Crohn's disease

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Crohn's disease

• Abdominal pain
• Fever
• Diarrhea
• Loss of appetite
• Unintentional weight loss
• Abdominal mass
• Abdominal sounds (borborygmus, a gurgling or splashing sound heard over the intestine)
• Fatigue
• Gastrointestinal bleeding
• Foul-smelling stools
• Tenesmus (pain with passing stool)

Additional symptoms that may be associated with this disease include the following:

• Bloody stools
• Joint pain
• Anal Incontinence
• Swollen gums
• Constipation
• Abdominal fullness and gas

A physical examination may reveal an abdominal mass or tenderness, skin rash, swollen joints or mouth ulcers.

• Tests that show findings of Crohn's disease
  • Endoscopy, colonoscopy, or sigmoidoscopy with small bowel biopsy
  • Small bowel follow through
  • Barium enema
  • Upper GI series
• Positive stool guaiac

A stool culture may be done to rule out other possible causes of the symptoms.

This disease may also alter the results of the following tests:

• Fecal fat
• Liver function tests
• Albumin

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