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Crohn's Disease
Alternate Names : Granulomatous Ileocolitis, Ileitis, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Regional Enteritis
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Calling Your Health Care Provider
Call for an appointment with your health care provider if symptoms worsen or do not improve with treatment or if new symptoms develop.
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• Definition
• Crohn's Disease Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Crohn's Disease Symptoms & Signs
• Crohn's Disease Diagnosis & Tests
• Crohn's Disease Treatment
• Crohn's Disease Prognosis
• Crohn's Disease Complications
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
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Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Abscess
• Cancer
• Erythema Nodosum
• Intestinal Obstruction
• Ulcerative Colitis
Tests & Exams
• Albumin - Serum
• Barium Enema
• Colonoscopy
• Endoscopy
• Fecal Culture
• Fecal Fat
• Sigmoidoscopy
• Small Bowel Biopsy
• Stool Guaiac Test
• Upper GI and Small Bowel Series
Other Topics
• Abdominal Mass
• Abdominal Pain
• Abdominal Sounds
• Appetite - Decreased
• Bloody or Tarry Stools
• Chronic
• Clubbing of the Fingers or Toes
• Constipation
• Diarrhea
• Fever
• Fistula
• Gas/Flatus - Excessive
• Gastrointestinal Bleeding
• Gums - Swollen
• Joint Pain
• Protein in Diet
• Stools - Foul Smelling
• Tenesmus
• Ulcers
• Urinary Incontinence
• Vitamin B12
• Weight Loss - Unintentional
Review Date : 10/27/2002
Reviewed By : Jenifer K. Lehrer, M.D., Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate Hospital, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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