Crohn's Disease

While there is no known cure for Crohn’s disease, there are treatment strategies that can significantly reduce the impact of symptoms. Here’s what you need to know about Crohn’s! 

Not surprisingly, when things come to a halt in the digestive system, it can cause serious or even life threatening complications. Here’s a look into all the signs a person may encounter while suffering from a bowel obstruction.

Many of the symptoms of Crohn’s disease are gastrointestinal in nature, but in actuality, the entire body can be affected. Here are the 20 most common symptoms of Crohn’s disease.

Unfortunately, there is no specific dietary plan that has proven beneficial for everyone with Crohn’s disease, as different parts of the intestine are affected in different people, and also because the disease can change over time. However, there are several common “trigger foods” that can aggravate the gastrointestinal tract and cause symptoms to occur—including these 12, which may be best avoided.

While there’s no known cure for Crohn’s yet, there are treatments and dietary choices you can make in order to ease the symptoms.

For those with Crohn’s disease, deciding what to eat each day can be challenging. Fortunately there are certain foods that are easy on the digestive system and can help soothe any symptoms when they occur. Here is a list of 7 foods that those with Crohn’s disease should consider eating as part of their regular diet.

Approximately 565,000 people in the U.S. have Crohn’s disease. However, many don’t know why they’ve developed the inflammatory bowel condition. But a new study from the Center for Medical Mycology at Case Western Reserve and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center may have identified a cause. The study identified a specific fungus and two bacteria that […]

La enfermedad de Crohn es una enfermedad inflamatoria dolorosa que solamente en Norteamérica afecta a unas 400.000 a 600.000 personas. Es causada por una combinación de factores bacterianos, ambientales, inmunológicos y genéticos. En la enfermedad de Crohn, el sistema inmunológico de las personas afectadas ataca a los intestinos. No hay una cura conocida para la […]

A recent study from the Hazel Mitchell of the University of New South Wales, in Australia reveals that certain bacteria may trigger and maintain Crohn’s disease. When researchers studied 19 children recently diagnosed with Crohn’s disease and compared the levels of bacteria in their intestinal tracts to 21 healthy children; they found an increase in […]