What Increases Your Risk
Factors that may increase your
risk of developing
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.
- Smoking.