what is a chron disease?

Answer 1

Crohn's disease is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), the general name for diseases that cause inflammation in the intestines. Crohn's disease can be difficult to diagnose because its symptoms are similar to other intestinal disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome and to another type of IBD called ulcerative colitis. Ulcerative colitis causes inflammation and ulcers in the top layer of the lining of the large intestine.

Crohn's disease causes inflammation in the small intestine. Crohn's disease usually occurs in the lower part of the small intestine, called the ileum, but it can affect any part of the digestive tract, from the mouth to the anus. The inflammation extends deep into the lining of the affected organ. The inflammation can cause pain and can make the intestines empty frequently, resulting in diarrhea.

Answer 2

The incidence of Crohn's disease is increasing rapidly, and is more common now than ulcerative colitis, showing a twenty-fold increase from 1940 to 1970 (1). Crohn's disease is also called regional ileitis; it is a chronic, progressive, inflammatory disease of the bowel. The symptoms are most commonly that of diarrhea and pain. Weight loss, fatigue, and irritability are characteristic of the disease. The bowel movements often include mucus, blood and pus because of the infection. Fat may occur in the bowel movements, making them bulky and foul smelling. It tends to get worse as time goes by, and to spread along the bowel, accounting for the alternate name of "regional ileitis".

Answer 3

Are you sure you don't mean chronic disease?

In medicine, a chronic disease is a disease that is long-lasting or recurrent. The term chronic describes the course of the disease, or its rate of onset and development. A chronic course is distinguished from a recurrent course; recurrent diseases relapse repeatedly, with periods of remission in between. As an adjective, chronic can refer to a persistent and lasting medical condition. Chronicity is usually applied to a condition that lasts more than three months.
The definition of a disease or causative conditon may depend on the disease being chronic, and the term will often appear in the description:
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Chronic fatigue syndrome
Chronic hepatitis
Chronic leukemia
Chronic arthritis

Answer 4

When you have Crohn's disease (CD), your body's immune system begins attacking healthy cells in your GI tract, causing inflammation.

Because it is caused by your immune system, Crohn’s disease (CD) is classified medically as an autoimmune disorder. This means that your body is producing antibodies against itself.
CD is most often found in a portion of the small intestine called the ileum. But unlike ulcerative colitis, CD can happen anywhere in your GI tract from the mouth to the anus

Answer 5

I think you mean Chron's Disease which is an inflammatory disease of the digestive system:
http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/crohnsdisease.htm

Answer 6

sure... that's spelled chrohn: Crohn's ailment (additionally usual as community enteritis) is a persistent, episodic, inflammatory condition of the gastrointestinal tract characterised via transmural inflammation (affecting the full wall of the in contact bowel) and bypass lesions (aspects of inflammation with aspects of standard lining in between). Crohn's ailment is a sort of inflammatory bowel ailment (IBD) and would influence any component of the gastrointestinal tract from mouth to anus; as a result, the indicators of Crohn's ailment can selection between affected persons. the main significant gastrointestinal indications are belly soreness, diarrhea, which would be bloody, and weight loss. Crohn's ailment could additionally reason problems exterior of the gastrointestinal tract inclusive of epidermis rashes, arthritis, and inflammation of the attention

Answer 7

Do you mean "Crohn's disease"?
Crohn's disease- Synonym. Regional ileitis, a cronic inflammation of the ileum which may give rise to intestinal obstruction. [Burrill Bernard Crohn, American gastroenterologist. 1884-1983.]
Please see the webpages for more details on Crohn's disease.

Answer 8

Crohn's disease (AKA irritable bowel disease). See link for detailed information.

Answer 9

actually, it's chron's disease... it affects the intestinal tract, can be chronic and painful, even fatal if left untreated.

Answer 10

Its a progressive problem with the colon,not pleasant, need s a doctors advice afor correct treatment,I think its now called Ulcerative colitis