Symptoms of Crohn’s disease Crohn’s disease is a disease that classically occurs in relapses. This means that the symptoms usually do not occur permanently but in phases. Such phases in Crohn’s disease usually last several weeks. The main symptoms of this disease are severe abdominal pain and diarrhea. The pain is usually localized in the … Symptoms of Crohn’s disease
Dysfunction of the intestine Dysfunctions of the intestinal tract are the typical symptoms of Crohn’s disease. Watery diarrhea that persists for a long time and abdominal cramps are the leading symptoms in most patients. However, constrictions in the bowel caused by scar tissue as it heals an inflamed area can sometimes lead to constipation. Diarrhoea … Dysfunction of the intestine | Symptoms of Crohn’s disease
Pain as a symptom Along with diarrhea, abdominal pain is the typical symptom of Crohn’s disease, 87% of Crohn’s patients have pain. 20% even when there is no active episode. Severe abdominal pain and long-lasting abdominal cramps are characteristic of Crohn’s disease. However, the pain can also be experienced as dull or stabbing. Since Crohn’s … Pain as a symptom | Symptoms of Crohn’s disease
Influence on the psyche Crohn’s disease is a chronic disease for which there are treatment options, but which cannot be cured. For many patients it is a psychological challenge to suffer from a chronic disease whose progression and individual prognosis is difficult to assess. Since the diagnosis is usually made at a young age (between … Influence on the psyche | Symptoms of Crohn’s disease
Crohn’s disease therapy The goal of Crohn’s disease therapy is to reduce the relapses and alleviate the symptoms. The therapy of relapses is based on the severity of the relapse. There is still no cure for Crohn’s disease. However, if the therapy is optimally adjusted, life expectancy in Crohn’s disease is hardly or not at … Therapy of Crohn’s disease
Therapy of the acute attack Crohn’s disease is a chronic inflammatory disease that progresses in phases. Periods without symptoms alternate with acute phases of the disease. In acute phases, the disease is active and sections of the gastrointestinal tract are inflamed. An acute episode should always be accompanied by a physician in order to contain … Therapy of the acute attack | Therapy of Crohn’s disease
Drugs Different groups of drugs are used in Crohn’s therapy and prophylaxis (). An important group are glucocorticoids, also known as cortisone preparations. A distinction is made between systemic and topical, i.e. only locally effective cortisone preparations. Therapy with cortisone is an integral part of Crohn’s disease treatment. In addition to cortisone, the term steroids … Drugs | Therapy of Crohn’s disease
Injection therapy The administration of injections may be necessary in the following situations in Crohn’s disease: If Crohn’s patients develop vitamin B12 deficiency-related anemia, vitamin B12 must be replaced. This is best done by injecting into the fatty tissue directly under the skin (subcutaneous injections), by injecting into a muscle (intramuscular injections) or directly into … Injection therapy | Therapy of Crohn’s disease
Operation Fistulas are a common complication of Crohn’s disease. A fistula is defined as a duct-like joint that does not develop naturally but rather as part of the disease. A distinction is made between internal fistulas, which connect sections of the intestine with each other or end blind, and external fistulas, which connect the rectum … Operation | Therapy of Crohn’s disease
General causes The diagnosis of Crohn’s disease represents a stroke of fate for many people. Naturally, many of those affected then ask themselves whether they could have done something about the development of the disease in advance. However, relatively little is known about the reasons for the development of Crohn’s disease – despite intensive research … Causes of Crohn’s disease
Mental causes The thesis that the chronic inflammatory bowel diseases Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are also triggered by psychological causes is widespread. For a long time it was assumed that stress and internal conflicts contribute significantly to the development of the disease. In 1950 the two diseases were even included in the catalog of … Mental causes | Causes of Crohn’s disease
The role of stress in Crohn’s disease Many patients with chronic inflammatory bowel diseases suffer from great stress. This is often triggered to a large extent by the disease itself. The fear of the next episode or social isolation is all too familiar to most patients. This also explains why those affected suffer from depression … The role of stress in Crohn’s disease | Causes of Crohn’s disease
