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What Causes Colitis and Crohn’s disease?

April 26, 2017causes colitis crohn disease

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What Causes Colitis and Crohn’s disease?

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The causes of colitis and Crohn’s disease are unknown. The symptoms of the condition occur when the body’s immune system no longer knows how to “turn off” an immune attack at the correct time causing inflammation. It is believed the inflammation in colitis and Crohn’s disease involves a complex interaction of factors: the genes the person has inherited, the immune system, and environment factors.