Children with Crohn’s disease may also suffer delayed development and stunted growth. The range and severity of symptoms varies in children with this disease.  Crohn's Disease occurs normally in children between the ages of fourteen and eighteen however, there are other cases being reported in children of other ages. Bouts of crohn's attacks may occur every few months or every few years. If crohns disease continues for several years then bowels may be severely damaged. Crohns disease may increase chances for cancer in children by as much as twenty percent. 

Crohn's Disease in children is not contagious.

The cause and symptoms

Children with Crohn's Disease may exhibit any combination of the following symptoms. They often go undiagnosed for a long time as the symptoms are similar to other diseases or common, less critical illnesses.

• Abdominal pain and cramping
• Recurring diarrhea, not related to flu or other viral illness
• Unexplained low grade fever
• Anemia
• Joint pain accompanied by redness
• Eye inflammation, (if left untreated may lead to blindness)
• Abdominal swelling, accompanied by pain
• Sudden severe constipation, with inability to pass gas
• Fissures or openings on the skin with no known cause
• Loss of appetite
• Rectal bleeding

Echinacea is well known and respected as a primary immune system stimulant.  Children with crohn’s disease have received much benefit from its content.  It is also a strengthening herb known to enhance the production and release of the body's own white blood cells, the immune cells of the immune system. This promotes a quick and effective response to both bacterial and viral infections.