Crohn’s disease
Crohn’s disease is a severe and chronic inflammation of the intestines that can affect the lining of the gastrointestinal tract, which can lead to abdominal pain, severe diarrhea, fatigue, loss of weight and malnutrition.
Crohn’s infections often spread deep between the affected layers of tissue, causing symptoms that can be painful, debilitating and sometimes lead to life-threatening complications.
Symptoms of Crohn’s disease
Signs and symptoms of Crohn’s disease vary from minor to severe and gradually develop, but sometimes they may come suddenly and without any prior symptoms, and periods can pass without any symptoms. The most common areas affected by Crohn’s disease are the last part of the small intestine and colon, and the symptoms and signs of Crohn’s disease when the disease is active may include the following:
- Severe diarrhea.
- Heat and exhaustion.
- Pain and abdominal cramps.
- Blood drop with stool.
- Ulcers in the mouth.
- Clogging in appetite and weight loss.
- pile.
Cases that require a doctor visit
The patient should visit the doctor if he or she has persistent changes in bowel movement or if there are any of the following symptoms and signs:
- Continuous pain in the abdomen.
- Blood flow with stool.
- Diarrhea is severe and persistent and does not respond to over-the-counter treatments.
- Unjustifiable fever lasts for more than a day.
- Unknown weight loss.
Causes of Crohn’s Disease
The main cause of Crohn’s disease remains unknown. Previously, it was thought that diet and stress may cause Crohn’s disease, but modern medicine has found that these factors may exacerbate the symptoms but do not cause the disease.
There are several factors that may be hereditary and may relate to dysfunction of the immune system can play a role in the emergence of symptoms of Crohn’s disease.
- Immune system: viruses and bacteria may induce symptoms of Crohn’s disease through a defect of the immune system in attacking these microbes, leading to attack the tissues of the digestive system as well.
- Genetic factors: Crohn’s disease is common among people with a family history of the disease, so the genes may make these people more susceptible to infection, but there are Crohn’s patients who do not have a family history of the disease.
Treatment of Crohn’s disease
Changing lifestyle and home remedies:
Sometimes the patient may feel depressed and disturbed by the symptoms of Crohn’s disease, but changes in lifestyle and eating habits may help control the symptoms of the disease and prolong the healing period.
There is no evidence that foods cause Crohn’s disease, but some foods may worsen symptoms especially during the period of setbacks, so it may be helpful to follow daily eating to identify foods that aggravate and increase Crohn’s symptoms and try to keep away from them. Here are some foods that increase the symptoms listed above.
Foods to avoid:
- Dairy products: Many people who suffer from bowel inflammation have problems such as severe diarrhea, abdominal pain and gas, and have been found that these symptoms improve after reducing the intake of dairy products, because the patient’s digestive system may be unable to digest lactose, which increases the The severity of these symptoms.
- Foods that contain high amounts of fat: Patients with Crohn’s disease in the small intestine are unable to digest and absorb fat naturally, increasing the problem of diarrhea. Therefore, it is advisable to stay away from eating butter, obesity, cream, fried foods or any foods that contain large amounts of fat.
- Foods that contain high fiber amounts (if they cause worsening of symptoms): Foods that contain large amounts of fiber such as vegetables, fresh fruits and whole grains can aggravate the symptoms of Crohn’s disease. Vegetables can be cooked before eating to reduce symptoms.
In general, people with Crohn’s disease have problems eating cabbage vegetables such as broccoli and broccoli.
- Spicy foods, alcohol and caffeine that will also worsen the symptoms of Crohn’s disease.
Food procedures
- Eat small meals: Eat five or six small meals instead of eating three large meals.
- Drink water in large quantities.
- Taking vitamins: Because patients with Crohn’s disease may have problems in the absorption of certain foods and minerals.
- Quitting smoking: Smoking increases the risk of Crohn’s disease, and in case of infection, smoking exacerbates symptoms and makes them worse. People who smoke with Crohn’s disease have periods and a number of larger setbacks, so quitting smoking improves digestion and overall health as it has many other benefits.