Here is a sample of some of the questions you have asked with the answers below them.
Surgery and Crohn's
Dear Grace,
Can you try to explain why surgery is not permitted for Crohns patients?
Can it cause the patient to get worse?
Thank you for your question. Keep in mind that Crohn's disease can involve any segment of the GI (gastro-intestinal) tract from mouth to anus and can effect all layers of the bowel ie. the mucosal, muscular and outer layer . Ulcerative Colitis effects only the large bowel or colon, and only involves the mucosal or inner layer of the colon.
Briefly, in ulcerative colitis, removing the colon removes the organ that is diseased and therefore removes the disease. It is "the cure" for ulcerative colitis. No more colon, no more disease. In Crohn's disease however, the small bowel (intestine) is frequently involved. Removing the colon in Crohn's disease patients does not eliminate their disease because the disease can flare up in the remaining small intestine. Therefore, this surgery would not be a cure or solution for Crohn's disease patients.
Grace
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