Crohn’s is an incurable inflammatory bowel disease that can damage the intestine over time; Crohn’s disease can cause painful gas, diarrhea, rectal bleeding, and the inability to eat normally.
The actual cause of crohns disease is still unknown. It is suspected by scientist that a certain bacteria called mycobacterium may contribute to crohns. Although diet plays an important part for one suffering with crohns it is unlikely that ones diet is the primary cause of crohns (Crohns Disease.
Crohns causes ulcerations on the inner surface of the small and large intestines, the digestive system can also be affected anywhere from the mouth to the anus. Over time the ulcerations will become deeper and larger which will cause the bowel to stiffen. The bowel will become progressively more narrowed as the disease progresses. When deep ulcers occur it perforates holes in the bowel, bacteria can build up within the bowels that can spread and infect other organs. (Crohns Disease) medicinenet.com Crohns disease involves different areas through out the body. The small intestine and the colon are the most common areas affected by crohns disease. The symptoms of crohns disease vary from mild to severe, in some cases the symptoms will develop gradually or will suddenly occur without warning. You can also experience a time where you have no signs or symptoms (Crohns Disease Symptoms).
Diarrhea is common symptom of crohns disease. The infected areas of your intestine will become inflamed this will make water and salt secrete out of the intestine. But one who suffers with this disease, the colon is not able to entirely absorb excess fluid causing diarrhea (Crohns Disease Symptoms).
Another symptom is abdominal pain and cramping. The walls of your...
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...gery is mostly successful the results are usually temporary. If crohns recurs, it is normally where the tissue was reconnected or someplace new in the digestive tract.
In Conclusion, Crohn’s disease can be a very serious matter. There are several ways to treat this disease. Crohn’s disease can have symptoms ranging from mild to very severe and can possibly be treated by just an anti-inflammatory medicine. As I stated earlier, even with the surgery, Crohn’s will probably come back. This is a disease that affects many people in the United States at a variety of age, race, and gender. Although it is more common in some than others, there is still no clue as to why people get it. There is no cure, only treatments.
Works Cited
http://www.medicinenet.com/crohns_disease/page15.htm
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/crohns-disease/basics/treatment/con-20032061
in the upper GI tract. Gastric and duodenal ulcers can also result from Crohn’s disease and Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (ZES). The patient does not report a history of Crohn’s disease nor is he symptomatic for it. His symptoms do not indicate (ZES). ZES is a hyper secretory gastric acid disorder that results in multiple peptic ulcers, kidney stones, watery diarrhea and malabsorption.
complications include hemorrhage, perforation, obstruction (from intessusception or volvulus) and neoplasia. In our case the patient had a proximal small bowel obstruction secondary to gallstone ileus with impaction of two smaller stones at a MD. This is exceptionally rare with only 3 cases having been reported in the literature. The techniques for surgical resection of MD are simple diverticulectomy or a segmental small bowel resection. As far as we know, there are no studies directly comparing these two resection techniques. However, as in our case, if the small bowel lumen is in danger of being narrowed or the neck of the diverticulum is wide, a segmental resection is favored over a simple diverticulectomy. [3]
Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory bowel disease. It is a fairly common disease that affects a large population causing abdominal pain, frequent bloody stools, and fatigue
“Crohn’s is usually thought of as an old person’s disease,” said Michael. The harsh reality is that many Crohn’s sufferers are college-aged teens, many of whom were diagnosed as young children.
Crohn’s disease is a chronic disorder of the digestive system. I can affect any area of the gastrointestinal system from the mouth to the anus. Its inflammatory process may spread to include skin, eyes, joints, mouth and sometimes the liver (Chang, 2008). Males and females appear to be affected proportionately. Crohn’s disease can occur in people of any age, but it is mostly a disease of adolescents and young adults. However, Crohn’s disease may occur in people over 70 years old and in young children (Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America, 2009).
E. coli are bacteria that can cause an infection in various parts of your body, including your intestines. E. coli bacteria normally live in the intestines of people and animals. Most types of E. coli do not cause infections, but some produce a poison (toxin) that can cause diarrhea. Depending on the toxin, this can cause mild or severe diarrhea.
Hypothesis about signs and symptoms: Symptoms: cramping, diarrhea, and dehydration. These symptoms were thought to be due to the disease withdrawing fluid from the blood and irritating the stomach and
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To develop normally in the colon at the places vulnerable naturally occur under the influence of pressure, where there is a single theory explain why the incidence of this disease is increased pressure in the colon that cause the weakened wall diverticula leading to infection, or blockage in the narrow opening of the diverticulum may reduce blood flow to the area, leading to inflammation.
The tissue of the digestive tract becomes inflamed. The inflammation starts to eat away at the lining of the digestive tract. Ulcers then form, causing diarrhea and occasional bleeding. Nobody knows exactly what causes Crohn’s disease.... ...
However, these side effects can be avoided with the proper amount of vitamin and mineral supplements. Up to 20 percent of patients who undergo the operation will require follow-up surgeries to correct complications. Common problems include abdominal hernias, breakdown of the staple line and stretched stomach outlets. There’s rapid regain of weight and all sorts of medical problems. From vitamin deficiencies to constant illness, stomach upsets, diarrhea, fatigue and horrible wound infections. Many people don’t want to admit they’ve had problems because they’re so happy to be thin; “People who have had the surgery the past couple of years are in a honeymoon state”, states Guthrie, Catherine. The author of “Bariatric Surgery: A Radical Obesity Fix. They is so thrilled to be thin. They believe being thin at all costs is more important than their own lives. Even if the patients have problems although these are some complications, most patients undergo only one surgery and there's an 85 percent success rate.
...ischarged, until the patient gains bowel function. This time may vary. Most patients are normally on a fluid restricted diet, until there intestines are fully recovered from the surgery. (Mayo Clinic, 2012)
One of the most common mysteries in the world is the development of autoimmune diseases. An autoimmune disease is when the immune system, which usually keeps your body healthy thinks that your healthy cells are antigens and attacks them. This is irony right? It is against properties of evolution for an immune system to attack itself causing sickness and possibly death if untreated. There are about 80 different types of autoimmune diseases, which usually have periods of little to no symptoms and worsening symptoms. What particularly creates confusion in the world is the autoimmune disease, inflammatory bowel disease, which affects almost about five million people worldwide.
Campylobacter is a bacterial pathogen that causes fever, diarrhea, and abdominal cramps. It is the commonly identified bacterial cause of diarrhea illness in the world. These bacteria live in the intestines of birds, and most raw poultry meat has the bacteria in it. Eating undercooked chicken or other food that has been contaminated with the juices dripping from raw chicken is the most frequent source of this particular infection.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 2014. Web. 20 May 2014.