Crohn's disease was named after Dr. Burrill B. Crohn, who first described the disease in 1932 along with colleagues Dr. Leon Ginzburg and Dr. Gordon D. Oppenheimer, it is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes inflammation of the lining of your digestive tract, which can lead to abdominal pain, severe diarrhea, fatigue, weight loss and malnutrition. Inflammation caused by Crohn's disease can involve different areas of the digestive tract in different people.

While the exact cause of Crohn’s disease is not known, doctors have ruled out the older suspects like diet and stress. However, factors like genetics — making the condition heredity in cases — and malfunctioning of the immune system are now considered to be playing a role the disease’s development.

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
-Diarrhea and intense intestinal cramping.
-A low-grade fever, possibly because of inflammation or infection, combined with low levels of energy.
-Blood mixed with stool or spotting in the toilet bowl in addition to a possibility of fecal occult blood — bleeding that cannot be seen.
-The patient may develop ulcers in his mouth.
-Abdominal pain and cramping.
-Inability to digest and absorb food effectively as a result of an inflammatory reaction in the wall of the bowel.
-Pain or drainage around the anus due to inflammation from the tunnel.

TREATMENT
There is no known cure for the Crohn’s disease but therapies can be significantly helpful in reducing signs and symptoms of the disease. These therapies can even bring about long-term remission. Treatment allows a number of patients suffering from Crohn’s disease to function well.