The one community I belong in is defined by my interest. My interest involves is spreading awareness, raising money, and communicating with people who suffer from Crohn's Disease or Ulcerative Colitis. As an individual who suffers from Crohn's Disease since the age of nine, I want to do everything I possibly can in order to help find a cure for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. From grades seven to eleven, I raised money for Take Steps, Be Heard for Crohn's and Colitis. All the money went toward research to find a cure for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis.…
The gastrointestinal tract or GI tract is essential to our health and survival, if there are any irregularities a series of diseases and complications are left to be exposed. Most digestive diseases target a specific area within the GI tract. However, there is one disease in particular that will target almost the entire system, Crohn’s Disease. Crohn’s disease is when the GI tract becomes inflamed causing swelling and irritable favors. Unfortunately, this disease places under the chronic category.…
Crohn’s Disease Symptoms – Is There a Way to Manage Them? Crohn’s disease symptoms vary from one patient to the next. Depending on how mild or severe the condition is, the signs could be anywhere from mere nausea to bleeding. There are extraintestinal manifestations which are rarely present. The disease can also affect different parts of the body such as the skin, liver, joints and the eyes.…
According to the Crohn’s Foundation of America website, Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory bowel disease where the body’s immune system mistakes good bacteria in the intestines with harmful invaders, so it attacks the bacteria, causing a multitude of symptoms. Kocks had already looked up what Crohn’s disease was before he was even diagnosed, so he was a little bit prepared. In the back of his mind, he kind of knew he had it. Despite being diagnosed with an untreatable disease, Kocks said he doesn’t think it will affect his season.…
There are two forms of inflammatory bowel disease. One is called Crohn’s Disease and the other is called Ulcerative Colitis. Crohn’s can occur in any region of the gastrointestinal track which includes ulceration, fissures and fistulas. Some of the symptoms of Crohn’s disease are diarrhea, rectal bleeding, fever, abdominal pain, fatigue, reduced appetite and weight loss. Some of the complications of Crohn’s disease are that overtime it forms scar tissues inside the gastrointestinal track which leads to obstruction of content to pass by and so you might feel pain in that area.…
According to Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America they say, “Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), which include Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, usually affect as many as 1.4 million Americans, most of whom are diagnosed before age 30.” Even though both diseases have numerous symptoms alike, they have a lot of complicated differences. For example according to the CCFA, “Ulcerative colitis is limited to the large intestine (known as the colon) and the rectum”. Crohns Disease “affects the end of the small intestine (the ileum) and the beginning of the colon, but it can affect any part of the GI tract from the mouth to the anus.” In addition inflammation only happens on the surface layer of the intestinal lining.…
This paper explores a case study about a patient namely Ms.V. She is a 35 year old underweight White American, who had recurrent respiratory infection, MsV has been admitted to the hospital Due to her symptoms; after a biopsy she has been diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. This paper Discusses the etiology as well as medications for low potassium, ulcerative colitis Also, Alternative medicine as well as patient’s education are included. (1) Imbalanced nutrition less than body requirement related to decreased absorption as evidenced by weight loss related to impaired absorption and diarrhea.…
“Crohn’s Disease is one of a group of diseases called inflammatory bowel disease. Crohn's can affect any area from the mouth to the anus. It often affects the lower part of the small intestine called the ileum.” (Diseases, 2014). Crohn’s does not target any specific gender and in most cases run in the family.…
Crohn’s disease is an Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Symptoms can vary depending on the person. The most common symptoms of active crohn’s disease would include: diarrhea, fever, fatigue, abdominal cramping/pain, blood in stool, mouth sores, reduced appetite, weight loss, and perianal disease. Diarrhea is the most common symptom of Crohn’s. People get a low-grade fever more likely due to the inflammation or even infection.…
This is an immune disease that causes the inflammation to fight off an infection caused by the ulcers or pores in the intestine, and according to Crohn 's & Colitis (n.d), the immune system does not know when to shut itself off, therefor leading to tears in the lining of the intestine causing ulcers that create the pain and discomfort experienced. The disease can be classified into different severities; ranging from mild to severe, and having different treatments for more severe…
Crohn’s disease is a long-lasting disease that makes you have inflammation in your GI tract. Inflammation is when a body part because swollen and begins to get red. It affects your small intestine and some of the large intestine. It starts out not very noticeable but over time in affects the person more and more (“Crohn’s Disease.”). People suffer every day from the pain and try everything to make it go away.…
Crohn’s Disease Derell L Latin Jr Brookhaven College Regional enteritis, but most commonly known as Crohn’s Disease is an idiopathic, chronic inflammatory bowel disease that affects the intestines causing swelling and irritation. Most commonly it affects the small intestines and beginning of the large intestine, but can affect any portion of the gastrointestinal tract from the mouth to the anus. Crohn’s can affect men and women of all ages, but is likely to affect people between the ages of 20-29. “Currently about 1.5 million people suffer from Crohn’s Disease in the United States” (Benson), and with no known causes of the disease, any prevention or cure optimism remains unclear. Crohn 's resides in a family of…
Crohn’s disease is a relapsing inflammatory bowel disease that primarily affects the gastrointestinal tract, the lower part of the digestive system. The gastrointestinal tract is a pathway of many similarly hollow organs joined in a long twisting road connecting the stomach to the anus. The contractions of muscles in the GI tract helps in the digestion of food and with the production of many different hormones and enzymes. Crohn’s disease is a fatal disease caused by the inflammation of your digestive tract, which can lead to abdominal pain, severe diarrhea, fatigue, weight loss and malnutrition. Inflammation caused by Crohn's disease can involve different areas of the digestive tract in different people.…
When you're having a Crohn's flare, you'll be dealing with symptoms that include abdominal pain and cramping, diarrhea that can be both sudden and explosive, gas, bloating, nausea, and more. If you have a career and can't just stay home, or if there is an event that you simply must attend, and can't get out of or postpone, or an important meeting, you may want to keep the fact that you have Crohn's disease to yourself, and hide the symptoms that you're having as best you can. It is probably impossible to completely hide all your Crohn's symptoms, but the following 20 tips may help. 1. Take the medicines your doctor has prescribed.…
It’s July 2014. My eyes are still heavy and hard to open from the anesthesia. As I slowly wake up and wait to hear the news, how little did I know that this news would change my life completely, for better and for worse. I was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease, a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestines, when I was nearly 14 years old. At the time, I didn’t quite understand what Crohn’s Disease even was, or how it would affect me on a day to day basis.…