Crohn’s Disease Doctor in Boca Raton, FL

Most diagnoses of Crohn’s Disease occur in people who are younger than 30. When diagnosed in childhood, it can impact a child’s growth and sexual development. It’s an autoimmune disease, has no cure, and its cause is not clearly understood. Untreated, Crohn’s Disease can lead to serious disability or even death.

In spite of the fact that Crohn’s Disease has no cure, we’ve had exceptional success with our patients who have been diagnosed with this painful, debilitating autoimmune digestive disease.

At Manhattan Integrative Medicine in Boca Raton, FL, we can help you put an end to chronic Crohn’s Disease symptoms. To schedule your consultation with Florida’s top integrative and functional medicine doctor who specializes in digestive health issues like Crohn’s Disease, complete the form below or call us at (754) 247-0122 today!

What is Crohn’s Disease?

Crohn's disease is a form of IBD that creates inflammation and swelling in your GI tract, causing digestive tract symptoms ranging from malnutrition and weight loss to abdominal pain. There are two diagnosed medical conditions that both cause GI issues and sound very much alike – IBS and IBD. One is irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and the other is inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

Crohn’s Disease is a form of IBD. While their names may sound quite similar, IBS and IBD are very different conditions: basically, IBD involves inflammation while IBS does not. IBD is an autoimmune condition that includes both Crohn’s Disease and ulcerative colitis. Normally, inflammation is how your immune system defends your body against invaders, but too much inflammation can be harmful instead of protective.

The inflammation caused by Crohn's disease can impact different parts of the digestive tract in different people. Crohn’s Disease usually occurs in the small intestine, but the inflammatory response can spread to the large intestines. The disease can become debilitating and can lead to complications that are life threatening.

Causes of Crohn’s Disease

The causes of most autoimmune conditions are not known. The foods you eat and stress you experience are clear triggers for Crohn’s Disease symptoms, but medical professionals still don’t agree on what causes Crohn’s Disease to develop. Some risk factors of Crohn’s Disease include:

• Severe infection (viral or bacterial)
• Disruptions in your microbiome
• Exposure to toxins
• Family history

Symptoms of Crohn’s Disease

Crohn’s Disease is a signal that your digestive system is in trouble. The impact that Crohn’s Disease can have on your life can be mild or severe – from an occasional inconvenience to complete disability or even death. Symptoms of Crohn’s Disease could possibly include:

• Nausea or vomiting
• Fever
• Diarrhea
• Bloody stools
• Abdominal pain and
• Decreased appetite
• Significant weight loss over time
• Anal pain/inflammation
• Mouth sores
• Extreme fatigue or weakness

Complications of untreated Crohn’s Disease can lead to other medical conditions unrelated to your GI tract, including:

• Iron-deficiency anemia
• Inflammation of liver or bile ducts, joints, skin or eyes
• Kidney stones
• Delayed development or growth in children

An accurate diagnosis is required for effective treatment. What specifically may be causing your Crohn’s Disease is the next step in your diagnosis and treatment journey.

Diagnosing Crohn’s Disease

It is essential to seek treatment. Crohn’s Disease can sometimes lead to serious medical conditions if left untreated – like iron deficiency anemia.

If you are experiencing symptoms of Crohn’s Disease, our goal is to identify whether Crohn’s is the source of your symptoms, so that we can effectively diagnose and begin treatment immediately. At Manhattan Integrative Medicine in Boca Raton, FL, we have a great deal of experience in diagnosing Crohn’s Disease and have had great success in treating the condition among our patients.

A complete medical history, medical testing, and a comprehensive assessment of your symptoms can be effective tools that can be used to accurately diagnose Crohn’s Disease or any underlying issues that may be triggering your Crohn’s Disease.

Treatment Options for Crohn’s Disease

As one of the top digestive doctors in Florida, Dr. Borenstein offers the most effective integrative treatment options for Crohn’s Disease. With Crohn’s Disease, however, you need a doctor who is experienced in treating both digestive disorders as well as autoimmune conditions.

Although the connection between foods, food allergies and Crohn’s Disease is not clearly understood, it is believed that your food allergies don’t cause Crohn’s Disease, but they can clearly trigger a worsening of symptoms.

When your gut becomes unbalanced and has an overgrowth of unhealthy bacteria - and not enough healthy bacteria - disease often results. Restoring that delicate balance in your microbiome can be the first step toward healing Crohn’s Disease and other digestive complaints.

We will create a customized treatment plan specific to your specific health concerns to restore your gut bacteria. Dr. Borenstein will choose antibiotics or other more natural remedies such as Microb-Clear to kill off bad bacteria in your gut. He also recommends starving bad bacteria overgrowth by removing legumes, bread, and other products containing refined sugar, including alcohol.

Replacing troublesome foods with healthy fats, leafy greens, non-starchy vegetables, high fiber options and lean proteins are better choices for healthy gut bacteria to thrive – and they also can help with Crohn’s Disease.

Treatment may also involve:

• Optimizing stomach acid and digestive enzymes which can help with food digestion
• Restoring and regulating the Motion Migration Complex (MMC) with promotility medications and dietary changes
• Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) to help lessen inflammation in the bowels It’s also important to address any medical conditions – digestive and otherwise – that may be contributing to your Crohn’s Disease.
• Testing and treating thyroid imbalances that can impact digestion

Schedule your consultation today to explore all the many effective treatment options available for Crohn’s Disease and other digestive and autoimmune conditions.

What to Expect from a Digestive Care Visit

Our approach always involves seeing the human body as a single entity rather than as individual organs or metabolic processes. Since every part of the body is interconnected with every other part, any illness that affects one specific part of the body has a profound impact on the rest.

At Manhattan Integrative Medicine in Boca Raton, FL, we offer the most up-to-date testing and diagnostics, along with a cutting-edge functional and integrative medicine approach and a powerful focus on prevention, so you can avoid illness, injury and disease and maintain renewed health and freedom from troublesome digestive symptoms and conditions like Crohn’s Disease.

We recommend that you prepare a list of current symptoms – whether or not they are related to your Crohn’s Disease - prior to your first consultation. On your first visit, Dr. Borenstein will discuss your family medical history, personal medical history, lifestyle, daily stressors, diet, exercise habits, and current medications. He may also conduct blood, saliva, or urine tests, as necessary.

Request your consultation today

Dr. David Borenstein is a top functional medicine practitioner in Florida who recognizes that each individual patient requires a prevention and treatment regimen tailored to an individual health profile and specific medical and family history. Dr. Borenstein has an established history of helping his patients heal from illness and restore overall health and longevity.

Call Manhattan Integrative Medicine in Boca Raton FL at (754) 247-0122 for an initial phone consultation or complete our quick online form.

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