Crohn's Disease: Is It Hereditary?

Headline: Crohn’s Disease: Is It Hereditary?

Keywords: Crohn’s Disease, colon, genetic disorder, chromosome

Page Description: Crohn’s disease is a disease in which inflammation, thickening and swelling of gastrointestinal occur. It also increases the risk of colon cancer in patients. It is also known as a complex genetic disorder. Chromosome 5 and 10 has been identified to be linked with this genetic disorder.

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Crohn’s Disease

Crohn’s disease is a disease in which one or more parts of gastrointestinal tract gets swollen, inflamed and thickened. Colon and last part of small bowel are most commonly affected with Crohn’s disease. If the Crohn’s disease affects only colon, symptoms may look similar to that of ulcerative colitis as both the diseases affect the colon with similar symptoms. Ulcerative colitis is effectively treated with removal of colon. Crohn’s disease which only affects colon is termed as Crohn’s colitis.

Diagnose
In colonoscopy, a narrow tube is inserted into lower bowel through anal canal. Using this tube, specialist observes the colon lining. The tube has a small camera with a light source to look at the colon lining. Colonoscopy is considered best to diagnose direct visualization of colon. Patients of Crohn’s disease also have the risk of developing colon cancer. Radiological tests are performed in case the small abnormalities in colon are difficult to detect through colonoscopy.

Genetic