Crohn's Disease Basics

Crohn's disease symptoms can include abdominal pain, diarrhea, bloody stools, fever, lack of appetite, and passing mucus in the stool.

Information about IBD causes. The causes of inflammatory bowel disease, ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease can include genetics, environmental causes, and inflammatory response.

If you think you have inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), you want to get an accurate diagnosis. It will take time, but many other conditions can cause the same symptoms as IBD. Only after getting a diagnosis can you treat IBD properly.

Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease are incurable diseases of the intestinal tract. As many as 1,000,000 Americans suffer from IBD.

This five-part series answers the questions most often asked by those newly diagnosed with Crohn's disease. Topics include a definition of Crohn's disease, common symptoms, extra-intestinal complications, prescription medications, and surgery.

There's so much to learn about Crohn's disease, it can sometimes feel like you'll never be able to take it all in. In a nutshell, here are 10 things that you should know about Crohn's disease for your health, or that of someone you love.

Welcome to the Crohn's disease 101 course. Over the next six days you will receive emails focusing on a different topic about Crohn's disease. Topics include diagnosis, symptoms, treatment, coping, and living with Crohn's disease.

When you’re newly diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) it can be difficult to focus and get the information you need from your doctor. Use these questions to get the dialog started and learn what you need to know now to get your IBD under control.

When inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is suspected based on symptoms and history, there are a series of tests that may be used to confirm the diagnosis. In many cases, IBD may be suspected, but other causes for symptoms must be ruled out first through diagnostic tests.

When talking about inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), you may come across the term "flare-up" or "flaring." What does this mean, and how does it relate to your IBD?

Inflammatory bowel disease is a chronic condition, and people with IBD will typically need treatment throughout their lives. But is there anything that might offer a cure?

About 50% of people with Crohn's disease will have a relapse after surgery. What's being done to lower this rate, and how can relapses be prevented?

People with IBD also experience aches and pains. However, many gastroenterologists recommend that their IBD patients stay away from NSAIDs. The reason is because NSAIDs may have an adverse effect on Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.

Keeping your irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) under control can feel like a full-time job. That's because it is. Avoiding potential triggers can help prevent a flare-up. You may be doing things that are worsening your IBS. Do you know what they are?

Crohn’s disease is an incurable form of inflammatory bowel disease that can cause inflammation anywhere along the digestive tract from the mouth to the anus. Learn about the symptoms, treatment, diet and prognosis for Crohn's disease.