What to do if Crohn's disease causes a fever?

Written by Ren Zheng Xin
Gastroenterology
Updated on September 18, 2024
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Extraintestinal manifestations of Crohn's disease include fever or nutritional disorders. When there is a fever, symptomatic fever-reducing treatment should be applied using antipyretic medications. If the body temperature does not exceed 38°C, physical cooling methods can also be used, such as wiping the palms of the hands, soles of the feet, forehead, armpits, and groin with alcohol or a warm towel to dissipate heat physically.

It is important to drink plenty of water and consume more vegetables to maintain hydration. Attention should also be given to enhancing nutrition by providing a high-nutrient, low-fat diet, which could include lean meats, eggs, and fish. Strict rest is crucial during the disease flare-ups to avoid excessive fatigue.

(Please use medications under the guidance of a doctor)

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Differences between Crohn's Disease and Common Colitis

The differences between Crohn's disease and common enteritis start with symptoms. Crohn's disease generally involves abdominal pain, diarrhea, and bloody stools, with symptoms recurring frequently and tending to relapse easily after medication. Common enteritis may also involve diarrhea, but it is rare for the stool to contain mucus resembling nasal discharge, and while mild abdominal pain may occur, bloody stools are uncommon. Moreover, common enteritis generally responds better to treatment, and the likelihood of relapse is lower. Under colonoscopy, Crohn's disease shows deep, longitudinal ulcers in the intestines, while common enteritis usually shows only some white mucus or mucosal hyperemia and at most mild erosion, which is much less severe compared to Crohn's disease. There are also differences in treatment. Crohn's disease requires specific medications, whereas common enteritis is generally treated with probiotics, thus the two conditions differ significantly.

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Can Crohn's disease patients consume Ganoderma lucidum spore powder?

Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory granulomatous disease of the digestive tract of unknown cause, so any segment of the digestive tract from the mouth to the anus may be involved. It can present with intestinal ulcers, showing a segmental distribution longitudinally, as well as thickening of the intestinal walls, narrowing of the intestinal lumen, and intestinal perforation. This disease is difficult to cure, and currently, there are no effective medications for treatment, and it tends to recur throughout a person's life. Therefore, Ganoderma lucidum bun powder should be considered a health product. Health products often function as advertised by the merchants, so it is not recommended that patients with this disease consume them indiscriminately, as there may also be potential side effects. Patients with Crohn's disease should be sure to follow a high-nutrient, low-residue diet, abstain from smoking and alcohol, and avoid particularly fried, fatty, rich foods, and foods that are difficult to digest.

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Can people with Crohn's disease eat lamb?

Patients with Crohn's disease can eat lamb, but it should be consumed in small quantities. Eating too much can increase the burden on the intestines, leading to constipation or intestinal obstruction. Crohn's disease is an inflammatory bowel disease that can cause abdominal pain, diarrhea, or intestinal obstruction. It may also lead to fever or general nutritional disorders. Dietary considerations should include eating small, frequent meals, adhering to a high-nutrition, low-fat diet, consuming plenty of vegetables, eating fruits in moderation, and avoiding spicy, stimulating, and greasy foods. During active periods, it is important to rest more and treatment can involve a combination of medication and surgery. However, the course of the disease is usually long, prone to relapses, and hard to completely cure.

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Does Crohn's disease require medication for life?

Crohn's disease has a treatment course and is not lifelong medication. Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are the two most common types of inflammatory bowel disease, and the incidence is increasing in our country. It is mainly due to various external inducements causing an imbalance in the body's immunity, leading our immune system to attack our own normal tissues. In Crohn's disease, it mainly attacks the mucosa of the gastrointestinal tract. Crohn's disease can occur from the mouth to the anus, but the small intestine is the primary site. This disease can be quickly controlled with medication, but it will relapse after discontinuing the medication because the real cause of this disease is endogenous, an internal immune imbalance, so this disease is incurable. However, the medication has its treatment course and is not for lifelong; however, there is always a possibility of relapse throughout life.

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What does Crohn's disease abdominal pain feel like?

Crohn's disease is an inflammation that occurs in the intestines, most commonly found in the terminal ileum and the right half of the colon. Due to the irritation from the inflammation, there is noticeable abdominal pain, which often presents as cramping, and sometimes as dull pain. The severity of the abdominal pain varies with the intensity of the inflammation. In addition to abdominal pain, symptoms may include diarrhea or manifestations of intestinal obstruction. Due to damage to the intestinal wall, complications such as intestinal perforation or rectal bleeding can occur, as well as fever and extraintestinal manifestations like malabsorption disorders. Crohn's disease tends to recur frequently and has a protracted course. It is not easily cured, and thus, strengthening daily care is essential.