Having a dog during childhood may be protective Shutterstock / Melounix
People with a family history of Crohn’s disease who grow up with a dog seem less likely to develop the condition.
Crohn’s is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). About 1.3 per cent of US adults have IBD, according to the . Prevalence of the condition is increasing in the US and other Western countries for unknown reasons. One potential explanation is the so-called hygiene hypothesis.
“The hygiene hypothesis is related to the fact that in the Western world,…
