Editing Crohn's disease (section)

====Other complications====
Individuals with Crohn's disease are at risk of [[malnutrition]] for many reasons, including decreased food intake and [[malabsorption]]. The risk increases following resection of the [[small bowel]]. Such individuals may require oral supplements to increase their [[caloric intake]], or in severe cases, [[total parenteral nutrition]] (TPN). Most people with moderate or severe Crohn's disease are referred to a [[dietitian]] for assistance with nutrition.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Evans JP, Steinhart AH, Cohen Z, McLeod RS | title = Home total parenteral nutrition: an alternative to early surgery for complicated inflammatory bowel disease | journal = Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery | volume = 7 | issue = 4 | pages = 562–566 | year = 2003 | pmid = 12763417 | doi = 10.1016/S1091-255X(02)00132-4 | s2cid = 195305419 }}</ref>

[[Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth]] (SIBO) is characterized by excessive proliferation of colonic bacterial species in the small bowel. Potential causes of SIBO include fistulae, strictures, or motility disturbances. Hence, people with Crohn's disease are especially predisposed to develop SIBO. As a result, people with Crohn's disease may experience malabsorption and report symptoms such as weight loss, watery diarrhea, [[meteorism]], flatulence, and abdominal pain, mimicking acute flare.<ref name="mimicking" />