[Crohnie]

Hey, now you can get your stomach to feel good AND walk around sporting wood all day!

Researchers in the U.K. have a new theory to explain the cause of Crohn's disease, and they say medications like the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra may prove useful for treating the bowel disorder if they are right.

In Crohn's disease, chronic inflammation causes ulcers within the digestive tract that can lead to severe gastrointestinal symptoms, including abdominal pain, persistent diarrhea, and rectal bleeding.

The most widely accepted theory is that an overactive immune system causes the damaging inflammation. But researchers from the University College London say the opposite appears to be true.

They believe a weaker-than-normal immune response triggers the bowel inflammation that leads to Crohn's disease. Their research appears in the Feb. 25 issue of The Lancet.

Click here for full story: http://www.webmd.com/ibd-crohns-dise...crohns-disease

[tommyz1052]

I dont want to sound jaded. But pfizer has been sinking a ton of research into alternate uses for viagra so it can keep renewing its patent.

But it does help with Pulmonary hypertension.

[polobum]

^^ That would suck if they are just yanking our chain.

Us Chohn's patients get excited about anything that might help us

[eclecticreason]

Originally Posted by Crohnie

Hey, now you can get your stomach to feel good AND walk around sporting wood all day!

Researchers in the U.K. have a new theory to explain the cause of Crohn's disease, and they say medications like the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra may prove useful for treating the bowel disorder if they are right.

In Crohn's disease, chronic inflammation causes ulcers within the digestive tract that can lead to severe gastrointestinal symptoms, including abdominal pain, persistent diarrhea, and rectal bleeding.

The most widely accepted theory is that an overactive immune system causes the damaging inflammation. But researchers from the University College London say the opposite appears to be true.

They believe a weaker-than-normal immune response triggers the bowel inflammation that leads to Crohn's disease. Their research appears in the Feb. 25 issue of The Lancet.

Click here for full story: http://www.webmd.com/ibd-crohns-dise...crohns-disease

Does Viagra provide pain relief? I mean, I don't have any problem coming to attention, my only problem is working through the pain. I've triend walking it off, but that just becomes distracting.

Honestly, if they find some use for it, I'll try it. I didn't sign on for this Crohn's thing. I definately would have run away from it if they'd told me I couldn't really play outdoors anymore .

[SmokeTheState]

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[Nailhead]

Well at least the side effects would be something to laugh about, unlike the other drugs :) Not sure if I want to try this one though haha