Diagnosis of Crohn's disease
Crohn's disease has specific symptoms. It is manifested by intestinal bleeding, intense paroxysmal abdominal pain, diarrhea, weakness, and fever. The insidiousness of the disease lies in its ability to evolve into intestinal fistulas with perforation of the contents into the abdominal cavity, chronic vitamin deficiency, colorectal cancer.
The diagnosis of Crohn's disease abroad is carried out using the following procedures:
- Laboratory tests of blood and feces (including hidden blood)
- Ultrasound of abdominal organs
- Gastroscopy
- Irrigoscopy (X-ray of the intestine using barium contrast enhancement)
- Colonoscopy
- CT scan of the gastrointestinal tract
After clarifying the diagnosis, the doctor begins to develop a treatment. Foreign gastroenterologists prefer to work on the cause and stop exacerbations in the long term in order to protect patients from the progression and complications of the disease.
Crohn's disease treatment abroad
Crohn's disease is treated in foreign clinics using conservative and surgical methods. The tactics are chosen depending on the severity and nature of the pathology. Provoking factors, concomitant diseases and other individual characteristics are taken into account.
Traditionally, a medical treatment method is chosen. At the same time, doctors use new-generation drugs with proven effectiveness and minimal side effects. The therapy uses a diet, maintenance of vitamins and minerals, and physiotherapy. In some cases, patients are prescribed immunosuppressants.
Surgical interventions are performed according to strict indications, in life-threatening conditions. After discharge, the patient is instructed on diet and lifestyle adjustments, medication intake, and dynamic follow-up at the place of residence.
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