Crohn’s Strictureplasty

Strictureplasty for Crohn’s disease

Crohn’s disease is a chronic inflammation anywhere in the gastrointestinal tract; it most commonly effects the ileum of the small intestine. It can cause strictures, or narrowings, in the intestine that affect the ability to absorb nutrients from food.

Surgery called resection and anastomases removes sections of diseased tissue and sews the healthy ends back together. A different procedure, called strictureplasty, can be useful to avoid losing this valuable small-bowel tissue.

How strictureplasty is performed:
1 An incision is made through the stricture.
2 The sides of the opening are folded and sewn together, starting at the center of the stricture.
3 The intestine is shorter but absorbing tissue has not been lost.

LABELS:
Stomach
Large intestine
Descending colon
Ileum of small intestine
Rectum
Anus
Suture
Incision line
Stricture

Text and illustrations by Kevin T. Boyd

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Acupressure for crohn’s disease sufferers
Here are lists of acupressure points for Diarrhea, Gastrointestinal problems, Indigestion, Intestinal ulcer, Nausea, Rectum problems, Small intestine problems,  and Stomach problems on PointFinder.org.
If this is your first time, please read the instructions. Don’t use acupressure to replace standard emergency procedures or licensed medical treatment. If you are seriously injured or have acute symptoms seek urgent medical treatment.

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