Crohn Disease FAQs (cont.)
Medical Author:
Kathryn L Hale, MS, PA-C
Coauthor:
Sandeep Mukherjee, MD, MB, BCh
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Simmy Bank, MD, MB, ChB
Medical Editor:
Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD
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BS Anand, MD
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What Causes Crohn's Disease?We do not know what causes the abnormal inflammation in the digestive tract. Experts believe that it is caused by an unknown triggering event in susceptible people. We do not know what makes a person susceptible, except that about 20%-30% of people with Crohn's disease have relatives with the disease—in other words, Crohn's disease runs in the family. In the other 70%-80% of cases, there is no family connection. There is no evidence that stress or what you eat causes Crohn's disease—although these factors can make the symptoms worse. |
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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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