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Yes. During remissions when Crohn's is not active you can gain weight and that is a good thing as rapid weight loss during a flare up can be cause for concern. Many patients supplement their diet with Ensure or Boost when Crohn's is active.
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∙ 14y agoYes it is normal, because one of crohn's disease symptoms is a decrease in appetite. I was 10 years old and only 24 kilograms which is about 53 pounds. ------------------------- crohns disease can also effect the absorption of foods, nutrition, and calories. If you are experiencing weight loss, try drinking some meal replacements, they are full of the nutrients and calories you need. If you still experience a drop in weight talk to your doctor. Personally ive have a sudden weight drop, 30lbs in one month, turns out i was severly dehydrated. If you feel it is sever like this, talk to a doctor ASAP!
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∙ 14y agoAll I can say is that I have Crohn's Disease, and am rather thin. I do have a friend whose mother has an IBD, and is overweight, however.
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What are symptopms of crohns disease?
The symptoms of Crohn's Disease include many. Headaches, stomach pains, diharrea, nausea, throwing up, dizziness, loss of weight, and loss of appetite. These are the main symptoms of Crohn's Disease.
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.
What is Crohn'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.
What is colitis and crohns disease?
it is an auto immune disease. that makes ur brain think that u have a unknown virus in ur digestive tracks and ur brain makes u have diarhea ,fatigue,weight loss, loss of appetite.
How often is bariatric surgery for Crohns patients needed?
The best I can tell you is that bariatric programs with a large number of patients and with long-term follow-up may be able to offer statistics of patient numbers with Crohns. I am aware that a study was planned in 2006 but I have not been able to find the results. Bariatric surgery for Crohns patients would likely be low since active Crohns disease causes rapid weight loss and nutritional deficiencies. Doctors often recommend that patients with severe Crohns beef up a little as a hedge against the next crisis. Morbidly obese Crohns patients are not common.
How can someone with Crohn's Disease and no large intestine go on a diet so high in fiber as instructed in the Win the War Within Solution plan?
You should not participate in FAD diet programs meant for relatively healthy people when you have Crohns disease. A Crohns patient has enough trouble with food and nutrition without playing the weight loss games offered by diet Guru's. Speak with your bowel health team or doctor and arrange for a nutritionist consult. Crohns disease patients are at very high risk for blockages with high fibre foods should a flare up occur.
What are the characteristics of crohns disease?
Some of the most common symptoms of Crohn's disease are abdominal pain and diarrhea. Rectal bleeding, weight loss, arthritis, skin problems, and fever can also be symtoms. Bleeding may be serious and persistent, which may even cause anemia, so you would need your Dr. to do an Iron test as well as a blood cell count for diagnosis. These are only the most common symptoms. If you suspect you may have Crohn's disease, see your Physician right away, as there are treatments that alleviate many of the poblems arising from this disease.
What are the risk factors of heart disease?
There are many risks for heart disease, hereditary, diet, weight are just a few. To help reduce your chances of heart disease, lower salt intake, eat nutritious meals, exercise regularly, and maintain a healthy weight.
What are the symptoms of Crohns disease Any diet to prevent it ?
Some symptoms of Crohn's disease are Diarrhea, abdominal pain and cramping, blood in your stool, ulcers, and weight loss. A recommended diet would be a lower fiber diet since fiber is poorly digestible, liquid diet, intravenouos nutrition, etc.
Is crohn's disease a disease or condition?
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.
What if your C reactive protein was 19 you are only 29 and have been waking up with headaches and have had blood in your stool what does this mean?
The most common causes of an elevated CRP is infection and inflammation. Elevated CRP can also be caused by auto immune diseases like Crohns disease (its an inflammatory disease and can raise CRP levels). Symptoms of Crohns disease include: diarrhea, blood in the stool, abdominal pain and cramping, fatigue, weight loss and ulcers. Talk to your doctor about your symptoms since you may need further tests to find out what is causing your elevated CRP.
Who is crohn's disease named after?
The symptoms of Crohns disease have been documented since 850 AD. Between 1920 and 1930 an increasing number of patients complaining of abdominal cramping, diarrhea, fever and weight loss that turned out not to be appendicitis was noted. Upon further investigation, Dr's Berg, Oppenheimer and Ginsberg studied 12 patients showing these same symptoms and in 1930 Dr. Burill Crohn published a paper in collaboration with the others including Dr. Paul Klemperer on a medical condition they call "Terminal Ileitis". This condition was later to be renamed Crohns Disease.
