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[One] digestive tract disorder that's quite similar to Crohns disease is known as Celiac disease. This is a genetic disorder that tends to affect people of European descent, but it's ... been known to affect Hispanics, African Americans and Asians as well. Celiac disease is caused by an intolerance of gluten products. Injesting gluten products such as wheat, rye and barley will damage the intestines of a person with Celiac disease.
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The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation has launched its National Youth Leadership Council (NYLC) with the selection of its first-ever Council, made up of college-aged leaders. Members hail from Chapters around the country. Through youth-focused advocacy and fundraising, these young leaders will increase awareness of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis to a new generation in their communities and around the country. Read more.
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Some people who have Crohn’s disease in the large intestine need to have their entire colon removed in an operation called a colectomy. A small opening is made in the front of the abdominal wall, and the tip of the ileum, which is located at the end of the small intestine, is brought to the skin’s surface. This opening, called a stoma, is where waste exits the body. The stoma is about the size of a quarter and is usually located in the right lower part of the abdomen near the beltline. A pouch is worn over the opening to collect waste, and the patient empties the pouch as needed. The majority of colectomy patients go on to live normal, active lives.
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When Crohns disease pain and symptoms are absent a Crohns nutrition plan should include adequate amounts of dietary fiber. During flare-ups dietary fiber should be reduced. Milk and dairy products cause flare-ups in those who are lactose intolerant and in some other people. Research in London indicates that Crohns may be caused by a bacteria sometimes present in milk, even after pasteurization. If avoiding milk is necessary or desirable, adequate amounts of calcium must be obtained from other sources. Most seafood and fish are good alternative sources of calcium and contain essential omega-3 fatty acids.
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Two-thirds to three-quarters of patients with Crohn’s disease will require surgery at some point in their lives. Surgery becomes necessary when medications can no longer control symptoms. Surgery is used either to relieve symptoms that do not respond to medical therapy or to correct complications such as blockage, perforation, abscess, or bleeding in the intestine. Surgery to remove part of the intestine can help people with Crohn’s disease, but it is not a cure. Surgery does not eliminate the disease, and it is not uncommon for people with Crohn’s Disease to have more than one operation, as inflammation tends to return to the area next to where the diseased intestine was removed.
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Crohn’s disease is a chronic and debilitating inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract, affecting more than 500,000 people in the United States. Crohn’s is a lifelong chronic condition, but most people are diagnosed in their late teens and early twenties. Crohn’s sufferers go through unpredictable periods when the disease flares up and causes symptoms. These episodes are often followed by times of remission - periods in which symptoms disappear or decrease and good health returns.
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