NYC’s Leading Integrative Health Care Center
NYC’s Leading Integrative Health Care Center
Crohn’s Disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel condition that can deeply affect daily life. While not usually fatal, it can lead to complications over time that may reduce life expectancy if left unmanaged. At Patients Medical in NYC, our integrative approach blends conventional gastroenterology with root-cause, functional healing strategies to help patients regain control of their health and quality of life.
We focus not just on calming flares, but on healing the gut and reducing immune triggers long term.
Crohn’s is an autoimmune-driven condition that causes chronic inflammation anywhere in the digestive tract—most commonly the small intestine and colon. It affects about 780,000 Americans, often beginning in early adulthood.
Most individuals with Crohn’s live a normal lifespan, especially with effective treatment. However, complications like bowel obstructions, fistulas, chronic malnutrition, or long-term corticosteroid use can pose risks.
With an integrative care plan and proactive monitoring, these risks can be significantly reduced.
Conventional care treats inflammation; functional medicine seeks to understand why your immune system is attacking your gut in the first place.
At Patients Medical, we go beyond basic GI imaging to get a full picture of your immune and gut health.
Food is medicine—especially for Crohn’s. We design personalized plans to reduce inflammation and support gut healing:
Targeted supplements help repair the gut lining, reduce inflammation, and rebalance immunity:
Digestive enzymes and bile salts
Crohn’s often causes malabsorption. We use IVs to bypass the gut and restore nutrient levels:
Glutathione and amino acids
We use customized gut repair protocols to support microbial balance, reduce permeability, and strengthen the mucosal barrier.
Stress directly worsens Crohn’s flares. Our tools for nervous system support include:
Josh, 29, came to Patients Medical with severe diarrhea, abdominal cramping, and joint pain. He had been diagnosed with Crohn’s three years earlier and was on corticosteroids with only partial relief.
We discovered:
His customized plan included:
By month 4, Josh had 80% symptom relief, normalized labs, and had weaned off steroids under physician supervision.
In most cases, no. With proper treatment and monitoring, patients live normal lifespans. Risks arise with complications or untreated inflammation.
There is no medical cure, but many patients achieve long-term remission through lifestyle and integrative support.
Common triggers include gluten, dairy, processed foods, alcohol, sugar, and artificial additives.
Stress can disrupt gut immunity and microbiome health, directly triggering flares.
Not necessarily. We work to reduce medication dependency by supporting your body naturally.
Surgery is common in Crohn’s but not inevitable. Our goal is to avoid or delay surgical intervention through prevention.
There is a genetic component, but environmental and immune triggers often play a larger role.
L-glutamine, curcumin, omega-3s, probiotics, and vitamin D are often beneficial—always supervised by a physician.
Yes, we treat both adults and children with Crohn’s using age-appropriate integrative care.
We are out-of-network but provide superbills for reimbursement. Many diagnostic labs may be partially covered.
Patients Medical specializes in gently helping the patient identify the root cause of their medical issues and then assist them to recover from their problems to help them move forward to good health.
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