Crohn's Disease

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2. INTRODUCTION ABOUT CROHN’S DISEASE Crohn’s disease is an autoimmune disease. A study from Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America revealed that as many as 700,000 American people are diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. 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

4. 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 tests are required in order to look for any problems linked to intestinal inflammation and thereby early identification of the disease. Lab tests may include: Blood protein levels Body mineral levels Red blood cell counts White blood cell counts Blood sedimentation rates Stool samples to check for blood or infectious microbes

5. 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.

6. Crohn’s Disease Diet The victim should look for a more balanced diet, that is protein rich but also easily digestible. During Crohn’s disease, it is good to have low-fibre diets that avoid fruits and vegetables, nuts, raisins, seeds and whole grains. Low fiber foods are easy to digest and tend to stimulate less secretion of intestinal fluids that causes less contraction in the bowel. 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.

7. Crohn’s Disease Diet 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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