Crohn's Disease: What Increases Your Risk
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What Increases Your Risk
Factors that may increase your risk of developing Crohn's disease include:
- Having a family history of Crohn's disease. Your risk increases if an immediate family member, such as a parent, brother, or sister, has the disease.
- Having Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry.
- Smoking cigarettes.
Factors that may cause Crohn's disease symptoms to flare up include:
- Medicines.
- Infections.
- Hormonal changes.
- Lifestyle changes, including increased stress.
- Smoking.
| Last updated: | October 09, 2008 |
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| Author: | Monica Rhodes |
| Reviewed By: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine, Jerome B. Simon, MD, FRCPC, FACP - Gastroenterology |
| Editors: | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Pat Truman, MATC |
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