Alternative Health: Crohns Disease Advancements
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Crohns disease was named after a doctor named Burril B. Crohn in the year 1884. It is an inflammatory disease that affects the bowels and intestine. Symptoms of Crohns disease include diarrhea, nausea, abdominal cramping, fever, and rectal bleeding and weight loss. It is extremely uncomfortable and often embarrassing for those who suffer from it. Crohns disease advancements have been made in the way of treatment, however there is still no sure.
Crohns disease is an autoimmune disorder. It occurs when the cells in the body stop communicating properly. The immune system then begins to fight the substances within the intestines that are naturally occurring such as food and good bacteria. It can be inherited from immediate family members. Crohns disease can eventually lead to other serious inflammatory illnesses such as hepatitis and arthritis. Recent Crohns disease advancements have lead to various treatment options for the disease.
Medical Crohns Disease Advancements
Crohns disease patients are often prescribed anti-inflammatory drugs to try to reduce the symptoms. Other medical treatments for the disease are corticosteroids and antibiotics. These drugs can help to decrease symptoms, however they often come hand in hand with uncomfortable side effects.
Many Crohns disease sufferers also suffer from malnourishment because their intestines cannot absorb the nutrients from their food properly. Many Crohns disease advancements have been made in the way of nutritional support for the diseases sufferers. Doctors put most Crohns disease patients on low fiber diets, because dietary fiber only exacerbates their condition. This does not make for good nutritional support. More and more Crohns disease patients are finding positive results when they take dietary supplements such as calcium, vitamin B12 and glyconutritionals.
Posted on: Sunday, June 22, 2008 at 11:50 am 
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