What Is Duodenitis?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
5. Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Inflammatory bowel disease is thought to be caused by a variety of autoimmune disorders. The actual cause is unclear, however, and genetics or certain environmental factors may also contribute to the condition. Inflammatory bowel disease means the patient is suffering from chronic inflammation of the tissues in their digestive system.
Examples of inflammatory bowel disease include Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. People with the condition are also more likely to develop then duodenitis than people who don’t have it. Inflammatory bowel disease cannot be cured, but treatments are available that can at least help to reduce the severity of the symptoms.
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