Your doctor may request lab tests in order to look for problems that might be linked to Crohn's disease. These tests check for signs of infection, inflammation, internal bleeding, and low levels ...

While Crohn’s disease has no known cure, therapies can greatly reduce its signs and symptoms and even bring about long-term remission for many patients. Understanding the signs and symptoms of ...

Maggie Tretton, now 29, underwent the operation in 2019 after battling Crohn’s disease for more than a decade. “I feel completely different, but at the same time, completely normal,” Tretton ...

Symptoms can be mild or so severe they lead to life-threatening complications. You may have signs of Crohn's disease off and on, and they may go away completely for periods of time, known as ...

While chronic diarrhea and other unbearable GI symptoms may be telltale signs of Crohn's disease, other common symptoms aren't quite so obvious. Maybe that's because this debilitating inflammatory ...

Looking back on my Crohn's disease journey, I think there were signs and symptoms that could have led to an earlier diagnosis had I been aware of the disease's extraintestinal manifestations.

Crohn’s Disease can affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract, but most commonly targets the terminal ileum and proximal colon. A key characteristic of Crohn’s is transmural involvement ...

Crohn’s disease is more than just a digestive disorder ... which can overlook early warning signs elsewhere in the body. However, physicians are increasingly adopting a more holistic approach ...

If you live with Crohn’s disease, you’re already familiar with the incessant fatigue, abdominal pain, and diarrhea that comes along with a Crohn’s diagnosis. Crohn’s is an autoimmune ...

But it isn’t only the gut’s bacteria that show signs of dysfunction in people with Crohn’s disease. Rather unexpectedly, research also shows that the bacteria in the mouth might also be ...

People with Crohn’s disease may experience a variety of gastrointestinal signs and symptoms including diarrhea, stomach pain, nausea, and ulcers. Non-gastrointestinal (stomach-related ...