Revealing the Mechanisms That Lead to Crohn’s Disease

Crohn’s disease is a chronic, inflammatory condition that causes abdominal cramps, diarrhea, fever, fatigue, weight loss, and anemia due to the malabsorption of nutrients. There can be other complications depending on the type of Crohn’s, which is thought to be an autoimmune disorder. In this case, the immune system is erroneously attacking healthy tissue in the gut. This leads to gut inflammation, and symptoms of disease. Scientists have now learned more…