Crohn`s Disease Community Sites, FaceBook Groups and Forums

HealCam Crohn's disease

• Description and content: An interactive online service for people with medical conditions. If you would like to talk to others with the same condition as yours, go to the site, press start and choose a health category, say Crohn's disease, and you will be connected to a random person with Crohn's disease. When your conversation is over, you press next and you are automatically connected to another person with Crohn's disease. You can talk to as many people as you wish.
• Quality: It was launched by Medgadget.com, one of the most popular and most visited medical blogs.

About.com - Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Forum

• Description: "About.com is an online neighborhood of hundreds of helpful experts, eager to share their wealth of knowledge with visitors."
• Quality: About.com is recognized as a top 15 content site and one of the largest producers of original content on the Web.

Crohn's & Me

• Description: "Learn about Crohn's disease at Crohn's & Me. Here you'll find a Crohn's community, video stories from real patients, and a special downloadable Crohn's Tracker."
• Quality: Infos and tips for everyday life and treatment info.

Crohn's Disease Support Network (CDSN)

• Description: "A social support network for Crohn's Disease patients, family and friends."
• Quality: This free non profit support network's goal is to help people living with Crohn's Disease, along with the families and friends of Crohn's patients.

eHealthForum - Crohn Disease Forum

• Description: "Welcome to the Crohn Disease Forum - a health community featuring member and doctor discussions ranging from a specific symptom to related conditions, treatment options, medication, side effects, diet, and emotional issues surrounding medical conditions."
• Quality: It is accredited by HONcode.

HealingWell - Crohn's Disease Forum

• Description: "HealingWell.com is a thriving social network and support community for patients, caregivers, and families coping with the daily struggles of diseases, disorders and chronic illness."
• Quality: Health content is contributed by reputable health organizations, including the National Institutes of Health, Mediwire and e-HealthSource.

MDJunction - Crohn's Disease Support Group

• Description: "A community of patients, family members and friends dedicated to dealing with Crohn's Disease, together."
• Quality: Accredited by HONcode.

MedHelp - Crohn's Disease Community

• Description: "The MedHelp site connects people with the leading medical experts and others who have similar experiences. Today, MedHelp empowers over 5.5 million people each month to take control over their health and find answers to their medical questions. MedHelp has over 14 years of accumulated information from doctors and other patients across hundreds of conditions."
• Quality: Accredited by HONcode.

NACC - The National Association for Colitis and Crohn’s Disease (UK)

• Description: "Crohn's and Colitis UK aims to improve life for everyone affected by Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), the most common forms being Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis."
• Quality: "The charity brings together people of all ages who have been diagnosed with IBD, their families and the health professionals involved in their care."

Revolution Health - Crohn's Disease Community

• Description: "Revolution Health is a leading consumer-centric health company founded to transform how people approach their overall health and wellness. By putting individuals at the center of their own healthcare, Revolution Health allows them to make informed choices and offers more convenience and control over their individual healthcare decisions."
• Quality: Accredited by HONcode.

WeAreCrohns.org

• Description: "The social support network for Crohn`s Disease and Colitis"
• Quality: "A patient led social support network centered around Crohn's Disease and Colitis."

A Crohns Disease , IBD, and Ulcerative Colitis online Support Forum

• Description and content: A Crohns Disease , IBD and Ulcerative Colitis online support forum.
• Quality: More than 6,000 members, >160,000 posts.

Facebook is a free social networking site where users can join groups. In these groups, members can post messages, interact with others or find relevant content. A few of the numerous crohn's disease groups:

Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America

• Description and content: "Mission statement: To cure Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, and to improve the quality of life of children and adults affected by these diseases."

WeAreCrohns - Social support networking for Crohns and Colitis

• Description and content: "Share, talk, communicate in a user led social network for individuals, family members and those members of the community. Share the wealth of your experience and plan for the future with those like you. Find others with similar interests and goals."

The National Association for Colitis and Crohn's Disease (NACC)

• Description and content: "A group for anyone who has Crohns disease or colitis (or I.B.D OR I.B.S or anything like that) who wants a chat or advice meet other people with the illness or share the experiences. You can talk about different ways to treat it and investigations and operations."

Anyone With Crohn's Disease

• Description and content: "Post your stories of your experiences with Crohn's disease, either you or of a loved one. To read and gather other insights to people's struggles is a sense of medication in itself."

Crohn's Disease

• Description and content: "Show your support for the sufferers of Crohn's Disease, an incurable disease of the GI track that can lead to Colon cancer or even death. I am a victim of Crohn's Disease, if you are as well or know someone who is suffering, here is the portal to share your concerns, ideas and remedies."

Crohn's Disease and Colitis

• Description and content: "This group is to inform people about Crohn's Disease and Colitis."

Crohn's Disease Awareness

• Description and content: "Do you know somebody living with Chron's Disease, or maybe you live with it everyday. This group is for you...."

Crohns Society

• Description and content: "A Community for People Affected by Crohn's Disease. Everyday can be a battle and it's very important to have a place you can turn to for help. CrohnsSociety is a place to gain support and advice from other peers."

Got Guts!

• Description and content: "In support of all the people affected by Crohn's disease. Also to educate people on Crohn's disease, and Colitis."

People With Or Know SomeOne Suffering With Crohns Disease

• Description and content: "This group is for people who are suffering with Crohns Disease or knows someone who is."

Ulcerative Colitis and Crohns Disease

• Description and content: "This is a group for anyone or who knows anyone with IBD(Ulcerative Colitis/Crohns Disease)or a J Pouch."

Crohn's Disease

• Description and content: "This group is open to everyone, but I especially encourage those with Crohn's, friends and family to join. To provide support, information, and companionship through the medium of facebook."

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