Crohn's Disease

Crohn's disease (also known as granulomatous enteritis or colitis, regional enteritis, ileitis, or terminal ileitis) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestines which affects the whole gastrointestinal tract.

It was named after the American gastro-enterologist Burril Bernard Crohn, who described fourteen cases in 1932. Crohn's disease is in fact, one of the two most common inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) besides the Ulcerative Colitis, which is a chronic inflammatory condition that only involves the colon. It primarily causes ulcerations (breaks in the lining) of the small and large intestines, which affects the digestive system anywhere from the mouth to the anus.

Diet and Crohn's Disease

Diet and nutrition is very important when one is suffering from Crohn's disease, and should be considered in four separate roles:

* For reversing growth-failure in children
* Elemental diets as primary treatment for reducing disease activity
* As maintenance therapy on a long-term basis in the case of severe intestinal failure or short-bowel syndrome.
* As important add-on treatment to medical therapies for maintaining nutrition and correcting any nutritional deficiencies.

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