Independent patient education. Not medical advice or a substitute for professional care.

Emergency? Call 911 in the U.S. or your local emergency number.

Practical tools

Organize the next conversation.

Print a sheet, write on it, and bring it with you. These tools support preparation; they do not make medical decisions for you.

01

Appointment prep

One page for changes, symptoms, medications, questions, and follow-up.

Open and print →
02

Questions for your doctor

Prompts you can select and adapt before an appointment.

Open and print →
03

Surgery preparation

Conversation and planning prompts for surgery discussions and recovery.

Open and print →

How to use the tools

  1. Pick only the sheet that matches the next conversation.
  2. Complete it in your own words.
  3. Circle the three questions that matter most.
  4. Bring it to the appointment.
  5. Write down decisions, follow-up steps, and who owns each action.

Real questions. Lived experience.

Ask Mike J.

The tools help you prepare for a medical conversation. Ask Mike J. is where you can ask about the lived experience of planning, adapting, and rebuilding around Crohn’s.