Crohn's Disease
What is it?
Crohn's disease is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It causes
inflammation of the lining of your digestive tract, which can lead to
abdominal pain, severe diarrhea and even malnutrition. Inflammation
caused by Crohn's disease can involve different areas of the digestive
tract in different people.
The inflammation caused by Crohn's disease often spreads deep into the layers of affected bowel tissue. Like ulcerative colitis, another common IBD, Crohn's disease can be both painful and debilitating, and sometimes may lead to life-threatening complications.
The inflammation caused by Crohn's disease often spreads deep into the layers of affected bowel tissue. Like ulcerative colitis, another common IBD, Crohn's disease can be both painful and debilitating, and sometimes may lead to life-threatening complications.
Key Points:
• Often onset has limited symptoms which include weight loss, lethargy, fever, and generally not feeling well.
• Diarrhea, which may be intermittent and bloody.
• Sufferers often experience vague abdominal pain, cramping and spasm or a constant ache.
• The pain can be as severe as acute appendicitis.
• May be seen on x-ray or other abdominal diagnostic imaging - known as skip lesions.
• Any part of the gastrointestinal tract may be affected.
• Diarrhea, which may be intermittent and bloody.
• Sufferers often experience vague abdominal pain, cramping and spasm or a constant ache.
• The pain can be as severe as acute appendicitis.
• May be seen on x-ray or other abdominal diagnostic imaging - known as skip lesions.
• Any part of the gastrointestinal tract may be affected.
How do we treat it?
In Crohn's the barrier of the gut is unable to handle what it faces an so the lining thickens. Our naturopathic approach is a multifaceted one in which diet, lifestyle and medicinal support are often utilized to create a personalized treatment plan to best fit each patient's unique needs.
