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Crohn's disease

Crohn's disease. Ms. Storkey Brandon and Michelle HFA 4UI May 5th , 2014. What is Crohn’s disease?.

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Crohn's disease

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  1. Crohn's disease Ms. Storkey Brandon and Michelle HFA 4UI May 5th , 2014

  2. What is Crohn’s disease? Crohn’s disease is a chronic, incurable and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). When you have Crohn's disease, your body's immune system begins attacking healthy cells in your GI tract (gastrointestinal tract), causing inflammation (Christian N. 2013). Information Video about Crohn’s disease: http://www.crohnsandcolitisinfo.com/Crohns/Info-Videos

  3. How does it occur to our body? Crohn’s disease can occur anywhere in the digestive tract. It can affect any part of the gut, from the mouth all the way down to the anus. (Crohn’s and Me)

  4. Picture of Crohn’s disease in mouth (Google picture)

  5. Who is most likely to be affected ? Crohn’s disease can affect any age, but people at the age of 15 to 35 are at a higher risk of this disease. Canada has one of the highest incidence of Crohn’s disease according to Canadian Digestive Health Foundation Public Series (2010).

  6. What are some symptoms? • Diarrhea • Loss weight • Blood in your stool • Abdominal pains (Jay W. Marks, July 2013) Other symptoms: • Fever • Mouth sores • Eye inflammation • Skin disorders (Mayo clinic, 2011)

  7. Causes Of Crohn’s • Immune System Problems • Genetics • Environmental Factors (http://www.webmd.com/ibd-crohns-disease/crohns-disease/crohns-disease-causes)

  8. Immune System Your body naturally fights bad microbes. With crohn’s your immune system will sometimes attack helpful microbes.

  9. Genetics 10-20% of people who have crohn’s have at least 1 person in their family who has the disease.

  10. Environmental factors • Microbes such as viruses and bacteria from food • Cigarette smoke • Others though they are still unknown

  11. Prevention Crohn’s cannot be prevented because the actual cause of it is still unknown. • http://www.webmd.com/ibd-crohns-disease/crohns-disease/tc/crohns-disease-prevention

  12. 10 Foods to avoid if you have Crohn’s disease. • Nuts. • Fruits with skin. • Popcorns. • Fried Foods • Cured Meat 6. Seeds 7. Tomatoes 8. Coffee or Chocolate 9. Alcohol 10. Dairy ( Milk)

  13. Home Treatment for Crohn’s disease • No smoking. Smoking makes Crohn's disease worse. • Eating a healthy diet. It’s better to eat 5-6 small meals than 2-3 large meals. • Not using antibiotics unless they have been prescribed for you by a doctor. • Getting regular exercise. • Relax and get risk of stress ( WebMD, 2013)

  14. The Impact of Crohn’s disease on everyday life http://www.crohnsandme.com/crohns-disease-support/crohns-episode.aspx (Lois, Crohn’s and Me)

  15. Bibliography Mayo Clinic (Aug 9th, 2011). Symptoms. Diseases and Conditions -Crohn’s disease. Retrieved April 30th, 2014, from: http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/crohns-disease/basics/symptoms/con-20032061 Christian N. (Aug 23th, 2013). What is Crohn’s disease? What causes Crohn’s disease? Medical News Today. Retrieved May 2nd, 2014, from: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/151620.php

  16. Consumer Health Information ( May 2008). Facts about Crohn’s disease. Retrieved May 5th, 2014 from: http://www.fda.gov/downloads/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm107364.pdf Crohn’s and Me. What’s Crohn? Your body and Crohn’s disease. Retrieved May 5th, 2014 from: http://www.crohnsandme.com/crohns-information/what-is-crohns.aspx

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