Crohn Disease (cont.)
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- Crohn Disease Overview
- Crohn Disease Causes
- Crohn Disease Symptoms
- Exams and Tests
- Crohn Disease Treatment
- Medications
- Surgery
- Other Therapy
- Next Steps
- Follow-up
- Outlook
- Support Groups and Counseling
- For More Information
- Web Links
- Synonyms and Keywords
- Authors and Editors
- Pictures of Digestive Disease Myths - Slideshow
Crohn Disease Causes
The exact cause of Crohn disease remains unknown.
- Current theories suggest that genetics, environment, diet, blood vessel abnormalities, and/or even psychosocial factors cause Crohn disease.
- Probably the most popular theory is that Crohn disease is caused by the immune system overreacting to infection by a virus or bacterium.
- Crohn disease apparently is not caused by emotional distress.
- Crohn disease definitely runs in families. People who have Crohn disease may have an inherited predisposition to abnormal immunologic response to one or more provoking factors.
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Crohn disease is an idiopathic, chronic, transmural inflammatory process of the bowel that often leads to fibrosis and obstructive symptoms, which can affect any part of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract from the mouth to the anus.
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