I don't know how much you know about EC, Indian86, but the only thing that really helps is not biting, licking, pulling or rubbing the ec areas of your lips. People tend to look for indications to an inflammatory agent, such as nickel or fish, but in fact if you simply do not aggravate the lips externally chances are it will not look puffy even in the morning and this may be the first step to an actual cure, again I am sorry if you have taken this into consideration already but sometimes the small things help improve this condition. Thanks for your sharing of Crohns information as it is not something I condidered before.