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UNITED EUROPEAN GASTROENTEROLOGY JOURNAL
Volume 10, Issue 10, Pages 1047-1053Publisher
JOHN WILEY & SONS LTD
DOI: 10.1002/ueg2.12319
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Crohn's disease; environmental; inflammatory bowel disease; risk factors; ulcerative colitis
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This article reviews the impact of environmental risk factors, such as early life exposures, lifestyle and hygiene, vaccinations, surgeries, exposure to drugs and gastrointestinal pathogens, on the risk of developing IBD.
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic, progressive immune-mediated inflammatory condition of the gastrointestinal tract. Environmental risk factors play a role in developing either type of IBD, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis; although the exact mechanism is still unknown. Herein, we review environmental risks from early life exposures, lifestyle and hygiene, vaccinations, surgeries, exposure to drugs and gastrointestinal pathogens that may increase the risk of developing IBD.
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