Why Crohn’s Disease Affects Anal Fistula Healing



Crohn’s disease is recurrent and characterized by abdominal pain, diarrhea, fistula formation, and intestinal obstruction. Abnormal stools can constantly irritate the anus and interfere with the healing of the fistula.

Crohn’s disease is a chronic non-specific inflammatory disease, the cause is not clear, its lesions involve the end of the ileum and the neighboring colon, can not be completely cured, the inflammation will recur, the symptoms recur, mucus, pus and blood around the fistula repeated irritation, affecting the healing of the fistula. Anal fistula is one of the common complications of Crohn’s disease.

Crohn’s disease complication fistula, in addition to the treatment of fistula, need to focus on the control of Crohn’s disease, inflammation is under control, the symptoms are reduced, naturally conducive to fistula healing.