Crohn’s disease is characterized by chronic inflammation of the colon. Most patients also experience abdominal pain and weight loss. The treatment for Crohns disease is similar to that of ulcerative colitis in the sense that it can be treated with sulfasalazine, mesalamine preparations, glucocorticoids and 6 mercaptopurine.
Antibiotics such as Ciprofloxacin and Metronidazole can also be effective for the complications that come along with Crohns disease. Metronidazole is very useful in treating fitulous disease in some patients.
The origin of Crohns disease is still a mystery in the medical world, however some researchers believe that overeating, chemical poisoning, bacterial and a lack of response by your own immune system may all be connected to Crohns disease.
Crohns disease can often be confused with regional ileitis, which is also a severe, progressive, inflammatory disease of the bowel. Its symptoms include diarrhea with pain. Bowel movements usually contain blood, mucus and pus, brought on by the infection. What makes Crohns different is that it can affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract and does not necessarily involve constant...
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