2. WHAT IS CROHN’S DISEASE??
CROHN’S DISEASE IS LISTED UNDER AN INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE. THIS DISEASE MESSES
WITH THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM BY IRRITATING THIS SYSTEM. IT CAN BE VERY, VERY PAINFUL AND
UNCOMFORTABLE. THIS DISEASE CAN EVEN BE DEBILITATING TO SOME PEOPLE BECAUSE THE PAIN IS SO
BAD.
ON THE NEXT FEW SLIDES WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE CAUSES, SYMPTOMS, TREATMENTS AND CURES.
3. THE SYMPTOMS OF CROHN'S DISEASE
• DIARRHEA
• ABDOMINAL PAIN
• CRAMPING
• BLOOD IN STOOL
• ULCERS
• REDUCED APPETITE
• WEIGHT LOSS
AS WITH EVERY CASE THE SYMPTOMS VARY FROM PERSON.
EVERY DOESN’T EXPERIENCE ALL THESE AND VICE VERSA
4. CAUSES
• THERE ARE 2 POSSIBLE CAUSES OF THIS DISEASE.
ONE IS HEREDITY. SOMEONE WITH A HISTORY OR FAMILY MEMBERS THAT HAVE ARE MORE LIKELY TO GET
THIS DISEASE
THE SECOND IS THE IMMUNE SYSTEM. THIS DISEASE IS SOMEWHAT OF AN AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE.
5. CURES?
• AT THIS POINT IN TIME THERE ARE NO CURES. THERE ARE STILL WORKING ON FINDING ONE. THE ONLY
THING IS ARE TREATMENTS TO EASE THE SYMPTOMS OF THE DISEASE.
6. TREATMENTS FOR CROHN'S DISEASE
• THERE IS NOT JUST ONE TREATMENT FOR THIS DISEASE.
• MOST PEOPLE TAKE ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS BECAUSE THE GOAL IS TO REDUCE INFLAMMATION AS
I HAD BEFORE.
• YOU CAN ALSO TAKE AN OTC FOR THIS DIGESTIVE DISORDER.
