crohn’s disease

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2. What is Crohn's ? Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestine which affects gastrointestinal tract (GI tract) from the mouth to the anus. It primarily affects the end of the small intestine the ileum where it joins the large intestine (or colon). The Crohn's disease not only affects the last segment of the small intestine, the inflammation can lead to destructive effect in other part of the body like joints, eyes, mouth and skin. It can also develop stones in kidney and gall.

3. Crohn’s Disease Symptoms • Diarrhoea • Fever and fatigue • Abdominal pain and cramping • Reduced appetite and weight loss • Mouth sores • Perianal disease Here are the few Crohn’s Disease Symptoms

4. Crohn’s disease cure Unfortunately, there is no cure for Crohn’s disease. Series of serious research is being carried out by research centre's and medical organizations, however, a permanent solution is yet to found. Managing Crohn's Disease: Managing Crohn's disease is a serious challenge. It is an irritable bowel disease and diet place a major role in managing this disease.  Firstly it requires a lot of self-struggle, patience, and confidence. • Consult with your doctor regularly  • Proper Medication • Dietary considerations • Yoga and Rest

5. Crohn’s Disease Diagnosis It generally takes a lot of time to find the Crohn’s disease, it would even take years. Doctors will start the diagnosis by gathering information about your health history, diet, other symptoms, environment and family history details. After then they will do physical examinations through and add to your record of symptoms. • Lab Test • Endoscopy and Biopsy • Chromoendoscopy • Small Intestinal Imaging

6. Crohn’s Disease Diet • There is no specific diet course for inflammatory bowel disease or Crohn’s disease. It is actually a pure experimentation, the patient has to test and try him/herself with various diets. • He/ She can take some quantities of food and test the reactions of the bowl and then decide what is manageable. One more thing is to keep count of calories and talk to your doctor often. • Crohn’s disease is the result of the immune system attacking its own GI tract. It mistakes the good bacteria with the bad one and starts destroying the same. He/ She must be cautious to keep the inflammatory flare-up levels down.

7. Crohn’s Disease Diet This can help prevent diarrhoea and abdominal cramping. • Grains: Grains have high fiber contents, especially whole grains. High fiber factor can increase abdominal pain and cause diarrhoea. Opt for low fiber foods like white bread, crackers, pasta, and rice. • Fruits and Veggies: Another source of high fiber is Fruits and vegetables. It is not necessary to eliminate every fruit and vegetable from the diet list, but process the food further by steaming it or making it different like sauce, steamed vegetable etc.. Processing food makes the food easily digestible. • Protein and Meat : Avoid higher fat food, try out eggs, fish, peanut butter (creamy versions only), white meat poultry etc.. Such foods that lower fat but protein rich, it helps to stabilize the protein in the body during Crohn’s disease. • Dairy Products : Crohn’s patients cannot tolerate dairy very well. In general fat contents in dairy products creates the risk of gas and diarrhoea. Also, dairy products aggravate the swollen bowels, hence it is highly recommended to take low-fat dairy products like substitutes from plants like yogurt, and cheese made from soy, coconut, almond etc.. • Water : Crohn’s patients should drink abundant water.

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