3. Abdominal Swelling and Pain
Because we’ve already told you that Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory bowel disease that is likely to affect your digestive system in turn, so it would be a logical next step to say that one of the common symptoms associated with Crohn’s disease sufferers includes abdominal swelling and pain; to make this a little bit clearer, this is due to the internal inflammation that comes along with Crohn’s disease, and when you consume anything that triggers an attack, the accompanying stomach pain has been described as being horrendous – and might require hospitalization in some severe cases.
Any type of abdominal swelling and pain of this type should be reported to your doctor as soon as you can, and sometimes might even warrant a visit to the emergency room if the symptoms persist. Abdominal swelling can be a sign that something is seriously wrong with your health, whether pointing to Crohn’s or not!