Do I Have Crohn's Disease Quiz
Questions: 15 · 10 minutes
1. How often have unexplained mouth sores affected you?
I have not had mouth sores beyond my normal experience.
I had one mild sore that healed normally.
Sores recur, appear in groups, or take longer than expected to heal.
Numerous or very painful sores make eating or drinking difficult.
2. Which description best matches bloating, abdominal swelling, and the passage of stool or gas?
I have not had an unusual combination of swelling, pain, vomiting, or blockage symptoms.
I occasionally feel bloated, but it resolves after passing stool or gas.
Repeated swelling or cramping comes with constipation or difficulty passing gas.
Marked swelling or severe pain comes with vomiting or an inability to pass stool or gas.
3. What have you noticed in or around your bowel movements?
I have not noticed blood, black stool, or recurring mucus.
I have occasionally noticed mucus without visible blood.
I have seen a small amount of visible blood, even if only once.
I have had repeated or heavy bleeding, maroon stool, or black and tar-like stool.
4. During the past four weeks, what pattern of loose or watery stools have you experienced?
My stools have not become noticeably looser or more frequent.
Loose stools have returned on several days or across more than one week.
I had a brief episode that resolved and has not returned.
They are frequent or persistent, disrupt normal activities, wake me repeatedly, or come with dehydration.
5. Which option best matches changes involving your joints, skin, or eyes?
I have not noticed unexplained changes in these areas.
I had one mild, brief symptom that settled and has not returned.
I have recurring painful or swollen joints, tender red skin lumps, or a persistent unexplained rash.
I have a painful red eye or vision change, or rapidly worsening skin or joint swelling with fever or major limitation.
6. After an ordinary day, how does your energy compare with your usual level?
My energy is generally typical for me.
I feel mildly more tired on some days but can continue my usual routine.
Fatigue repeatedly makes me reduce activities, rest unexpectedly, or struggle to concentrate.
Weakness or exhaustion prevents usual tasks, or comes with fainting, chest symptoms, or breathlessness.
7. What feverish symptoms have occurred alongside your other concerns?
I have not felt feverish or had unexplained chills or night sweats.
I had one mild, short-lived feverish episode that resolved.
Unexplained low fever, chills, or drenching night sweats have happened repeatedly.
I have a high or persistent fever, especially with severe pain, faintness, confusion, or dehydration.
8. Looking across your digestive symptoms, how long-lasting or recurrent has the overall pattern been?
I have not had a notable digestive symptom pattern.
I had one short episode lasting less than a week that fully resolved.
Symptoms have returned in separate episodes or continued across several weeks.
Symptoms occur most days, keep worsening, or have persisted without meaningful improvement.
9. After a day with digestive symptoms, which hydration experience sounds most like yours?
I drink normally and urinate about as usual.
I feel somewhat thirstier but can replace fluids normally.
I have dizziness, a dry mouth, or reduced urine, although I can still keep liquids down.
I cannot keep liquids down, pass very little urine, feel confused, or have fainted or nearly fainted.
10. Which statement best describes any recent weight change that you did not intend?
My weight has been stable, or changes were intentional.
I noticed a small one-time change but no continuing downward pattern.
My weight appears to be gradually declining without an intentional change in diet or activity.
I have lost weight rapidly or continuously, especially with weakness or difficulty eating.
11. How much do these symptoms change your work, school, sleep, travel, or social plans?
They do not require changes to my usual activities.
I make occasional small adjustments but generally keep my plans.
I regularly plan around toilets, food, pain, or fatigue and sometimes miss activities.
I cannot manage usual tasks, repeatedly miss work or school, or lose substantial sleep because of symptoms.
12. Imagine being away from home for a few hours. How would bowel urgency affect you?
I would not expect unusual urgency to affect the outing.
I might prefer to know where a restroom is, but urgency is uncommon.
I would plan closely around restrooms because urgency happens repeatedly.
I might be unable to delay a bowel movement, have accidents, or need the toilet many times, including overnight.
13. How have nausea, appetite changes, or vomiting affected eating and drinking?
Reduced appetite or nausea has repeatedly made it difficult to eat normal meals.
I am eating and drinking normally without notable nausea or vomiting.
I had a mild, short-lived change that resolved.
I repeatedly vomit, cannot keep liquids down, or am becoming weak or dehydrated.
14. Which description best matches any abdominal pain or cramping you have had recently?
I occasionally have mild, brief discomfort that settles without limiting me.
I have not had notable abdominal pain or cramping.
The pain is severe, rapidly worsening, or accompanied by a rigid or markedly swollen abdomen.
The pain keeps returning, lasts for extended periods, or regularly interrupts sleep or activities.
15. What symptoms have you noticed around the anus or nearby skin?
I have not noticed unusual pain, swelling, drainage, wounds, or bleeding there.
I occasionally have mild soreness or itching that settles quickly.
Pain, swelling, a wound, or drainage has persisted or returned.
I have rapidly worsening or intense swelling or pain, heavy bleeding, or drainage accompanied by fever or feeling very unwell.