Informative Speech Crohn s Disease
Informative Speech (Crohn’s Disease)
General Purpose: To inform the audience about what Crohn’s Disease
Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about Crohn’s Disease and give them a better understanding of what it is.
Introduction
I was a 14 year old freshman in high school when I started getting sick. I was always a pretty healthy kid who had perfect attendance records UNTIL that year. The extreme fatigue and weight-loss was the main sign to my mom that something was seriously wrong. Around January of 2010 I had a colonoscopy to confirm what my doctor already believed. I have Crohn’s Disease.
Body
I. Main point: What is Crohn’s Disease?
A. Crohn’s Disease was named after Dr. Burrill B. Crohn who first described the disease in 1932.
B. Crohn’s Disease is an auto-immune disease that attacks the gastro-intestinal system. It is in the Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBD) category. It is closely related to Ulcerative Colitis although the affect the two diseases on the body differs greatly.
C. Crohn’s most often effects the small intestines and the beginning of the colon, but it can occur in any part of the gastro-intestinal system starting at the mouth and ending at the rectum. Mine personally is towards the middle of my large intestine and causes pain on my left side.
(Transition: Now that you know what the disease is let’s talk about some of the symptoms that can develop with the disease.)
II. Main point: What’re some of the symptoms?
A. Symptoms vary from patient to patient ( I have some odd symptoms)
1. Constant Urgent need to go to the bathroom (Literally all the time)
2. Abdominal Cramping and Pain with little relief during a flare up
3. Fever
4. Loss of appetite which can lead to significant weight loss
5. Extreme Fatigue
B. Personal Rare Symptoms
1. Erythema nodosum which is the inflammation of the skin that leave red and tender nodes usually on the legs but can occur anywhere on the body.
2. I get these small bumps on my scalp during a flare that hurt really
General Purpose: To inform the audience about what Crohn’s Disease
Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about Crohn’s Disease and give them a better understanding of what it is.
Introduction
I was a 14 year old freshman in high school when I started getting sick. I was always a pretty healthy kid who had perfect attendance records UNTIL that year. The extreme fatigue and weight-loss was the main sign to my mom that something was seriously wrong. Around January of 2010 I had a colonoscopy to confirm what my doctor already believed. I have Crohn’s Disease.
Body
I. Main point: What is Crohn’s Disease?
A. Crohn’s Disease was named after Dr. Burrill B. Crohn who first described the disease in 1932.
B. Crohn’s Disease is an auto-immune disease that attacks the gastro-intestinal system. It is in the Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBD) category. It is closely related to Ulcerative Colitis although the affect the two diseases on the body differs greatly.
C. Crohn’s most often effects the small intestines and the beginning of the colon, but it can occur in any part of the gastro-intestinal system starting at the mouth and ending at the rectum. Mine personally is towards the middle of my large intestine and causes pain on my left side.
(Transition: Now that you know what the disease is let’s talk about some of the symptoms that can develop with the disease.)
II. Main point: What’re some of the symptoms?
A. Symptoms vary from patient to patient ( I have some odd symptoms)
1. Constant Urgent need to go to the bathroom (Literally all the time)
2. Abdominal Cramping and Pain with little relief during a flare up
3. Fever
4. Loss of appetite which can lead to significant weight loss
5. Extreme Fatigue
B. Personal Rare Symptoms
1. Erythema nodosum which is the inflammation of the skin that leave red and tender nodes usually on the legs but can occur anywhere on the body.
2. I get these small bumps on my scalp during a flare that hurt really
References: "Crohn 's & Colitis." CCFA: What Is Crohn 's Disease? Crohn 's and Colitis Foundation of America, 1 Jan. 2014. Web. 2 Oct. 2014. <http://www.ccfa.org/what-are-crohns-and-colitis/what-is-crohns-disease/>.