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Crohn's Disease
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Crohn's disease is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It causes inflammation of the lining 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. The inflammation caused by Crohn's disease often spreads deep into the layers of affected bowel tissue. Crohn's disease can be both painful and debilitating, and sometimes may lead to life-threatening complications. While there's no known cure for Crohn's disease, therapies can greatly reduce its signs and symptoms and even bring about long-term remission. With treatment, many people with Crohn's disease are able to function well.
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This video explains Crohn's disease, an inflammatory bowel disease that causes inflammation of the lining of the digestive tract. It covers the symptoms this can lead to, including abdominal pain, severe diarrhea, fatigue, weight loss and malnutrition, that inflammation can involve different areas in different people and spread deep into bowel tissue, and that therapies can greatly reduce its signs and symptoms as described.
Key points
- Defines Crohn's disease as an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
- Lists effects including abdominal pain, severe diarrhea, fatigue, weight loss and malnutrition
- Notes inflammation can involve different areas of the digestive tract in different people
- Notes inflammation often spreads deep into the layers of affected bowel tissue and can be painful, debilitating and sometimes lead to life-threatening complications
- States there is no known cure in the source, while therapies can greatly reduce signs and symptoms and bring about long-term remission
Video Overview
This video presents “Crohn's Disease” — Crohn's disease is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It causes inflammation of the lining of your digestive tract, which can lead to abdominal pain, severe diarrhea, fatigue, weight loss and malnutrition. Inflammation caused by Crohn's. Whether you are preparing for a procedure, studying the technique, or learning how a condition is assessed, the recording shows the process as it is performed in practice.
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