Arthritis and Crohns Disease

Arthritis and Crohns disease has a close link. It will not be an exaggeration if arthritis is counted as the worst side effect of Crohn's disease, which is a chronic inflammatory bowel disorder.

Three varying forms of arthritis can be identified in the people suffering from Crohn's disease. Among these three types two affect the spine while the third type affects large joints like knees.

Arthritis can be defined as an accumulation of conditions that together affect the body joints. This disease is counted at the top among people as the cause of disability after the age of 65.years. It leads to swelling, harassing pain and reduced flexibility, which at times may convert into overall loss of flexibility. A person suffering from Crohn's disease has about 25 percent chances of acquiring this irksome disease i.e. arthritis.

Arthritis and Crohns disease together may be a cause of distress in the sufferer. Generally in most of the cases of Crohn's disease, it is most likely to appear once the other intestinal and gastronomical symptoms begin to appear. However, it is very rare that arthritis occurs prior to Crohns disease. Unlike Crohn's flare-ups, one is unable to contain it.

Among all the three types of arthritis, it is joint-oriented arthritis that can be considered least disturbing. There is a similarity between this type of arthritis and Crohns disease; it also flares up simultaneously like flare-ups in Crohns. Including this it does not always put the sufferer into permanent deformity, however with the passage of time, it damages the joints.

First type of arthritis that affects spinal leads to pain and rigidity in the lower spine and the joints in the lower back. It has been found in the studies that arthritis can take months or even years before its symptoms begin to appear in the younger age sufferer of Crohn's disease. In this type of arthritis, one can suffer from the permanent damage of the spinal column, if it is left without any treatment.

Third type of arthritis that is adjoined with the occurrence of Crohn's disease affects the spine. It is rarely found in the Crohn's sufferers. It may be counted as the worst form of arthritis as it not only leads to the pain ad probable deformity in the absence of any treatment but also is the cause of inflammation in the eyes, lungs and heart valves.

in the conclusion it can be said that the best way to cure any of these forms of arthritis is to treat the gastronomical symptoms that are closely linked with Crohn's disease. One must consult the physician to know to have the best method to treat the problem of both arthritis and Crohns disease.