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- What is crohn's disease?
- Symptoms of crohn's disease
- Causes of crohn's disease
- Prevention of crohn's disease
- Risk factors for crohn's disease
- Complications of crohn's disease
- When to see a doctor about crohn's disease
- Diagnosis of crohn's disease
- Conventional treatment of crohn's disease
- Alternative/complementary treatment of crohn's disease
- Living with crohn's disease
- Caring for someone with crohn's disease
The exact cause of Crohn's disease is not known. Scientists are yet to find the cause.
Science has put forward a few theories (which are still unproven) about why Crohn's disease occurs:
- Auto immune disease - Crohn's disease could be due to the way the immune system responds to certain triggers
- Bacterial or viral infection - some scientists believe that a bacterial or viral infection that occurs in the intestines could trigger Crohn's disease in some people
- Environment - current research shows Crohn's disease is not common in people who work outdoors, were breastfed as babies and are from middle-lower socio-economic backgrounds
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- Ethnicity - research in the USA shows that people who are Jewish are 2-4 times more likely to get Crohn's disease than people who are not of Jewish ethnicity
- Food sensitivities - some scientists suggest that Crohn's disease could be partly due to or triggered by certain food sensitivities which cause a problem in the functioning of the intestines
- Genetics - research shows that about 20% of all people who have Crohn's disease also have a relative with the condition
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< 2: symptoms 4: prevention > Last reviewed: 14 November 2008 || Last updated: 3 January 2009
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Disclaimer: This guide is not intended to be used for diagnostic or prescriptive purposes. For any treatment or diagnosis of illness, please see your doctor.
