Risk factors of developing inflammatory bowel diseases

Zimna Aleksandra, Wróblewski Hubert, Zygmunt Ewelina, Chojęta Dariusz, Kozłowska Anna. Risk factors of developing inflammatory bowel diseases. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2022;12(8):85-91. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.12775/JEHS.2022.12.08.008 https://apcz.umk.pl/JEHS/article/view/JEHS.2022.12.08.008 https://zenodo.org/record/6604099 The journal has had 40 points in Ministry of Education and Science of Poland parametric evaluation. Annex to the announcement of the Minister of Education and Science of December 21, 2021. No. 32343. Has a Journal's Unique Identifier: 201159. Scientific disciplines assigned: Physical Culture Sciences (Field of Medical sciences and health sciences); Health Sciences (Field of Medical Sciences and Health Sciences). Punkty Ministerialne z 2019 - aktualny rok 40 punktów. Załącznik do komunikatu Ministra Edukacji i Nauki z dnia 21 grudnia 2021 r. Lp. 32343. Posiada Unikatowy Identyfikator Czasopisma: 201159. Przypisane dyscypliny naukowe: Nauki o kulturze fizycznej (Dziedzina nauk medycznych i nauk o zdrowiu); Nauki o zdrowiu (Dziedzina nauk medycznych i nauk o zdrowiu). © The Authors 2022; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author (s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non commercial license Share alike. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 02.05.2022. Revised: 15.05.2022. Accepted: 01.06.2022. Risk factors of developing inflammatory bowel diseases Aleksandra Zimna, Hubert Wróblewski, Ewelina Zygmunt, Dariusz Chojęta, Anna Kozłowska Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Lublin ORICID ID and email: Aleksandra Zimna https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8712-3497; aleksandra_zimna97@wp.pl Hubert Wróblewski https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1666-1650 ; hwwroblewski@gmail.com Ewelina Zygmunt https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3724-2164 ; ewelinazygmunt26@gmail.com Dariusz Chojęta https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6474-854X ; dariusz.chojeta@gmail.com Anna Kozłowska https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6719-9331 ; aniakozlowska6@o2.pl Abstract Introduction: The pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is still unknown. It is known to be multi-factorial. The world is seeing an ever increasing number of new cases of these diseases. Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease are the main representatives of inflammatory bowel diseases. Aim: The aim of the study was to analyze risk factors for inflammatory bowel diseases. Materials and methods: The results were obtained on the basis of a questionnaire survey. Results: 95 people took part in the survey aged 16 to 72 years old. 35.8% were men and 64.2% were women. 78% lives in cites, only 22% are rural residents. 56.4% of them suffer from ulcerative colitis and 43.6% from Crohn's disease. 40.4% of respondents smoked cigarettes in the past, but currently only 12.6% are still struggling with the addiction. Only 4 people declare brushing their teeth after each meal. 18 people confirm the presence of NCDH in their families, 19 suffer from other autoimmune diseases at the same time. 2 people from among the respondents - also celiac disease. One person had Salmonella and Shigella infection. Conclusions: Due to the mutual cause-effect relationships between genetic predisposition and the influence of environmental factors, it is currently difficult to state which of the above factors plays a decisive role. Environmental factors that play a role in the etiopathogenesis of IBD include, first and foremost, the intestinal bacterial flora, diet, human environment and smoking. There is a clear tendency for the coexistence of autoimmune diseases in the group of patients with NCJ and a predisposition to the disease in the family. There is also a need to educate patients about the benefits of taking probiotics and taking care of proper eating habits. Key words: inflammatory bowel diseases, risk of developing the disease, irresponsible patien