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Are there any factors that protect against the development of UC and/or CD?

April 26, 2017CD Development factors protect UC

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Are there any factors that protect against the development of UC and/or CD?

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Smoking appears to protect against the development of UC. There is data that surprisingly few UC patients have had their appendix removed (appendectomy). This suggests that removal of the appendix may protect against the subsequent development of UC. There is no apparent relationship between appendectomy and CD.