In a recent event, famous singer Ariana Grande called out a sports online publication for criticising the appearance of her boyfriend Pete Davidson, who suffers from Chron's disease. The article's headline read, 'Does Pete Davidson Have Butthole Eyes?' Ariana Grande chose to reply to this post on Twitter and lashed out by highlighting that Pete Davidson suffers from an auto-immune disease. She wrote on Twitter: 'y’all do kno this man has an auto immune disease ...... right ? ..... like you do understand what you’re doing when u do this right ? jus wanna make sure'

Here's the tweet:

However, very soon a gastroenterologist, Dr Albert Knapp reacted and explained to Page Six that 'Crohn's can cause severe dehydration, and dehydration can cause your eyes to look sunken. But when you rehydrate, they return to normal. Crohn's disease does not directly cause eyes that look sunken in.'

What Is Crohn's Disease?

This stomach ailment hampers the lifestyle and may have an impact on your appearance as well. According to a study here's how the condition is described, 'Crohn’s disease (CD) is a chronic relapsing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It is characterized by a transmural granulomatous inflammation which can affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract, most commonly the ileum, colon or both. Its prevalence has continually increased over the past 50 years with the highest incidence being reported in northern Europe, the United Kingdom and North America. Despite biological treatment being associated with an improved health-related quality of life, patients still report significant impediment on lifestyle and daily activities during both flares and remissions.'

The study emphasises the fact that the prevalence of this disease has increased over the past few decades. The study further says, 'Crohn’s disease is increasing in prevalence worldwide. It arises from a complex interplay between both genetic predisposition and environmental influence.'

(Reference: Crohn’s disease: a clinical update)

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