Case Study: A Visit To 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 and even 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. Like ulcerative colitis, another common IBD, Crohn's disease can be both painful and debilitating, and sometimes may lead to life-threatening complications. Although it may involve any part of the digestive tract from the mouth to the anus, it most commonly affects the last part of the small intestine (ileum) and/or the large

An inflammatory bowel disease is characterized by intermittent and recurrent abdominal pain associated with ulceration in bowel function. Inflammatory bowel disease is a group of chronic disorders that cause inflammation or ulceration in the small and large intestines. Most often, inflammatory bowel disease is classified as ulceration colitis or Crohn’s disease but may be referred to as colitis, enteritis, ileitis, or proctitis (Crohn's disease-website).

Crohn 's disease is one of two conditions referred to by the term "Inflammatory Bowel Disease" (IBD). The other condition that is referred to as an IBD is called Ulcerative Colitis. Both Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis are conditions that cause recurring or persistent inflammation in one or more sections of the intestine. The literal definition of "inflammation" is "being set on fire". It is a protective reaction that happens when tissue is injured or destroyed. There are two types of inflammations. The first is acute inflammation, which is defined by heat, redness, pain and swelling. The

Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease characterized by an inflammation immune response to tissue that causes redness, swelling and pain of the digestive or gastrointestinal tract.

They say Crohn’s Disease is not very common, so when my sister and I got diagnosed with it in the same year, all I could think was “why me?”. Crohn’s Disease is an autoimmune disorder that affects a person’s intestines. It can be very life threatening in some cases, and just a slight annoyance in other cases. It affects what I can and cannot eat, and I have to go to the hospital every six weeks for remicade treatments. Crohn’s Disease changed my life in many ways, both positive and negative.

When a person has one, it doesn’t mean that by this time next week, it will go away. It means that they will continue to deal with the symptoms of that disease until the day they die. That is a daunting thought, often too large in scale for anyone to truly take seriously.

Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory bowel disease that is defined by inflammation of the digestive system. It can affect any part of the GI tract, including the mouth and anus (Abbvie Inc, 2016)). Crohn’s disease does not have a cure and there is no exact cause for the occurring disease. “Since the exact cause of Crohn’s disease is unknown, it has been linked to a combination of environmental factors, immune function and bacterial factors, as well as a patient’s genetic susceptibility to developing the disease” (History Cooperative, 2014).

Inflectra was not approved for Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s because of the deference between inflectra and its reference product (Remicade). This difference could have an impact on the safety and efficacy of Inflectra in patients with Crohn’s disease and Ulcerative colitis. This further resulted in that the benefit/risk assessment of Inflectra in patients with Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s disease could not be completed.

Crohn’s disease is a chronic condition that affects a person’s digestive system with no known cause. When Crohn’s disease strikes, it can affect any part of your digestive system ranging from your mouth, all the way to your anus. Crohn’s disease is chronic and there is no known cure for this condition. So basically, once someone is diagnosed with this condition, they might as well get used to living out the remainder of their life being affected by Crohn’s disease. Crohn’s is not, shall we say, “constant”. The symptoms happen on and off in what are usually called “flare-ups”.

Many people take the efficiency of their digestive system for granted. Imagine having a bowel disorder that impacts your everyday life, by affecting your weight and hygiene, impacting the foods you are able to eat, decreasing your energy levels, causing severe colicky pain, at times making you feel awkward around others, and suddenly sending you to the bathroom in the middle of important events. Not only does it uncomfortably affect those aspects of a person’s life, but frequently becomes a serious health issue that if uncontrolled may land you in the hospital. Imagine having to take expensive medications everyday that are supposed to keep you from having your disorder flare up, but then those medications cause uncomfortable

Crohn's Disease Crohn' s disease is a bowel disease characterized by inflammation of the different layers of the gastrointestinal tract. It can be distinguished from ulcerative colitis (a similar disease) in that Crohn' s affects any part of the gut, whereas ulcerative colitis only affects the innermost layer of the colon and rectum. About 15% of Crohn' s patients have severe fistulating disease. In this form, ulcer-like channels develop from the bowel wall and burrow all the way to the skin surface. Eventually, 75% of these patients require surgery. It is estimated that approximately one million Americans suffer from Crohn's and ulcerative colitis. The total cost for Crohn's disease was $43.1 million in 1994. While drug therapy accounted

“I will keep fighting,” is what I remind myself as soon as the sun peaks up. Many people are not aware of Crohn’s, nor did I when I was diagnosed at age 8. I have learned Crohn’s is not just a simple disease; it changes lives. My experiences with Crohn’s built me into a stronger person, both physically and mentally. Crohn’s caused me to grow up rapidly, faster than my fellow classmates. Entering high school with Crohn’s had been a remarkably frightening experience, yet at the end of each day, I decided I was not going to allow my disease to define who I am. So when you walk through those high school doors, remember: be who you are, not what Crohn’s makes you. Participate in activities you loved to do before you got Crohns- just modify them.

Crohn’s disease is a debilitating disease that can affect your entire life and lifestyle if you allow it to. It affects someone that is very dear to me, my best friend’s mother, Stephanie. I see her live through this day in and day out, and it has raised many questions in my mind. Questions like how you get it, why you get it, and what you really go through when you have it. It is something I have little knowledge of, and by learning more information on it, I feel as if I can possibly help her cope with it in the future.

Severe exacerbations of Crohn’s Disease (CD) requiring acute surgery are rare, and even rarer still are those that occur during pregnancy. The typical age of onset for CD is 15-30 years old, therefore affecting women during their child-bearing years. One review, noted a majority of pregnant patient with IBD were diagnosed prior to pregnancy, however, 4.1% of women with CD were diagnosed during pregnancy. No data suggests that CD is more severe during pregnancy, however, when operative intervention is required; there are unique surgical and anesthesiological considerations.