Crohn’s Disease

For no known reason do you suffer from vomiting , diarrhea , stomach cramps and pain? If your like most people you may think its just the food that your eating , or that you may need a detox or colon cleanse. Or you may do like I have done so many times. Take two ginger pills and drink a room temperature Ginger Ale and call it a day. What your Grandma might call a sour stomach , may be Crohn's disease .    

Crohn's disease is a type of inflammatory(swollen) bowel disease that may affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract(stomach & intestines as a unit). Crohn's disease is caused by interactions between environmental, immunological(relating to immunology) and bacterial factors in genetically susceptible individuals. This could result in a chronic inflammatory disorder, in which the body's immune system attacks the gastrointestinal tract possibly directed at microbial antigens.

Crohn’s most commonly affects the end of the small bowel (the ileum) and the beginning of the colon, but it may affect any part of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, from the mouth to the anus.

Crohn’s disease can affect any part of the GI tract. While symptoms vary from patient to patient and some may be more common than others, the tell-tale symptoms of Crohn’s disease include:

Rectal bleeding
Abdominal cramps and pain
Constipation (can lead to bowel obstruction)Urgent need to move bowels
Vomiting
Diarrhea
Weight loss
Skin rashes
Arthritis
Lack of concentration
Tiredness

Crohn's is a chronic disease, so this means patients will likely experience periods when the disease flares up and causes symptoms, followed by periods of remission when patients may not notices symptoms at all.


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