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Understanding Crohn’s Disease

by Digestive Health Services
January 31, 2025February 3, 2025

The first thing to understand about Crohn’s Disease is that it can be quite challenging. It involves inflammation of the intestinal walls, which can lead to severe damage, sometimes extending to the outer lining. Crohn’s Disease is one of the main types of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD), which cause swelling or inflammation of the intestine. It is able to affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract, from your mouth to your anus. Gaining a better understanding of Crohn’s Disease is essential if you or someone you care about is diagnosed with this condition.

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How Can You Manage Symptoms & Flare-Ups of Crohn’s Disease?

by Digestive Health Services
September 20, 2024September 20, 2024

There is no known cure nor a specific cause for Crohn’s Disease, however, it is true that some therapies can help reduce the symptoms and flare-ups. If you have a close relative with this debilitating disease, you are more likely to develop it. If you or someone you love lives with it, how can you manage symptoms and flare-ups of Crohn’s Disease?

by Digestive Health Services
January 17, 2024January 17, 2024

What can trigger Crohn’s Disease? Many individuals may not be aware that this condition has specific triggers that can set off symptoms. It may come as a surprise that individuals with Crohn’s disease experience periods of remission, during which they are symptom-free, followed by the return of the disease, known as flare ups, accompanied by uncomfortable and sometimes debilitating symptoms. We will explain more about what this disease is and what can cause flare ups.

by Digestive Health Services
October 10, 2019

When someone gets a diagnosis of Crohn’s disease, all they remember at first is that there is no cure. They imagine living with the uncomfortable and sometimes embarrassing symptoms for the rest of their lives. However, it’s important to remember that the best thing to do is to educate yourself about what will cause flares and how to avoid them. There are multiple ways to mitigate symptoms including these 7 lifestyle habits that can improve symptoms of Crohn’s disease.

Crohn’s Disease Triggers

by Digestive Health Services
December 4, 2018

Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory bowel disease that affects approximately 1.4 million Americans.

It causes an abnormal response that triggers inflammation in the digestive tract.. Though Crohn’s disease is hard to diagnose, the most common symptoms include watery diarrhea, bloody stools, fever, abdominal pain, weight loss, fatigue and low iron levels. Much like a lot of GI conditions, certain foods don’t affect people in the same ways. But, there are a few foods that should be avoided, especially if you’re in the middle of a flare-up.

The Crohn’s Disease Diet Plan

by Digestive Health Services
January 18, 2018

If you live with Crohn’s Disease, you probably know that eating certain foods can trigger digestion issues. Having a special diet plan, avoiding certain foods, can prevent these triggers and allow intestinal healing.