Crohn's Disease: Safe Foods, Painkillers & Bleeding Risks

Managing Crohn's disease involves selecting safe foods and appropriate painkillers that won't irritate the digestive tract. Recognizing signs of esophageal involvement and GI bleeding is critical for effective patient care.

Woman with painful throat ache

Signs of Esophageal Crohn's

Published Aug,14 2017  |  By Maryann Gromisch

Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract. This chronic, painful and debilitating disease affects any section of the gastrointestinal tract, from mouth to anus. Crohn’s disease of the esophagus or Crohn’s esophagitis occurs in less than 1 percent of patients.

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