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A member asked:
How to know if i have crohn's disease if my dad has it?
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Doctor can check: If your dad had it. It does not mean you are going to have it it depends on your symptoms if you have no symptoms do not worry about it.
Answered 1/29/2017
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Symptoms: Crohn's disease has many genetic components so it is too complicated to say for sure what the risk is you will get crohns. However the risk is definitely elevated above the general population--perhaps a 5-10 fold risk above someone else of your same ethnic background. No screening is necessary but yes develop chronic GI complaints, get them checked out with your primary care doc.
Answered 10/9/2017
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