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Jump to: Causes | Symptoms | Diagnosis | Treatment | Can Crohn’s disease be cured? | Coping with Crohn’s disease What is Crohn’s disease? Crohn’s disease is one form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a disorder that’s characterized by inflammation in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. (The other main form of …

Jump to: Causes | Symptoms | Diagnosis | Treatment | Can Crohn’s disease be cured? | Coping with Crohn’s disease What is Crohn’s disease? Crohn’s disease is one form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a disorder that’s characterized by inflammation in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. (The other main form of …

Crohn’s disease is an autoimmune disease that can damage parts of the entire digestive tract. Though there is no cure for the condition, which is an inflammatory bowel disease with symptoms that can include abdominal pain, diarrhea, and rectal bleeding. Anti-inflammatories and immune-suppressing drugs can help treat flare-ups. Crohn’s is …

Crohn’s disease is an autoimmune disease that can damage parts of the entire digestive tract. Though there is no cure for the condition, which is an inflammatory bowel disease with symptoms that can include abdominal pain, diarrhea, and rectal bleeding. Anti-inflammatories and immune-suppressing drugs can help treat flare-ups. Crohn’s is …

Crohn's disease is a serious condition in which the immune system attacks and destroys portions of the intestines, causing pain, bleeding, diarrhea, fevers, and more—for reasons that are far from clear. Now, new research suggests that a fungus may play a role in triggering this inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which …

Crohn's disease is a serious condition in which the immune system attacks and destroys portions of the intestines, causing pain, bleeding, diarrhea, fevers, and more—for reasons that are far from clear. Now, new research suggests that a fungus may play a role in triggering this inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which …

Brian Greenberg was only 11 when he was diagnosed with Crohn's disease. And although having a chronic inflammatory bowel disease is far from good news, he was relatively lucky in at least one aspect of the diagnosis. The first medical specialist who saw him correctly diagnosed his symptoms of stomach …

Brian Greenberg was only 11 when he was diagnosed with Crohn's disease. And although having a chronic inflammatory bowel disease is far from good news, he was relatively lucky in at least one aspect of the diagnosis. The first medical specialist who saw him correctly diagnosed his symptoms of stomach …

Scientists have discovered hormone receptors in mouse cells that may stimulate the growth of fibrosis—the thickening and scarring of tissue that damages the intestines of many people with Crohn’s disease. Although preliminary, the finding may provide a new target for drugs that could potentially help treat such debilitating complications. In …

Scientists have discovered hormone receptors in mouse cells that may stimulate the growth of fibrosis—the thickening and scarring of tissue that damages the intestines of many people with Crohn’s disease. Although preliminary, the finding may provide a new target for drugs that could potentially help treat such debilitating complications. In …