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1joan posted:

My mother is battling Crohns. She is 81 years old. It was brought up that chemo treatments may boost her immune system due to multiple flair-ups. Does chemo not decrease immune system strength?

2 Replies |Watch This Discussion | Report This| Share this:CrohnsMy mother is battling Crohns. She is 81 years old. It was brought up that chemo treatments may boost her immune system due to multiple flair-ups. Does chemo not decrease immune system strength?

sheba_q responded:

Plenty of people with Crohn's are given a low dose of an immune suppressant as their bodies immune system has gone into overdrive and is attacking itself instead of a foreign invader. Chemo also lowers the immune system for the same basic reason - although the doses given for cancer are much higher than the kind of immune suppression that Crohn's people get.

I hope that helps.

Report This| Share this:CrohnsPlenty of people with Crohn's are given a low dose of an immune suppressant as their bodies immune system has gone into overdrive and is attacking itself instead of a foreign invader. Chemo also lowers the immune system for the same basic reason - although the doses given for cancer are much higher than the kind of immune suppression that Crohn's people get.<br /><br />I hope that helps.

1joan replied to sheba_q's response:

Thanks for the info. I will share it with my mom.

Report This| Share this:CrohnsThanks for the info. I will share it with my mom.

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