Crohns disease is a chronic Inflammatory Bowel Disease IBD which produces persistent irritation of the gastrointestinal tract ...

Crohn s disease is a chronic inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract, mostly affecting the ileum. The inflammation can extend through the intestinal wall and tends to be asymmetric and ...

A first-year nursing student at CNC has landed a national scholarship thanks to her efforts in the classroom and among the inflammatory bowel disease community. Wynne Fitzpatrick (Win) took home […] ...

“When patients have a flare-up of Crohn’s, they can have anemia,” says William Sandborn, MD, the chief of gastroenterology and the director of the inflammatory bowel disease center at the ...

Crohn’s disease most commonly affects the small intestine ... Fistulas can begin as an infection in your digestive tract or result from abscesses or inflammation caused by ulcers or sores.

Anal and perianal complications of Crohn's disease represent a major challenge ... fissures, ulcers, abscesses, fistulas, and stricture -- at times, disease can be so extensive that it leads ...

A tooth infection, or a tooth abscess, is a collection of pus and bacteria that forms inside the tooth or gum. To reduce the risk of complications, a person should seek treatment for a tooth ...

The patient was a 62-year-old woman with a history of Crohn’s disease who was also undergoing antibiotic ... The pain in her shoulder was due to an abscess in the shoulder joint, which required ...

Fistulas and abscesses caused by ileitis can lead to pain in the lower right part of your abdomen. Treatment options for ileitis are like those for other types of Crohn’s disease. When fistulas ...

But I didn't enjoy this one because last month, on Friday the 13th, I was taken to A&E in an ambulance and whisked into surgery for an emergency operation on an epidural abscess. Had I not finally ...

Gaylyn Henderson, MPH, was diagnosed with Crohn's disease at age 14 and lives with a permanent ileostomy. She founded the organization Gutless and Glamorous with the mission of empowering those ...

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a term that encompasses two chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract—ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Symptoms of both forms of IBD overlap and include ...