Diabetes and Crohns Disease

Thu, 01 Dec 2011
When an individual has been diagnosed with Crohns disease, doctors frequently treat them first with medication.

Surgery is another available treatment option however doctors generally do not know which patients are going to need it.

Recent research has uncovered that those patients who have both diabetes and Crohn's disease are six times more likely to need surgery than non diabetic patients.

This kind of information could assist doctors to decide what kind of medical interventions are most apposite for patients who have both conditions.

Diabetics with Crohn's disease could be at a higher risk of surgery.

Crohn's disease involves inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract.

It is an autoimmune condition whereby a reaction of the immune system triggers painful inflammation. Sufferers experience stomach cramps, temperature and fatigue. Surgery is an available option for patients of the disease who do respond to medication or other therapies.

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