Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Crohn's Disease

Signs and Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment

Signs and Symptoms

Common symptoms of Crohn's disease include the following:

• Loose, watery or frequent bowel movements
• Abdominal cramps and pain
• Fever
• Rectal bleeding
• Loss of appetite and subsequent weight loss

During periods of active symptoms, you also may experience:

• Fatigue
• Joint pain
• Skin problems
• Fissures, or tears in the lining of the anus
• Fistulas, a tunnel that connects the intestine to the bladder, vagina or skin
• Oral or skin lesions

Reviewed by health care specialists at UCSF Medical Center.
Last updated February 14, 2008