Knowing what to ask helps you take an active role in your care. The goals of treatment are to lower inflammation, prevent flares — times when symptoms return — and keep you in remission, meaning a time when symptoms ease. Medicines do not cure Crohn's disease, but they can reduce inflammation and help bring on remission. No single treatment works for every person. Your doctor chooses options based on your symptoms and where in your digestive tract the inflammation is. Ask what each medicine is designed to do and how you will know whether it is working. Ask what the next step would be if a medicine stops helping. Ask how diet changes or nutritional supplements might fit into your plan. Always let your doctor know about any over-the-counter medicines or supplements you take, since some can make symptoms worse.