A friend of mine has crohn's disease and has an ileostomy but gets granulomas on it.Any medicine that can help

She is tired of having to get them removed often. Is there a medical professional out there who can give some insight on what that is and is there any medication that can help with the Crohn's disease.

I have been asked to be more specific. Thank you for your time, readers. My friend isn't sure what kind of granuloma she has but she says they grow on the stoma and has to have them removed every 2 months which is costing the insurance company a fortune. Dr.'s haven't given much hope and she thinks there has to be a better means of controlling them or is it that the Crohn's disease is active??any information would be helpful. I told her about the diet. Maybe that will help control it.

6mp is supposed 2 help it helps most people except 4 im allergic 2 it so now i use methotrexate and it really helps im all better now

Could you be more specific?

Are these Localized Granuloma Annulare,
Generalized (Disseminated) Granuloma Annulare
Perforating Granuloma Annulare,
Linear Granuloma Annulare, or
Subcutaneous Granuloma Annulare

Granuloma annulare is a chronic degenerative skin disorder. The most common form is localized granuloma annulare, which is characterized by the presence of small, firm red or yellow colored bumps (nodules or papules) that appear arranged in a ring on the skin. In most cases, the sizes of the lesions range from one to five centimeters. The most commonly affected sites include the feet, hands, and fingers. In addition to the localized form, there are four less common forms: generalized or disseminated, linear, perforating, and subcutaneous. The lesions associated with granuloma annulare usually disappear without treatment (spontaneous remission). However, the lesions often reappear. The exact cause of granuloma annulare is unknown.

I looked in pubmed but the research is too gastly to go into. Your friend should look at diet as the cure. Very strict low fat, very low simple carbs and many low acid fruits and vegies.


Look on pubmed.com this site is where the doctors post thier theories and experiments. After all...they are just "practicing medicine" and we are the test subjects. I wish her all the best.

I do suggest she try a more holistic approach, meditation, directive thinking, hands on healing. Even if they don't work for her, she will have something else to focus on. Its helped me both ways.