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Digestive & GastrointestinalModerate
Crohn's Disease
Gastroenterology · Digestive & Gastrointestinal
Moderate
Severity
Uncommon — less common than ulcerative colitis overall, though diagnosis rates are increasing in India
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Gastroenterology
Specialist
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🔬Causes & Risk Factors
- 1Believed to result from an abnormal immune response against the gut lining
- 2influenced by genetic predisposition
- 3environmental factors
- 4and imbalances in gut bacteria. Family history significantly increases risk
- 5and smoking is a recognised factor that both increases risk of developing the disease and worsens its course. The condition most commonly begins in adolescence or early adulthood
- 6though it can develop at any age.
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