• Definition – What exactly is Chron’s disease?
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• Causes – Why do people acquire Chron’s disease?
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• Diagnosis – How do specialists decide if someone has Chron’s disease?
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• Symptoms – What are the signs associated with Chron’s disease?
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• Prevention: – How can one possibly prevent the onset of Chron’s?
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• Treatment – How is Chron’s disease treated in patients?
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• Interesting facts and statistics about Chron’s disease
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Definition:
What exactly is Chron’s disease?
Chron’s disease is a kind of inflammatory …show more content…
Other factors such as smoking and hormonal contraception can also cause flares of the disease and may even induce the disease. Another factor that causes the disease is one that is quite unheard of and is much unexpected; it has come from the increased use of refrigerators in modern times. It is a bacterium known as psychrotrophic bacteria, of which examples include; Yersinia and Listeria species, that have been proven to contribute to the rise of the disease in places such as the United States of America and even …show more content…
Colonoscopies have a 70% success rate of diagnosing Chron’s.
Colonoscopies are carried out a Gastroenterologist who inserts a colonoscope, a thin flexible tube that has a small camera mounted on it, into the rectum of a patient who will be under anaesthetic. The Gastroenterologist can then see what the camera projects on a monitor which will be in close proximity. The gastroenterologist may even extract small pieces of tissue from the colon or small intestine which can be sent for testing in laboratories to confirm that the disease is present.
• Radiologic tests: Small bowel follow-through x-rays are used to diagnose the disease when it affects the small intestine in places where the colonoscope could not provide an accurate display, which is usually any point that goes further than the duodenum. An example is a barium follow-through x-ray, in which the patient is required to ingest barium sulphate suspension and thereafter fluoroscopic images are taken over time. The images show inflammation and narrowing of the small bowel, and can therefore be used to diagnose the