Living With Crohns Disease

Crohn’s is one of two chronic diseases placed under the medical umbrella of IBD - Inflammatory Bowel Disease. The other is Ulcerative Colitis, a less severe but still incredibly difficult condition that affects only the large bowel.

Every part of the digestive tract can be affected by Crohn’s, from the “mouth to the anus,” as they say. That doesn’t mean that it always affects every portion of the digestive system in all the people who are living with Crohns disease - and in fact it often does not, instead concentrating itself in one or two areas.

As opposed to Ulcerative Colitis (UC), which affects only the inner lining of the large bowel, Crohn’s can attack every part of the system from the inside out, making the long-term outlook more serious.

The disease is characterized by inflammation in the digestive tract, to the degree that any number of potential complications can arise. Crohn’s is both a chronic and a progressive condition, meaning that it generally stays with a person for life and that it gets worse over time.

For more on the disease itself, check out the pages below.

Signs and Symptoms
Statistics
Causes
Prognosis
Flares and Remission