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Does Crohn's disease affect certain groups of people more frequently than others?
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The cause of Crohn's disease is not known. Many sources such as bacterial and viral causes have been searched for but never confirmed. Dietary and possible allergenic factors have also been excluded. Although emotional factors are not a cause of Crohn's, they seem to have an impact on the course of the disease. Environmental, genetic, and immunological factors have been researched at length. Conclusions drawn at this time indicate that many of these factors could play a role in Crohn's disease. Crohns is described as an idiopathic disease. Further research is ongoing to find the true cause of this chronic disease. While there is no simple correlation from parent to offspring, the disease does tend to run in families and studies are ongoing. It is known that as many as 20 to 25 percent of patients with Crohn's disease have a relative with CD or ulcerative colitis. There is also a proportionally higher incidence among certain ethnic groups. Those of eastern European decent and Jewish heritage have a higher incident of the disease. Crohn's disease appears to be a disease that primarily affects those living in Western, industrialized societies.
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Crohns disease and does it affect dogs?
Yes, dogs are diagnosed with this intestinal disease and are often treated with anti-inflammatory medications.
Which body system is affected by the autoimmune disorder known as Crohn's disease?
Crohns disease can affect the digestive system from mouth to anus.
Does Crohn's disease affect the stomach?
It CAN affect the stomach.While Crohn's Disease is most frequently associated with the intestines, it can occur at any point in the gastrointestinal tract. This includes the stomach and duodenum (between the stomach and small intestine). This specific variant is called Gastroduodenal Crohn's Disease.
What disease can affect the whole gastrointestinal tract from the mouth to the anus as well as other parts of the body?
Crohns disease. Usually affecting the intestines Crohns can show up anywhere and even cause problems with adjoining organs and limbs.
Does crohns disease affect a certain age group?
NO age makes no difference with Crohn's disease. Toddlers can develop Cronh's as can senior citizens of any advanced age. There are really no indications of age making a difference as to when it starts but it can certainly make a difference in the treatment and course of the disease.
How does Crohns Disease affect the person with the disease?
well my sister has crohns disease,and it affects everyone. but to answer your question...it changes their diet so they cant have certain foods,they have to take their meds or whatever they do to control it everyday or when needed, and deal with the pain and other medical problems that come with it. i know of a website that might help but im not sure so I'll give it to you anyway. www.ccfa.org
What is crohns's disease?
Crohns disease is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting the intestines. Crohns disease can affect the digestive system anywhere from the mouth to the anus. It most often causes ulcerations in the large and small bowels, typically at the joining of the two bowels called the ileum (located on the right side of the abdomen near the appendix) but can manifest anywhere in the digestive tract. Symptoms include but are not exclusive to, abdominal pain often severe, cramping, nausea, frequent diarrhea, rectal bleeding. These symptoms often result in severe weight loss, fatigue, and depression. Follow the link provided below for much more information. Crohns disease is an inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract that affects both children and adults. Crohns can affect any part of the digestive tract from the mouth to the anus. The cause of Crohns disease is unknown. Common symptoms of Crohns disease can include abdominal pain and tenderness, diarrhea, anal pain and or drainage, rectal bleeding, severe weight loss, mouth sores, fissures, fever, infections, bloating, gas and rectal abscess. Patients can also have problems outside of the digestive tract, including skin rash, joint pain, eye redness and liver problems. Crohns disease is a chronic illness, medical and surgical treatments can help control the course of the disease, but cannot cure it. Treatments now are allowing many patients to experience long periods of symptom-free remission.
Does crohns disease disqualify you from being a fighter pilot?
This very much depends on your military doctor if you are already in the armed forces. Crohns disease can be in remission for years, but can flare at anytime. Depending on the severity of the flare up and when it happens it would not be a good idea to be in the cockpit of an aircraft at the time. You certainly would be grounded during such a flare as the medications used to control a Crohns attack can affect your performance both physically and mentally.
Does ethnicity affect one's chances of getting the Crohns disease?
There seems to be some evidence of this. Research has pointed to evidence of a genetic predisposition to various chronic Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IDB). Incidence among Jewish individuals of Eastern European descent is one finding. The rate is at least two and up to eight times more specifically common in Ashkenazi Jews. Crohns disease occurs in all ethnic groups and races but its incidence is highest in Caucasians and Jewish people. The Crohns & Colitis Foundation of America has estimated that over 2 million Americans suffer from some form of inflammatory disease. There is an equal incidence of Crohns in males and females.
What is inflammatory bowel disease?
Inflammatory bowel disease refers to two different but related diseases. Ulcerative colitis and Crohns disease are incurable chronic diseases of the intestinal tract. The two diseases are often grouped together as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) because of their similar symptoms. As many as four million people (including one million Americans, 23,000 Australians, and 250,000 Canadians) worldwide suffer from a form IBD. Crohns disease can affect the small and large intestine as well as other organs in the digestive tract. Unlike ulcerative colitis, which only affects the inner layer, Crohns disease commonly involves all layers of the intestinal wall. Ulcerative colitis, affects the inner lining of the large intestine (colon) and rectum. The disease does not affect the small intestine.
What is the difference between colitis and crohns disease?
Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis have similar symptoms, but are different in the manner in which they affect the digestive tract. Each disease also has different treatments. With colitis only the large intestine (colon) and rectum are inflamed. With Crohns, any part of the digestive system can be affected
