Patients with Crohn's Disease often experience which gastrointestinal symptom?

Patients with Crohn's Disease frequently experience diarrhea, which is a prominent gastrointestinal symptom associated with this inflammatory condition. Crohn's Disease causes chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, which can lead to increased intestinal motility and disruptions in the absorption of water and electrolytes. As a result, many patients report frequent loose or watery stools.

This symptom is characteristic of Crohn’s due to the nature of the disease, which can affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract but often impacts the small intestine and the proximal colon, leading to malabsorption and diarrhea.

The other choices, while they may occur in some patients with bowel issues, are less common or relevant specifically to Crohn's Disease. Hematochezia, or passing fresh blood through the anus, can occur in cases of ulcerative colitis or other conditions but is not a defining symptom of Crohn’s. Constipation may happen but is not as prevalent as diarrhea in Crohn's patients. The formation of diverticula is more closely associated with diverticulosis, a different condition related to the formation of pouches in the colon that can lead to diverticulitis, and is not specifically characteristic of Crohn's Disease.