Is anyone aware of what Crohn's Disease is?

[mollyyy]

I have this disease and no one seems to know what it is or what you have to do to deal with it. It is incurable and a cruel disease. Let me know who knows what it is about, because we need to make it more aware!I have been diagnosed with this and not a lot of people are aware of it. It is a cruel disease I have been dealing with for 1 year now. Please get people aware of this! It is terrible! and if you have it, please let me know!

[Sweetpeace]

It is the inflammation of the bowel segments, you should consume low-residue,high-protein and vitamins,and non gas forming diets, if your a smoker better stop smoking too;)

[scottclear]

Go to www.ccfa.org.

[cluckincom]

Crohn's disease (also known as regional enteritis) is a chronic, episodic, inflammatory condition of the gastrointestinal tract characterized by transmural inflammation (affecting the entire wall of the involved bowel) and skip lesions (areas of inflammation with areas of normal lining between). Crohn's disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and can affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract from mouth to anus; as a result, the symptoms of Crohn's disease vary between affected individuals. The main gastrointestinal symptoms are abdominal pain, diarrhea (which may be bloody) or constipation, and weight loss. Crohn's disease can also cause complications outside of the gastrointestinal tract such as skin rashes, arthritis, and inflammation of the eye.[1]The disease was independently described in 1904 by Polish surgeon Antoni Lesniowski and in 1932 by American gastroenterologist Burrill Bernard Crohn, for whom the disease was eponymized

[Scott and Amy R]

An estimated 500,000 Americans have Crohn's disease, an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes chronic inflammation of the intestinal tract. Like ulcerative colitis, another common IBD, Crohn's disease can be both painful and debilitating and sometimes may lead to life-threatening complications.In my case, the disease is centralized near my terminal ilieum (near the colon). There's no known medical cure for Crohn's disease. However, therapies are available that may greatly reduce the signs and symptoms of Crohn's disease and even bring about a long-term remission. (When healthly I take about 16 pills a day, when in a flare up, I lose count.) Here are some famous people with Crohn's Disease:Mike McCready, Pearl Jam GuitaristAnastacia Kirkland, singerTheo Fleury – NHLShane Corson– NHLDavid Garrard - NFLShannon Doherty, actressDwight EisenhowerMarvin Bush, Dubya's brotherGeorge "the animal" Steele, legendary wrestlerAn interesting 1st person account from someone with Crohn's is here: http://livingwithcrohnsdisease.blogspot.com/

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