How to Crohn's Disease Treatment, Diagnose, Medication for Crohn

How to Crohn's Disease Treatment, Diagnose, Medication for Crohn

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Crohn's disease is one of chronic intestinal inflammatory diseases that causes inflammation of all the walls of the digestive system, from the mouth to the anus. This condition can be painful, make the body feel weak, and can sometimes cause life-threatening complications of the sufferer. Complications that occur are generally narrowing of the intestinal space and the formation of channels (fistulas) that connect the end of the intestine with the skin surface near the anus or vagina.

The symptoms on Crohn's Disease

The symptoms that occur in people with Crohn disease vary, ranging from mild to very severe, and can affect any part of the body's digestive system sufferers.
The following are common symptoms that can arise from Crohn's disease:

• Feeling very tired.
• Abdominal pain and cramps that feel worse after eating.
• Diarrhea that appears many times.
• Stools mix with mucus and blood.
• Decreased appetite.
• Extreme weight loss is undesirable.

Treating Crohn's Disease
Treatment performed on Crohn's disease only aims to relieve the symptoms experienced and maintain the remission period. Until now, there has been no treatment or medication that can cure Crohn's disease completely. In patients with children, Crohn's disease treatment also aims to improve the growth and development of children.

Here are some treatments that are done to alleviate the symptoms that appear, among others:

• Anti-Inflammatory Drugs. Anti-inflammatory drugs are often used as the first treatment given to Crohn's patients.
• Immunosuppressants. In treating Crohn's disease, immunosuppressant works by suppressing immune system work so that the inflammatory reaction in the digestive tract can be relieved. Immunosuppressant drugs will work optimally when combined with several other immunosuppressant types.
• Antibiotics. Antibiotics can reduce fluid secretion in the fistula and treat an abscess caused by Crohn's disease. Antibiotics are also thought to help ease Crohn's disease by reducing the population of bad bacteria that stimulate the immune system response to the gut.