Crohn's Disease Health Center

Treating a Crohn's Flare

Medication and diet tips to ease the pain and get on with your life.

Crohn's Disease

Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory disease of the digestive tract. Symptoms include abdominal pain and diarrhea, sometimes bloody, and weight loss. Crohn's treatment consists of lifestyle changes, such as exercise and a healthy diet, as well as over-the-counter antidiarrhetics and prescription anti- inflammatory medication.

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Crohn’s Disease

Crohn’s disease causes inflammation in part of your digestive system. Crohn's can affect any part of it, but it most often involves your small intestine and colon.

Crohn's and another disease, ulcerative colitis, are part of a group of conditions called inflammatory bowel disease.

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