8)    Bloating and vomiting – The advance of Crohn’s disease can play having with your intestines, resulting in bloating and food rejection. Chances are, you would have noticed other symptoms before this stage of symptoms, but it’s the final warning light that something serious is going on with your body.

THERE IS HOPE FOR TREATMENT

Depending on the severity of your Crohn’s disease, there are several treatments. Most involve medicines that will calm the inflammation. Then it’s a matter of regulating diet, exercise and stress to calm the condition. More advanced stages can lead to treatment with steroids, both topical and oral. If that fails, then surgery may be necessary, particularly with severe perforations or obstructions in the bowel that haven’t responded to medicine.

Whatever the diagnosis, it’s important that you visit your medical professional and discuss your symptoms. As with any inflammation, the earlier the treatment, the better. Many people live relatively normal lives with Crohn’s disease. There’s no reason you can’t be one of them.