Just a query regardong early pregnancy?

Question

Ive just found out that im pregnant. The father has Chrones Disease and ineed to know if this hereditry and wether the steriods that he takes will have any effect on the unborn child

Answer 1

Chrones Disease can be hereditary but I guess it just depends what genes the baby gets. My aunt is one of 7 and she is the only one of her siblings to have it. Talk to your Dr and midwife and explain your concerns, maybe they can test for it now.

Answer 2

http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/crohns/

and also...

The cause is unknown

The cause of Crohn's disease isn't known. There's an underlying inherited tendency to Crohn's and scientists have started to identify some of the genes responsible, such as one called the NOD2 gene. Carrying one of the genes for Crohn's may increase your risk of the disease by three or four times, while having two abnormal copies of NOD2 increases the risk to 40 times that of the general population. But having faulty genes isn't the only answer and doesn't guarantee that a person will develop Crohn's. Other trigger factors seem to be important.

It's thought that the NOD2 gene is responsible for controlling how the body tolerates the millions of bacteria that normally live quite happily within our intestines. It may then be that when the gene is faulty the immune system reacts abnormally to bacteria within the gut causing inflammation and Crohn's disease. The arrival of a new type of bacteria or infection within the gut may be a trigger for this reaction.

Smoking is another important factor which may trigger problems or aggravate the disease in someone who has the faulty gene. Giving up smoking (or never starting) is one of the most effective things that a person with Crohn's can do to control their condition.

Some experts believe that Crohn's is caused by allergies to specific food allergens. Although this is controversial, changes to diet do seem to help some people.

Answer 3

it is hereditry but it can also depend on the genes and which ones are going to be taken on by the fathers side, best thing to do go on 2 www.askexpert.com its a brilliant site and the expert and specialists on this site can give ur a better answer than us lot and more information,
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wish u all the luck that ur babys going 2 be beautiful and special whether she has it or not
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Answer 4

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Answer 5

The mayo clinic website is fabulous for these kinds of questions. Go to http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/crohns-disease/DS00104/DSECTION=3 for info about if it is hereditary. From what I've read, it doesn't seem to be. As for the steroids, you didn't say what kind of steroids he's on. Usually they only have an affect if the mother takes them, but check with a doctor to be sure.

Answer 6

dont know about steroids but i know a guy with chrones who has 4 gorgeous kids with no problems at all .i dont think chrones is hereditry. congratulations x

Answer 7

Crohns disease is quite common and im not sure if it is hereditary but the likelyhood of your unborn child being affected by him taking steroids is nil because he is the one taking them and not you.
Ive looked on the web for you.

Answer 8

Try out these sites.
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/crohns/index.htm
http://www.medicinenet.com/crohns_disease/article.htm
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/crohnsdisease.html

Answer 9

honey, ask your dr, no one here knows....the effect on this is that you are not married to this man, worry about what that means for this poor child you plan to have.......