Abscesses
An abscess can happen in any part of the body, but in those living with Crohns disease they typically appear in the affected areas of the digestive tract and are due to damage caused by diseased portions of the bowel.
If you’re as squeamish as I am, then it’ll be just as bad for you to read this as it is for me to write it. An abscess is an infected cavity in the body that fills with pus. This reaction is the body’s defense mechanism against the spread of the infection.
Abscesses can be drained if they appear on an external location in the body, but in the case of an internal abscess, such as along the lining of the bowel, they may be biopsied or surgically removed. Normally treatment is not so severe as to warrant surgery unless no other alternative, such as treatment with antibiotics, exists.