10 Potential Risk Factors for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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Ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease are more likely to be diagnosed in teenagers and young adults, but older adults can develop it later in life. Younger patients tend to have a more aggressive form of the condition.

Younger patients are thought to have the disease due to genetic factors whereas older people are more likely to be affected by environmental factors.

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