Best Doctors for Crohns Disease Treatment in Visakhapatnam

Crohn's disease is an autoimmune disorder that causes irritation to the digestive system and is a type of inflammatory bowel disease. Crohn's disease is categorized into several types such as colitis, ileitis, ileocolitis, jejunitis, perianal and gastroduodenal disease. The significant signs of crohn's disease are loss of appetite and weight loss, abdominal pain, blood in poop, chronic diarrhea, pain in mouth and gums, fever, mouth ulcers and fatigue. Crohn's disease also causes eye inflammation such as uveitis and episcleritis, arthritis or joint pains, kidney stones, rashes on skin, inflammation in the bile ducts, skin tags and osteoporosis. To diagnose crohn's disease, various lab investigations like stool test and blood tests, imaging techniques like MRI and CT scan, endoscopy and colonoscopy are conducted. The management of crohn's disease involves prescribing medications such as anti- inflammatory drugs, steroids, immunomodulators, antibiotics, biologics, anti diarrhea medication and pain killers, having healthy diet, small molecule advanced therapies and surgery to remove the fistulas, intestinal holes and blockages.