Crohn's disease
goodtoknow says: 1 in every 1,000 people in the UK has Crohn's disease, a condition where your gut becomes inflamed, but flare-ups respond well to medication. Named after Dr Crohn, who pinpointed it in the 1930s, Crohn's disease can appear at any age and it's not known why you get it, although it can run in families. You may get severe stomach pains, diarrhoea, flatulence and stomach ulcers that can leave scarring and affect your food absorption leaving you run down. Steroids or other drugs can help. An operation to remove part of your gut may be needed if your symptoms become very bad.
For a full medical explanation of the causes, symptoms and treatments of Crohn's disease from patient.co.uk, read on.
Crohn's disease is a condition where there is inflammation in the gut. The disease flares up from time to time. Symptoms vary, depending on the part of the gut affected and the severity of the condition. The most common symptoms include diarrhoea, bloody diarrhoea, abdominal pain, and feeling generally unwell. Medication can often ease symptoms when they flare-up. Surgery to remove sections of the gut is needed to treat some flare-ups. Medication taken regularly may prevent symptoms from flaring-up.
What is Crohn's disease?
Crohn's disease is a condition that causes inflammation of the wall of the gut. Any part of the gut can be affected. This can lead to various symptoms (detailed below). Crohn's disease is named after Dr. Crohn, the person who first described the disease in the 1930s.
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j fields, about 1 year
a friend has just been in hospital and diagnosed after colonoscopy, searching for info of how i could help her!
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anthony hesse, about 1 year
got tested for this wakey disese whats the worst can happen
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