“OOOO I’m not going to make it I’m not going to make it”, “Sweetie when was the last time you ate something, I’m pretty sure it was the day before yesterday”, “OWWWW I’m Dying!” These scenes seem weird to the naked mind right? Well for someone with Crohn’s disease this is a routine day. Throughout the Couse of this speech I hope to enlighten my audience of the origin of Crohns disease and the exercises taken to delay the disease. This ailment when discovered to late or without treatment may…
Crohn’s disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) characterized by inflammation of the digestive or gastrointestinal tract. Crohn’s can affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract from the mouth to the anus, but is more commonly found at the end of the small intestine where it joins the beginning of the large intestine (or colon). It can also affect an individual’s eyes, skin, and joints. Interestingly, the incidence and prevalence of Crohn’s disease is high in industrialized…
Tracy McCuiston Johnson Dr Scott Pathophysiology 15 March 2017 Crohn’s Disease ABSTRACT Crohn’s disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease characterized by inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract that progresses to lesions.. The etiology of Crohn’s disease is not known but it is thought that a combination of environmental and genetic factors are the cause. Researchers have found several defective genes involved in the relationship between the innate immune system and the microbiome of…
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…
(which accounts for approximately 30% of classification) and Ileocolic (which accounts for approximately 50% of classification). Other conditions with similar symptoms include but are not limited to tuberculosis, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), ulcerative colitis, Behcet’s Disease (Abbvie.…
Crohn’ disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease characterized by inflammation of the digestive, or gastrointestinal tract. In fact, Crohn’s can affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract from the mouth to the anus, but it is more commonly found at the end of the small intestine called the ileum. The most common symptoms of Crohn’s diseases are diarrhea, cramping and pain in your abdomen, and weight loss. Your digestive system is made up of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract also…
affects the mental and physical capacity of the individual, causing one to feel worthless and depressed because of the complications from the disease. The Crohn’s disease is classified with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), irritable bowel, and ulcerative colitis,…
Mononucleosis also known as mono is commonly called the kissing disease. Mono is a virus caused by the Epstein-Barr virus. Which affects the lymphocytes and white blood cells that help support a person’s immunity. Mono can be easily be spread through a cough or sneeze. Along with by sharing a glass or food utensils with someone who is infected at the time. Mononucleosis has many signs and symptoms that come with the virus. These would include fatigue, malaise, a sore throat and fever. Along…
Gallstones or Gall Bladder stones are hard deposits present in your gall balder which are mainly made up of cholesterol, salt, or bilirubin, that are discarded red blood cells. These stones move stealthily inside the gall bladders. The gall bladder is a small organ that functions as the storage place for bile (a digestive fluid) that is made in the liver. These stones also vary in size as in some cases, they are as small as grains or sometimes they are large as the size of a plum. In 80 percent…
Crohn’s Disease (CD) is an inflammatory bowel disease that is chronic, relapsing, transmural inflammation of uncertain etiology that can affect any portion of the digestive tract from mouth to anus, but is predominantly seen in the terminal ileum and/or colon (Inflammatory Bowel Disease article). The name of the disease came from Dr. Burill Crohn, who first described the disease in 1932. Crohn’s Disease is part of a group called Irritable Bowel Disease (IBD). CD differs from other IBD’s in…