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51. The 5 Types of Crohn’s Disease
    

    Learn about the five different types of Crohn’s disease: gastroduodenal CD, jejunoileitis, ileitis, ileocolitis, and Crohn’s colitis (granulomatous colitis). WebMD explains the symptoms of each and provides an overview of treatment options.

52. 10 Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Inflammatory Bowel Disease
    

    Here are 10 important questions to ask your doctor about inflammatory bowel disease.

53. Antidiarrheal Medicines for Inflammatory Bowel Disease - Topic Overview
    

    If you have mild inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease) and diarrhea is your main symptom,try an antidiarrheal medicine. Take antidiarrheals only under your doctor's supervision. You should not take them if you have a fever or blood in your stools. If you have been taking antidiarrheals for 10 days and still have diarrhea,check with your doctor. Some of these ...

54. Crohn's Disease - When To Call a Doctor
    

    Call a health professional immediately if you have been diagnosed with Crohn's disease and you have one or more of the following: fever or shaking chills, lightheadedness, passing out, or rapid heart rate, stools that are almost always bloody, or severe d

55. Crohn's Disease - Other Treatment
    

    Some people who have Crohn's disease need additional nutrition because severe disease prevents their small intestine from absorbing nutrients. Supplemental liquid feedings may be done through a tube placed in the nose and down into the stomach (enteral nu

56. Crohn's Disease: Problems Outside the Digestive Tract - Topic Overview
    

    Sometimes symptoms of Crohn's disease can develop outside the digestive tract in other parts of the body (systemic symptoms),including the eyes,liver,blood,and bones. These systemic symptoms suggest that the immune system is involved in Crohn's disease. Systemic symptoms can include: 1 Joint problems,which occur in 5% to 20% of people who have Crohn's disease. Some people develop ...

57. Intestinal Transplant for Crohn's Disease - Topic Overview
    

    Intestinal transplant is a relatively new surgery for people whose intestines are failing. In some cases of severe Crohn's disease or other illnesses,most of the small intestine may be removed. Some people have so much of their small intestine removed that their bodies no longer can absorb nutrients (short bowel syndrome). People with no functioning small intestine must receive nutrition ...

58. Biologics for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
    

    Drug details for Infliximab for Crohn's disease.

59. Crohn's Disease - Topic Overview
    

    What is Crohn's disease? Crohn's disease is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes inflammation or ulceration of the digestive tract.

60. Video Capsule Endoscopy - Topic Overview
    

    What is video capsule endoscopy? Video capsule endoscopy is a procedure that allows a doctor to examine your small intestine for sources of bleeding. It may be especially helpful for diagnosing Crohn's disease. How is it done? For this procedure,you swallow a capsule that is less than an inch long (about 23 millimeters ). A technician attaches sensors to your chest and connects them to a data ...