Dr. Ye Wei, Director of the Gastroenterology Department at Hangzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, explains that Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic nonspecific inflammatory disease of the digestive tract, belonging to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The disease is most common in young adults, with a similar incidence rate between men and women. The affected areas are often the terminal ileum and ascending colon, but it can occur in any part of the digestive tract.
If the following symptoms occur, one should be alert to the possibility of Crohn's disease:
