Specific Carbohydrate Diet as Maintenance Therapy in Crohn's Disease

Inclusion Criteria:

* Adult or pediatric patients presenting with a new diagnosis or flare of existing Crohn's disease based on standard diagnostic criteria including: clinical symptoms, laboratory parameters, disease activity indices (Pediatric Crohn's Disease Activity Index (PCDAI) for patients \<19years and Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI) for patients \>19years), pathology from upper endoscopy/colonoscopy and imaging studies.

Exclusion Criteria:)

* Pregnancy
* Other autoimmune conditions including celiac disease, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis
* Otherwise immunosuppressed patients including HIV and prior organ transplant
* Patients diagnosed with ulcerative colitis or indeterminate colitis
* Active tuberculosis