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With Crohn's colitis, the colon (large intestine) is inflamed. Sometimes called granulomatous colitis, this condition accounts for about 30% of all Crohn's cases.

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Colorectal surgeon Cedrek McFadden revealed five factors that can raise your risk. ... “Inflammatory bowel diseases like Crohn’s or ulcerative colitis put you at higher risk,” McFadden shared.

Ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease. Inflammatory bowel diseases like UC and Crohn’s cause long-term inflammation and ulcers in the digestive tract.

"Crohn's can involve any part of the GI tract, but typically is either the colon alone, the small intestine alone, or a combination of small intestine and colonic disease." Characteristic patterns ...

However, because Crohn's can affect the entire GI tract, it could be a segment of colon that is removed. Or it could be segment of small bowel without any colon removed.

Inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis have also been shown to increase the risk. 4. More young people are being diagnosed with colorectal cancer than ever before.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A 22-year-old fought hard against his colorectal cancer and spoke with News 3 about his second chance at life. “I wasn't expecting to get that call,” Peter Votaw said.

Heather Candrilli, 36, was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer in May 2024 after having to pay more out-of-pocket for the preventive procedure, which was not covered by insurance because she was ...