The disease is a slow progressing inflammatory process that may involve any part of the alimentary tract from mouth to anus. Partial bowel obstruction, strictures and abscess or fistulas to other loops of the mall bowel, ,colon, abdominal wall, bladder or, vagina may be presently but usually involves the small intestine which become congested with the terminal ileum suggestion is that its a disorder of the lymphoid tissue explaining which the terminal ileum has a rich lymph supply. Incidence is more in young adults, Jews and have a high chance of getting colon cancer. In the chronic attack diarrhea is accompanied by mild pain with the stool having a foul smell and fatty. The disease progresses, and has complications such as ulcers.
Ulcers become more irregular, with variations in size, shape and appearance.
Radiographically this will have a cobblestone appearance. Other method for diagnosis is the Proctosigmoidoscopy beneficial for biopsy. Drugs such as flagyl, immodium, Imuran have been effective. While complications have had surgery used as treatment.