The symptoms of Crohn's disease can be unpredictable, with periods of time when the condition flares up and periods with no symptoms at all. The period with no symptoms is called remission. Usually there is nothing obvious that triggers the symptoms coming back(a relapse). If you have a flare-up the disease is said to be active. Symptoms include: diarrhoea- it may contain blood or mucus, painful abdomen(tummy)- this often happens around an hour after eating, weight loss, fever, tiredness, bleeding from your rectum(back passage)- this may lead to anaemia, a condition when there are too few red blood cells or not enough haemoglobin in your blood or tears, ulcers or abscesses(pus-filled areas) around your anus.
Attribution: BUPA
See also:
- Diagnosis of cd
- Cure for cd
- Dietary advice
- Treatment of cd
- Surgery for cd
- Living with cd
- Crohns disease(cd)