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Crohn’s Disease

Crohn’s Disease. By: Omekia Wilkes. What is Crohn’s Disease?. Crohn’s disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease that affects the intestines. The intestine become irritated and swollen causing pain, diarrhea, and ulcers. What are the symptoms?. Belly pain Diarrhea Mouth sores

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Crohn’s Disease

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  1. Crohn’s Disease By: Omekia Wilkes

  2. What is Crohn’s Disease? • Crohn’s disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease that affects the intestines. • The intestine become irritated and swollen causing pain, diarrhea, and ulcers.

  3. What are the symptoms? • Belly pain • Diarrhea • Mouth sores • Weight loss • Blood in stool • Ulcers • Inflammation in the liver • Arthritis • Loss of appetite • Bowel blockage • Fever • Tears in the anus • Delayed growth • Vomiting • Nausea • Bowels can thicken with scar tissue

  4. What causes the disease? • Heredity/Genetics • Viruses or bacteria that can trigger an abnormal immune reaction • Could be due to an initial immune deficiency

  5. What are the risk factors? • People of all ages are affected by this disease • The same number of men are affected as women • The age for diagnoses is between 20 – 30 years old • Caucasian are more likely to be affected than any other ethnic group. • Environmental factors can play a role- people who live in urban or industrial areas • Smokers

  6. Crohn’s Disease affects:

  7. What is the treatment ? • Mild to moderate treatment usually is treated with an antibiotic • Some of the newer antibiotics come in capsules but are in lower dosage. • Moderate to severe treatment is treated with a steroid or even surgery. • The steroids can be taken as a suppository, by injection, foam, and orally. The form is determined by the severity or location of the condition. • Other Medication: Anti-diarrhea Laxatives Pain relievers Strong Iron Supplements for intestinal bleeding Special Diets

  8. Effects of Treatment can cause: • Susceptibility to infection • Weight gain (particularly increased fatty tissue on the face and upper trunk and back) • Rash • Loss/Excess hair growth • High blood pressure (hypertension) • Accelerated osteoporosis • Cataracts and glaucoma • Diabetes • Wasting of the muscles • Menstrual irregularities • Upper gastrointestinal ulcers • Numbness • Skin disorders / Acne

  9. Coping with Crohn’s Disease • Avoiding stress by: exercising, relaxation and breathing techniques. • Limit the amount of dairy products • Low fat food • Eating high fiber food – passes through the intestines easily than fatty foods • Eating smaller meals • Drinking plenty of fluids • Having a dietitian • Take multivitamins

  10. Resources • Yahoo Health http://health.yahoo.com/digestive-overview/crohn-s-disease-topic-overview/healthwise--uf6004.html • Health Central http://www.healthcentral.com/ibd/irritable-bowel-syndrome-000103_1-145.html • National Digestive Disease Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/crohns_ez/index.htm • Mayo Clinic http://mayoclinic.com/health/crohns-disease/DS00104

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