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What Are The Symptoms Of Crohn S Disease?
good morning, I am 54 and have crohns disease, just 2 days ago my brother who is 39 has also been diagnosed with crohns disease, my other brother who is 51, had a operation on his liver to remove/drain away an abcess, he was in hospital for a week and told to stay off work for 3 months, is this a sign of crohns disease
Mon, 1 Oct 2018
Hello,
Sorry about your brother condition. Symptoms of chrons disease are pain abdomen, loose stools associated with pus and mucus.
Bloating, bowel obstruction, diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting, or flatulence, fatigue, fever, or loss of appetite, fissures or bleeding, cramping, depression, flare, mouth ulcer, slow growth, or weight loss etc.
It is confirmed by stool examination and colonoscopy and biopsy. Treated with antibiotics, immunosuppressants, steroids, painkiller medication etc. Please consult your gastroenterologist he will examine and treat you accordingly.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Penchila Prasad Kandikattu , Internal Medicine Specialist
Sorry about your brother condition. Symptoms of chrons disease are pain abdomen, loose stools associated with pus and mucus.
Bloating, bowel obstruction, diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting, or flatulence, fatigue, fever, or loss of appetite, fissures or bleeding, cramping, depression, flare, mouth ulcer, slow growth, or weight loss etc.
It is confirmed by stool examination and colonoscopy and biopsy. Treated with antibiotics, immunosuppressants, steroids, painkiller medication etc. Please consult your gastroenterologist he will examine and treat you accordingly.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Penchila Prasad Kandikattu , Internal Medicine Specialist
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