I just stumbled upon some articles that stated Todd Helton (the amazing Colorado Rockies first baseman) was diagnosed with “acute terminal ileitis” back in May of 06. I saw it on several blogs, but this was on the mlb site. It stated “The ailment, acute terminal ileitis, is an infection at the end of the small intestine. Doctors hope it is a one-time condition that won’t flare up again, but if it does recur, doctors would look into a possible connection with Crohn’s disease, among other complications.”
I have not found anything more current yet, but thought this was a bit interesting since he is playing in the world series right now.
update:
Well, it seems it is not really Crohn’s Disease from what I am reading, but acute terminal ileitis as noted above. I have not found any other mention of it except for an article earlier this year explaining how he bulked back up during the off season. Feel free to view the article on mlb.com here.
-Ben
