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digestive system, crohn's disease, x-ray, clubbing, inflammatory bowel disease, anorectal fistulas, crohn's disease, areas, ulcerative colitis, digestive system organs, inflammatory bowel disease, crohn's disease, regional enteritis, ileitis, granulomatous ileocolitis, crohn's disease, chronic autoimmune disease, affect any part, the gastrointestinal tract but most commonly occurs, in the ileum, large intestine meet, autoimmune disorders occur, the immune system attacks the body's own cells, in crohn's disease, rogue immune cells attack the gastrointestinal system, genetic factors, play a role, inflammation frequently occurs, end, the small intestine that joins the large intestine, affect any area, the digestive tract, the immune attack, intestinal wall becomes thick, deep ulcers, form, bowel abnormalities, crohn's disease, affect other organs, causing, skin rash, fistulas, abnormal connections between bowel, adjacent organs, skin, liver inflammation, joint disease, arthritis, eye inflammation, kidney stones, clotting problems, deep vein thrombosis, occur at any age, adolescence, early adulthood, the periods of highest risk, known risk factors, family history of crohn's disease, jewish ancestry, smoking, 7 out of every 100, 000 people, develop crohn's disease, abdominal pain, fever, diarrhea, loss of appetite, unintentional weight loss, abdominal mass, abdominal sounds, borborygmus, a gurgling, splashing sound heard over the intestine, fatigue, gastrointestinal bleeding, foul-smelling stools, tenesmus, pain, passing stool, additional symptoms that associated, bloody stools, joint pain, anal incontinence, swollen gums, constipation, abdominal fullness, gas, a physical examination, reveal an abdominal mass, tenderness, skin rash, swollen joints, mouth ulcers, tests that show findings of crohn's disease, endoscopy, colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, small bowel biopsy, small bowel follow, barium enema, upper gi series, positive stool guaiac, a stool culture, rule out other possible causes, tests, fecal fat, liver function tests, albumin, prescribe medications 5-aminosalicylate to control the inflammatory process, not effective, case is severe, require corticosteroids, immunomodulators azathioprine, 6-mercaptopurine, have abscesses, fistulas, prescribe antibiotics, infliximab, an antibody to an immune chemical, tnf-alpha, promotes inflammation, effective, patients, fistulous disease, moderate to severe disease, medical therapy is not effective, need surgery, bowel resection, to remove a diseased, strictured segment, the bowel, to drain an abscess, unlike ulcerative colitis, surgical removal of a diseased portion, the intestine, does not cure the condition, no specific diet has been shown to improve, worsen the bowel inflammation in crohn's disease, an adequate intake of calories, vitamins, protein is important, foods that worsen diarrhea, avoided, specific food problems, from person to person, blockage, the intestines, avoid raw fruits, vegetables, have difficulty digesting lactose, milk sugar, avoid milk products, chronic disease characterized by periods of improvement followed by deterioration, increased symptoms, an increased risk of small bowel, colorectal carcinoma associated, fistulas, in the following areas, bladder, vagina, skin, bowel obstructions, abscess, nutritional deficiencies, particularly vitamin b12 deficiency, complications of corticosteroid therapy, inflammation, the joints, erythema nodosum, pyoderma gangrenosum, lesions, in the eye, impaired growth, sexual development in children, symptoms get worse, not improve, new symptoms develop.