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It can be a both a benefit and a risk. While in remission, a patient with a high fiber diet obtains the same benefits as any normal person. Many patients tolerate all varieties of food and require no dietary restrictions. Patients are encouraged to maintain a nutritionally well balance diet. It is a different matter when a Crohns flare begins. A low fiber diet is found to be more tolerable since a low fiber diet produces less stimulation of secretions and contractions in the small and large intestine. A low fiber diet can be beneficial in the control of abdominal cramps and diarrhea.
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How many people get crohns disease?
1 in every 544 people
What are the chances of passing crohns to your offspring i am a female without Crohns but my boyfriend has crohns Can we have a heathly child?
Crohns disease has not yet been proven to be genetics. People develop Crohns with no family history or having any sort of digestive system issues. The belief that Crohns disease exists is because of today's medical advancement. Peoples immune systems are not as strong as they once were because of immunisation shots and such, this disease is on the UP and more and more people are being diagnosed. So it is hard to say what chances are of your offspring acquiring the disease.
How tall do people with crohns disease grow?
Crohn's (a digestive disease) does not affect growth or height.
Alternatives to prednisone and imuran for crohns disease?
hmm im not sure but something that seems to help people with crohns is remicade...so maybe that?
Why do Jewish people have a higher risk of getting Crohns disease?
Having the answer to this question would go a long way in helping to find a cure. It is not known why certain ethnic groups are more predisposed to getting Crohns disease.
Your son has Crohns is 135 pounds and is still smoking what can you do?
well he might not realize it but if he keeps this up he is gonna die. so you might wanna tell him that. take away the smoking crap and watch him carefully. smoking is VERY VERY bad for people with crohns disease even if youre around people who smoke and you have crohns its VERY bad for you, youre at a risk of death. so imagine whats its like if youre the one that smokes and you have crohns disease.
Can people with crohns disease use chia seeds?
During a flare up, consuming seeds of any kind is a bad idea. Active Crohns disease causes the bowel to thicken and narrow and seeds that try to pass through the narrowed bowel can get stuck causing an obstruction.
How many people die a month of crohns disease?
Readily available cause of death statistics do not list Crohns as a specific condition. In the United States, deaths related to the digestive system amount to 9.6 percent of the total number of monthly deaths. This translates into approximately 4,000 people per month who die from some form of digestive ailment including cancer. Crohns disease would be a very small percentage of those people.
Is Crohns disease a genetic disorder?
There is a genetic component as family members of affected people are more likely to get it, however, most people with Crohn's Disease do not have affected family members so there are other factors that are probably more important.
3 famous people that had a disease?
Micheal J Fox Parkinson's Disease Monty Hall (Lets make a deal) Crohns Disease Will Smith ADHD Sheryl Crow Breast Cancer Peter Jennings Lung Cancer
What percentage of people pass down Crohns disease to their children?
About 20 percent of people with Crohn's disease have a blood relative with some form of inflammatory bowel disease, most often a brother or sister and sometimes a parent or child. The chance of your child developing Crohn's Disease is quite small, most children born to women with Crohn's disease are unaffected.
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.
