Other conditions with symptoms similar to Crohn's disease
Many other intestinal conditions can cause symptoms similar to Crohn's disease, including:
- Diverticulitis, in which pouches (diverticula) that form in the wall of the large intestine (colon) become inflamed or infected.
- Colorectal cancer, which is the abnormal growth of cancer cells in the muscular tube that makes up the lower digestive tract (large intestine).
- Irritable bowel syndrome, a common digestive problem that causes episodes of abdominal pain, cramping or bloating, and diarrhea or constipation.
- Lactose intolerance, in which a person is not able to digest lactose, a natural sugar generally found in foods made with cow's milk, such as ice cream.
- Intestinal abscess, a pocket of pus that forms at the site of infected tissue in the intestine.
- Bacterial infection.
- Hemorrhoids, which are enlarged, swollen veins in the anus.
| Author: | Douglas Dana Monica Rhodes | Last Updated: February 1, 2007 |
| Medical Review: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine Andrew Swan, MD, CCFP, FCFP - Family Medicine Arvydas D. Vanagunas, MD - Gastroenterology | |
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