MedicineNet defines abdominal pain as pain in the area bordered on the top by the lower ribs, on the bottom by the pelvic bone, and by the flanks on each side. This area, the abdomen, contains organs including the stomch, the small intestine, the colon, the liver, the gallbladder, and the pancreas. Sometimes pain that ...
The cause for Crohn’s disease is yet to be found and this poses even a bigger problem for Crohn’s disease in infants. Crohn’s disease in infants causes the lining of the intestine to be inflamed. Usually this occurs in the small intestine or the ileum. However, it can affect the digestive tract in any region, ...
I never realized until I was diagnosed with a serious Vitamin D deficiency what all problems this could cause. My doctor was very concerned because my levels were dangerously low and he immediately put me on a high dose Vitamin D supplement. Some other health problems my doctor told me Vitamin D deficiency could cause ...
Children who suffer with these problems need lots of emotional support. These are “lonely” diseases, dealing with a sensitive part of a childs anatomy. Crohns disease is an autoimmune disorder. It can be devastating to anyone, but especially children. This is not an easily diagnosed disease. Ulcerative Colitis is similar, but different in its symptoms. ...
Quality customer service can be boiled down to a few simple virtues. Most industries, most companies within discrete industries, beg to differ and offer reams of prose on their version of the topic. Most of the writing is self justification for mistakes they continue to make and opportunities they refuse to seize. The provision of ...
When I saw it, I screamed. I tossed my jacket on the back of a chair on a warm afternoon in March and headed for the bathroom. The familiar abdominal cramping from Crohn’s disease hit a few steps later. When I finished in the powder room, I was shocked to spot patches of bright red ...
140,000 children under the age of 21 have IBD, according to Athos Bousvaros, M.D, past Chairperson of Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America. “We can’t prove it yet, but the incidence of IBD among children and adolescents appears to be increasing dramatically,” said Athos in a 2006, newsletter published by the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation. ...
It took me about a month to realize why I was increasingly uncomfortable sitting at the computer. Since I had battled inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) for decades, it really shouldn’t have been a surprise that I was, once again, suffering from perianal complications associated with Crohn’s disease. If there’s one aspect of this disorder that ...
The veterinarian evaluating our 10-year-old Cocker Spaniel at the emergency hospital looked furious. When he mentioned that the dog might have Crohn’s disease, I laughed and shook my head. It wasn’t funny, he interjected. He said his daughter had Crohn’s disease and had really suffered. I told him he didn’t understand, explaining that I also ...
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