Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease.

Usually, the small intestine, colon, and/or rectum are inflamed, but inflammation also occurs in the rest of the digestive tract and thus can occur from the mouth to the anus.

The cause of Crohn's disease is (still) unknown.

The following circumstances may come into play:

- The body is attacked by a confused immune system

- Certain bacteria may play a role.

- Smoking may be a factor

Abdominal pain, diarrhea, weight loss and fatigue are the most common symptoms.

Treatment in Crohn's disease basically consists of medication. However, medications do not cure the disease. 

Treatment inhibits inflammation and usually reduces symptoms. They can also prevent new inflammation from developing. Some people are even (almost) symptom-free because of the medication.

Sometimes, however, surgery is necessary.

Treatment BeterKlinic

BeterKliniek is the clinic for Integrative Medicine that bridges regular and non-regular medicine.

An van Veen (physician) and Michael van Gils (therapist) look for the cause of a condition or disease. That is where the treatment starts otherwise, as people often say, it is 'carrying water to the sea'. We call this cause medicine. Sometimes it is also desirable to treat the symptoms (at the same time). We call this symptom medicine.

Chronic disorders often have their cause in epi- genetics. You can schedule a free informative telephone consultation (phone number 040-7117337 until 1 p.m.) at BeterKliniek to discuss your symptoms so that we can provide you with further advice.