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Crohn's disease - Coggle Diagram
Crohn's disease
S&S
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Complications
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fistula formation w/ other bowel segments, skin, urinary structures, vagina
malnutrition, in kids stunted growth
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treatment
Dietary changes: diet focuses on insuring adequate nutrition and reducing bulking and fat in the diet to allow the bowels to rest and heal, TPN if it advances to the point where food cant be consumed
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Cause
Chronic and severe inflammation lead to tissue damage and edema, usually in a skipping pattern through all parts of the bowel. Over time the damage accumulates and leads to abscesses and fistulas
thought to be from an overactive immune response in the bowels, cyclical pattern of flare ups and remissions
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Risk factors
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antibiotic use, risk increases the more often they are taken
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