Symptoms of Crohn's Disease
"The most common symptoms of Crohn's disease are abdominal pain, often in the lower right area, and diarrhea. Rectal bleeding, weight loss, and fever may also occur. Bleeding may be serious and persistent, leading to anemia. Children with Crohn's disease may suffer delayed development and stunted growth."
HealthNewsFlash
Because of the varying locations of involvement and severity of disease, Crohn’s disease may present with a variety of symptoms and signs. The first symptoms of Crohn's disease are often abdominal pain and diarrhea. Pain is felt in the area of the navel or on the right side, and often follows a meal. Joint pain, lack of appetite, weight loss and fever are common. Other early signs of Crohn's disease include a variety of sores in the anal area; skin tabs mimicking hemorrhoids; fissures (cracks); fistulas (abnormal openings from bowel to skin surface near the anus) and abscesses.
HealthScout
Symptoms of Crohn’s disease include persistent or recurrent diarrhea (with or without rectal bleeding), abdominal pain and fever. Other important signs and symptoms are reddening and inflammation of the eyes, joint pain, skin lesions, sores inside the mouth, weight loss and poor appetite. The disease is marked by periods of remission and progression.
Saint Raphael Healthcare System
Crohn's Disease can produce symptoms similar to those of appendicitis, but it is more likely to produce pain in the lower abdomen, accompanied by diarrhoea. In more severe cases, the diarrhoea may contain blood and pus. The disease can interfere with the ability of the body to absorb food, which leaves the sufferer feeling tired and listless and experiencing weight loss.
IrishHealth.com
