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Peng Tao

Gastroenterology

About me

Obtained a medical doctorate from Peking University Medical School in 2008, has been engaged in clinical work at Peking University People's Hospital in the Department of Gastroenterology since 2008, and was appointed by the Central Organization Department to support Qinghai for one year as part of a doctoral team from December 2017 to December 2018.

Member of the Chinese Society of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, member of the Chinese Society of Psychosomatic Diseases, first council member of the Chinese Digestive Psychosomatic Alliance, and expert committee member of the China Association of Chinese and Western Medicine Small Intestine Endoscopy.

Published multiple papers in core journals. Involved in six National Natural Science Foundation projects. Has been granted five patents.

Proficient in diseases

Diagnosis and treatment of Helicobacter pylori-related diseases, inflammatory bowel disease, functional gastrointestinal disorders, chronic gastritis, gallbladder stones, bile duct stones, and pancreatic diseases. Proficient in performing gastroscopy, single-balloon enteroscopy, double-balloon enteroscopy, and duodenoscopy examinations and interventions.
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Does Crohn's disease require medication for life?

Crohn's disease has a treatment course and is not lifelong medication. Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are the two most common types of inflammatory bowel disease, and the incidence is increasing in our country. It is mainly due to various external inducements causing an imbalance in the body's immunity, leading our immune system to attack our own normal tissues. In Crohn's disease, it mainly attacks the mucosa of the gastrointestinal tract. Crohn's disease can occur from the mouth to the anus, but the small intestine is the primary site. This disease can be quickly controlled with medication, but it will relapse after discontinuing the medication because the real cause of this disease is endogenous, an internal immune imbalance, so this disease is incurable. However, the medication has its treatment course and is not for lifelong; however, there is always a possibility of relapse throughout life.