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causes of inflammatory bowel disease? Ans: unknown; bacterial/viral, food allergies, familial, auto-immune describe crohn's disease? Ans: inflammation of GI tract, skip lesions along terminal ileum, cecum, ascending colon... can develop fistulas, granulomas, fibrosis, adhesions risk factors for crohn's? Ans: family hx female, age 15-25 sxs of crohns? Ans: - 3 to 4 semi solid stools / day mucus + pus - RLQ pain no relief w/ defecation - abdominal distention, N/V - wt loss, malnutrition, anemia - fat soluble vitamin deficiency - abscess or fistula risk systemic sxs of crohn's include: Ans: skin lesions, angular cheilitis (around mouth), uveitis (eye inflammation), liver dz, arthritis can you do surgery for crohn's? Ans: hard! b/c of the skip lesions describe ulcerative colitis?