Question 1

what cause crohn's disease ?

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Life: Immune disease, immune deficiencys, genetics, possile with stress added. See a good gastroenterologist. Inflammatory bowel disease must be treated as soon as diagnosed!

Question 2

is crohn's disease hereditary?

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Yes: Crohn's disease is hereditary, but that does not mean if you have Crohn's your child will automatically get it.  The risk of a child getting Crohn's from a parent is less than 10%. The risk does go up if both parents have inflammatory bowel disease.

Question 3

can you die from crohn's disease?

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Rarely: If untreated and out of control, people can lose weight, not absorb enough nutrients and become quite sick. Sometimes people need surgery when other treatments aren't effective. As with any illness that requires medication and/or surgical interventions, there is always risk, but many people living with crohn's can improve with appropriate intevention and live a fairly normal life.

Question 4

whats the best medication for crohns?

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Depends: No easy answer.  Depends on age, severity, duration, type (inflammatory, fistulizing, stenosing-scarring), location.
Discuss with your GI doc.

Question 5

what are the symptoms of crohn's disease?

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Pain, cramps, diarrh: Abdominal pain, cramps, often diarrhea, maybe fever, weight loss, joint pains, skin rash, eye problems/inflammation, others.
Autoimmune disease- cousin of others like ulcerative colitis, rheumatoid arthitis, etc.
Your md can do evaluation if indicated.

Question 6

what happens in the final stages of crohn's?

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Not clear: On what you mean by "final stages" need to be more specific in order to assist with this question.

Question 7

what could cause a person to die from crohn's disease?

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Several things: Crohn's disease is an autoimmune-type disease with no cure. Management uses immune suppression, which places people at risk for infectious complications. There are also complications of the disease process that require surgery: perforation, obstruction, unresponsive to meds. Other complications include malnutrition and a higher risk of certain cancers.

Question 8

what is crohn's disease? what causes it? how is it treated? plz answer i'm scared!

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Great start but...: If you have crohn's, you need a good gastroenterologist to reduce flares, avoid systemic consequences, survey for dysplasia, &amp; maintain remission. In choosing a GI specialist, find one with whom you feel comfortable fielding any questions. Discuss frankly options (step-up versus top-down therapy). Avoid precipitants of flares (medical noncompliance, tobacco, nsaid's. Be proactive &amp; self-advocate.

Question 9

what is crohn's colitis?

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CD affecting colon: Colitis: inflammation of the colon.  Lots of types including infectious, ischemic (poor blood flow), and inflammatory bowel disease-ibd.
Ibd is of unknown cause, likely genetic predisposition, chronic, wax and wane.
Ulcerative colitis (uc) affects inner lining of colon, starts in rectum. Crohn's disease (cd) is full thickness infl of bowel, mostly ileum, and/or colon, can skip segments of bowel.

Question 10

which is worse lupus or crohn's?

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No way to compare: These are two totally different diseases. The answer depends on disease severity in each case.

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