Mouth ulcers, also known as canker sores, are small, painful lesions that develop in the soft tissues of the mouth, including the inner cheeks, lips, tongue, or gums. They are not contagious and ...

Mouth sores resembling canker sores can develop in people with Crohn’s disease. These painful ulcers typically appear on the gums, inside the cheeks, or on the tongue and can make eating ...

“The mouth can also reveal early signs of certain gastrointestinal diseases. Crohn’s disease can cause swelling of the gums and mouth ulcers before any intestinal symptoms appear. Oral manifestations ...

Mouth ulcers, though common and often harmless, can be eased naturally through diet, gentle oral care, stress control, and ...

Crohn’s disease (CD) is a chronic, progressive inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that can affect any part of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract—from the mouth to the anus. It most commonly affects the ...

A Closer Look at Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis Medically reviewed by Kumkum S. Patel MD, MPH Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of conditions that cause inflammation in the ...

NSAIDs don’t seem to cause Crohn’s, but could make a flare worse. The link isn’t clear-cut, though. Learn more about painkillers and Crohn’s disease.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Crohn's disease is a serious long-term condition affecting hundreds of thousands of people in this country and gets a lot of attention at the University of New Mexico Hospital.

They’re due to inflammation from your Crohn’s disease, which causes sores to form on your intestinal wall. In Crohn’s disease, they often form in your butt.

Crohn’s disease also is a transmural ... use is that ulcerative colitis is confined to the colon and Crohn’s disease can be anywhere in the GI tract from your mouth all the way down to ...