Crohn disease is a continuous condition affecting primarily the digestive or "GI" tract. This disease can affect any part of the digestive tract, but usually the end of the small intestine and/or the begining of the large intestine. Crohns disease is a subcatagory of the inflammatory bowel diseases with symptoms that are very similar. This disease was first identified and named after Dr. Burrill Burnard Crohn in 1932. Although Crohns disease was not discovered and named until the early to mid 20th century, the disease unknowingly affected many throughout history and ancient times with first records of inflamed colon issues back in Greek times during the early 400 BCE's. This disease is slowly becomingmore common as people are more aware of
