Defined as Crohn's disease refers to a frequent inflammatory process that occurs mainly in the intestinal tract. Despite the fact that it can wreak havoc on any part of the digestive system, that is from the mouth to its final portion in the anus, it tends to cause damage mainly in the lower region of the small and large intestines. This pathology can appear recurrently during a person's life. In some individuals, you may have long periods of healing, even lasting years, in which there are no symptoms. It should be noted that there is no way to predict when a remission may occur, or when the symptoms will appear again.
It is important to note that Crohn's disease can affect any area of the intestine, in addition to this the symptoms can be very varied from one person to another. Despite this, it is possible to appreciate a series of signs or symptoms that are recurrent in most cases, such as colic, pain in the abdominal area, diarrhea, weight loss, swelling and fever. It is important to emphasize that in some cases the symptoms do not appear at any time. On the other hand, there are the less frequent symptoms, which include pain in the anus or discharge, skin lesions, rectal abscesses, fissures and arthritis.
This pathology manifests itself in individuals of all types of race and age, but most of the cases are usually young adults whose ages range between 16 and 40 years. Crohn's disease usually occurs in people who live in areas with a northern climate. It can affect both men and women and seems to be more recurrent in some families. According to experts, about 20 percent of people with Crohn's disease have a relative with inflammatory bowel disease, generally said relative is siblings or parents.
Usually the disease is treated in its initial phase with drugs. It should be noted that to date there is no "cure" for this pathology, but despite this, through medical therapy and using one or more drugs allows the formation of a means to treat the disease in the initial phase and that way alleviate the symptoms.
