Crohn`s disease treatment

The cause of Crohn’s disease is unknown. According to researchers, one cause may be an autoimmune reaction. An autoimmune reaction occurs when your immune system attacks healthy cells in the body. Genetics may also play a role, as Crohn’s disease can be inherited.

There is no specific treatment for Crohn’s disease. Most patients with Crohn’s disease require long-term lifelong therapy. The disease occurs with exacerbations, so the goal of drug therapy is to relieve the acute manifestations of the disease and move the patient into long-term remission.

There may be nausea, vomiting, bad taste in the mouth, changes in the frequency of defecation (constipation, diarrhea) and stool volume (liquid stool with inclusions of undigested food, atypical odor), decreased appetite, increased gas, rumbling, false urges to defecate.

How long do people live with Crohn’s disease

Most people with Crohn’s disease can lead relatively normal lives. Their average life expectancy does not differ from that of other people. During an exacerbation of the disease, the ability to study and work may be limited, but rarely results in long-term disability.

There is a possibility that some of the foods listed may provoke symptoms:

• Alcohol (“cocktails”, beer, wine).
• Butter, mayonnaise, margarine, oils.
• Carbonated drinks.
• Coffee, tea, chocolate.
• Dairy products (in case of lactose intolerance).
• Fatty foods (fried foods).
• Foods high in fiber.