful, new way: a way that enables them to meet patients near them, share their most successful treatments, and keep people informed about their health. It's fun, it's engaging. And most of all, it's extremely empowering.

You can read much more about Crohnology on The Crohnology Blog.