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Health Encyclopedia: Crohn's Disease Introduction
- Crohn's Disease - Introduction
- Crohn's Disease Highlights
- Causes of Crohn's Disease
- Symptoms
- Crohn's Disease Complications
- Risk Factors
- Diagnosis
Introduction
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a general term that covers two disorders:
- Ulcerative colitis (UC)
- Crohn's disease (CD)
Some evidence suggests that these two diseases are part of a biologic continuum, but at this time they are considered distinct disorders with somewhat different treatment options. The basic distinctions between UC and CD are location and severity. However, as many as 10% of patients with IBD have findings and symptoms that match the criteria for both disorders, at l...
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What are the risk factors and causes of GERD?"
...include alcohol use, obesity or overweight, pregnancy, and smoking. Certain foods that may irritate the digestive system can also contribute to GERD, though there's plenty of contradictory... Read more »Ulcerative Colitis: Introduction
...In-Depth Report #103: Crohn's disease.]The Gastrointestinal TractThe gastrointestinal (GI) tract (the digestive system) is a tube that extends from the mouth to the anus. It is a complex organ... Read more »Stress: Introduction
...for take-off. Virtually all systems (the heart and blood vessels, the immune system, the lungs, the digestive system, the sensory organs, and brain) are modified to meet the perceived... Read more »Nicotine Addiction
...contain nicotine. There are two forms of spit tobacco:These products allow tobacco to be absorbed by the digestive system or through mucous membranes. Smokeless tobacco contains 28 cancer-causing... Read more »Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Heartburn: Highlights
...frames per second. The photographic procedure takes about 20 minutes, and the capsule passes from the digestive system naturally after about 24 hours. The new PillCam provides the doctor with... Read more »Images
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Medications
...sleeping. It can also prevent serious acid damage to your digestive system (e.g., ulcers, cancer... Read more »
...sleeping. It can also prevent serious acid damage to your digestive system (e.g., ulcers, cancer... Read more »
...sleeping. It can also prevent serious acid damage to your digestive system (e.g., ulcers, cancer... Read more »
...sleeping. It can also prevent serious acid damage to your digestive system (e.g., ulcers, cancer... Read more »
...sleeping. It can also prevent serious acid damage to your digestive system (e.g., ulcers, cancer... Read more »
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