please help????????????

User Generated

elqre_OVATB

Health Medical

Description

1.     Describe the possible causes of inflammatory bowel disease.

User generated content is uploaded by users for the purposes of learning and should be used following Studypool's honor code & terms of service.

Explanation & Answer

Thank you for the opportunity to help you with your question!

Possible causes of inflammatory bowel disease.

Inflammatory bowel disease is not a single condition. It is the term for a group of disorders that cause prolonged inflammation of the digestive tract.

The digestive tract is composed of the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine. It is responsible for breaking down food, extracting the nutrients, and removing any unusable material and waste products. Inflammation anywhere along the digestive tract disrupts this normal process. This can be very painful.

nflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a collection of several diseases. Therefore, it does not have a single cause. However, some IBD has been linked to heredity. It can also be caused by problems with the immune system.


Heredity

If you have a sibling or parent with IBD, you are more likely to develop it yourself. Therefore, scientists think IBD may have a genetic component.


The immune system

This  plays a role in IBD. Normally, the immune system defends the body from pathogens. A bacterial or viral infection of the digestive tract can trigger an immune response. The digestive tract becomes inflamed as the body tries to fight off the invaders.

Please let me know if you need any clarification. I'm always happy to answer your questions.


Anonymous
Awesome! Made my life easier.

Studypool
4.7
Trustpilot
4.5
Sitejabber
4.4

Related Tags