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. Usually Crohn’s aims towards the small intestine and the first section of the large intestine but any area within the GI tract is fair game. The answer as to how Crohn’s disease developed is undiscovered. Although, “Researchers believe the following
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These test include: labs, CT scans, GI series, and intestinal endoscopy. During the lab tests a sample of blood and stool will be taken. Blood is taken for red blood cell count to detect signs of anemia and for white blood cells to detect areas of inflammation. Stool is taken for a comparison it could potentially have in other digestive diseases. A CT scan is a variety of x-rays and when patients drink a contrast medium substance the scans are able to tell that is for certain Crohn’s disease and the issues that will come along with it. GI series is where a patient will be placed in front of an x-ray and will be told to drink barium which will make the stomach, small intestine, and esophagus more visible on the x-ray for detection. Lastly, the most precise technique of determining Crohn’s disease is the intestinal endoscopy. There are three kinds of endoscopies: upper GI endoscopy, colonoscopy, and capsule endoscopy. In an upper GI endoscopy a camera in the shape of a tube will be placed through the patient’s esophagus reaching the stomach for better viewing. In a colonoscopy the same kind of instrument is used but this tube will be placed through the rectum into the colon searching for irritated tissue, ulcers, and polyps. The next method is a capsule endoscopy where a small camera is shaped in a capsule and when it is ingested it will
These test include: labs, CT scans, GI series, and intestinal endoscopy. During the lab tests a sample of blood and stool will be taken. Blood is taken for red blood cell count to detect signs of anemia and for white blood cells to detect areas of inflammation. Stool is taken for a comparison it could potentially have in other digestive diseases. A CT scan is a variety of x-rays and when patients drink a contrast medium substance the scans are able to tell that is for certain Crohn’s disease and the issues that will come along with it. GI series is where a patient will be placed in front of an x-ray and will be told to drink barium which will make the stomach, small intestine, and esophagus more visible on the x-ray for detection. Lastly, the most precise technique of determining Crohn’s disease is the intestinal endoscopy. There are three kinds of endoscopies: upper GI endoscopy, colonoscopy, and capsule endoscopy. In an upper GI endoscopy a camera in the shape of a tube will be placed through the patient’s esophagus reaching the stomach for better viewing. In a colonoscopy the same kind of instrument is used but this tube will be placed through the rectum into the colon searching for irritated tissue, ulcers, and polyps. The next method is a capsule endoscopy where a small camera is shaped in a capsule and when it is ingested it will