The Role Of Nutrition Therapy And Crohn 's Disease

Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about Crohn’s Disease and give them a better understanding of what it is.

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.

“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.

As the number of people over the age of 65 grows, so does the incidence of Crohn’s disease in that population. Crohn’s disease is already a difficult disease to manage, but in the elderly they may have more comorbidities and take more medications that make managing Crohn’s disease even more difficult. Because of lower thresholds for admitting older patients, increased likelihood of seeking medical care, increased adverse effects to medications, and more pre-existing comorbidities, older patients more likely to be hospitalized for Crohn’s disease (Ha & Katz, 2014). When older adults are hospitalized for any bowel disorder, it puts them at even higher risks for malnutrition, dehydration, infections including Clostridium difficile, and higher rates of other hospital related adverse events, such as thromboembolisms, pneumonia, and pressure sores (Ha & Katz, 2014). Crohn’s can be miserable for elderly patients, as they often do not have the resilience that younger patients have and do not usually bounce back as

Even when we try our best to be sensitive, our words can cause more harm than good. I am all too familiar with the feeling of putting my foot in my mouth, and I’m constantly trying to learn how to make my words as inclusive as possible. Sometimes though, the only way that can happen is if we are honest about the language that is most damaging. Here are some things you should never say to someone with Crohn’s Disease.

The main concern of physicians is to help patients regulate their symptoms and immune system better, through diet, medication, and possibly surgery. Although the food a person eats doesn’t trigger the diseases, it can help control aggravation of symptoms. It’s important to maintain a healthy and soothing diet that helps reduce your symptoms, replace lost nutrients, and promote healing. Many people find that soft, bland foods cause less discomfort than spicy, fatty or high-fiber foods. Medication such as, steroids and antibiotics would be prescribed to treat symptoms of diarrhea, abdominal pain, and inflammation. As I stated above the first concern of physicians is get their immune system better. Cigarette smoking is slightly controversial; it will increase the risk for Crohn’s disease, but may be protective against ulcerative colitis. Clinical trials to evaluate the effectiveness of nicotine patches are still being examined to show any relief of symptoms for people with UC, while not promoting other health complications of smoking. Stress, which most of us deal with on a daily basis, may have a role in the exacerbation of symptoms in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Approximately one-quarter of patients with ulcerative colitis, medical therapy is not completely successful. Under these circumstances, surgery may be considered as a last resort. This operation involves the removal of the entire large colon, known

Crohn's disease is a disease that presents similarly to food poisoning in that it causes imflammation of the digestive tract in an individual. During the development of this disease the body becomes hypersensitive to the bacteria found in one's gut, and thus these beacteria are the cause of the inflammation caused by the immune system attacking the bacteria in a person's stomach. Therefore, it is an autoimmune disease. The only known way to combat crohn's currents is corticosteroids, which supress the immune system.

Crohn’s disease is a chronic inflammatory disease that was once considered as rare in the pediatric population, is presently recognized as one of the most important chronic diseases that affect children and adolescents. About twenty to thirty percent of patients diagnose with Crohn’s disease before the age of twenty years. Crohn’s disease can cause growth failure, malnutrition, pubertal delay and bone demineralization in children. The incidence of Crohn’s disease has increased over the past decades. The age specific rate in North America for children age ten to nineteen years estimated as about 3.5 cases per 100, 000 population. The study of pediatric Crohn’s disease form North America showed the rate of Crohn disease in Wisconsin was 4.56 cases per 100,000 population. The rate of pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) was higher in boys than in girls. Crohn’s disease is more common in whites than in blacks and is rare in Asian and

Crohn's disease is a chronic, inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract. It is an autoimmune disorder, meaning your body's immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue in your body.

Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) characterized by inflammation of the lining of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract (AbbVie, 2016; Mayo Clinic Staff, 2017). The GI tract is a tube-like structure within the digestive system that extends from the stomach to the anus but can also refer to the entire alimentary canal, which comprises the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines, and anus (AbbVie, 2016; Patton & Thibodeau, 2014). The inflammation that is caused by Crohn’s disease can affect different areas of the GI tract in different people; however, it is mostly commonly found at the end of the small intestine and in the colon (AbbVie, 2016; Mayo Clinic Staff, 2017). The inflammation, an immune response to injured tissues in the body that causes redness, swelling, and pain, can lead to abdominal pain, severe diarrhea, fatigue, weight loss, and malnutrition (Mayo Clinic

In order to explain the significance of oral aphthous ulcers in Crohn’s disease, we need to first look at the pathophysiology of the disease itself.   Crohn’s disease is a relapsing inflammatory bowel disease which can affect the entire gastrointestinal tract. The cause of the disease is not well understood. However, it is believed that the inflammatory response is mainly due to a combination of genetics, an over-reactive immune response, and environmental factors. These factors lead to an inappropriate inflammatory response against enteric bacteria (Bartels et al., 2013).  In Crohn’s disease, there is an abnormal and exaggerated response to bacteria within the gut.  As we have learned in previous lectures, an inflammatory response is a defense

Crohn’s disease is a kind of inflammatory bowel disease primarily affecting the ileum and colon. It was first defined in detail in a paper by Burrill B. Crohn and two colleagues, where it was differentiated from other generic bowel diseases. Although they proposed the name “regional ileitis”, the popularity of the article lead to the adoption of Crohn’s name as association.

This is a 37-year-old, Afro-American male who I am meeting for the first time. He has intermittent left lower quadrant pain over the last four years, currently this pain comes and goes. No identified precipitant and it seems to go away on its own. He denies any diarrhea, constipation, nausea, vomiting, or weight loss. He was previously diagnosed with Crohn's disease but those records are not available for my review. He is on no medications for Crohn's disease at this time. He has a history of hypertension and takes hydrochlorothiazide.

Crohn’s disease is not a curable disease. Crohn’s is an inflammation disorder that takes place in the gastrointestinal tract with symptoms from mild to severe. Victims of Crohn’s struggle with abdominal pain, diarrhea, weight loss, anemia, and fatigue. In some cases it can cause life-threatening complications. Colorectal cancer becomes an increased risk and patients often receive regular screenings.

According to “Crohn’s Disease,” in order to diagnose a patient with Crohn’s disease a series of tests and an in-depth physical exam may be necessary. Two reasons that blood tests may be done is to look for anemia which could be a sign of intestinal bleeding and to check the patient’s white blood cell count which if elevated is an indication that there is inflammation within the body. The doctor may also do a stool sample test in order to find out if there is any intestinal bleeding or infection.