UC and Genetics

I found this statistic regarding ulcerative colitis and genetics. As you can imagine it has been impossible to imagine my children getting this disease. This made me feel better, none the less I pray every day. Genetics play a role: if you have a 1st degree relative in your family with Crohn's disease then your risk of developing it is 10 times higher than the rest of the population. No need to panic however, the general population risk is 1 in 1500 which means that family history brings the risk to less than 1% - this is still very low. Ulcerative Colitis is slightly more common but again the risk should be less than 5% with a positive family history.