Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Is Crohn’s or Ulcerative Colitis an autoimmune diseases? It turns out that neither Crohn's nor ulcerative colitis is an autoimmune disease. They're immune-mediated diseases. Autoimmune implies that it's your body attacking itself. Immune-mediated disease means the immune system is going after something, but that's not your body. It's typically going after bacteria in your body and your body's is more or less an innocent bystander to the process.
Dartmouth Health is New Hampshire's only academic health system and the state's largest private employer, serving patients across northern New England. With more than 13,000 employees, we are deeply committed to serving the healthcare needs of everyone in our communities, and to providing each of our patients with exceptional, personal care.
Read more about IBD if you think you might have the disease at:
dartmouth-hitchcock.org/stories/article/do-you-think-you-might-have-crohns-disease.
Is Crohn’s or Ulcerative Colitis an autoimmune diseases? It turns out that neither Crohn's nor ulcerative colitis is an autoimmune disease. They're immune-mediated diseases. Autoimmune implies that it's your body attacking itself. Immune-mediated disease means the immune system is going after something, but that's not your body. It's typically going after bacteria in your body and your body's is more or less an innocent bystander to the process.
Dartmouth Health is New Hampshire's only academic health system and the state's largest private employer, serving patients across northern New England. With more than 13,000 employees, we are deeply committed to serving the healthcare needs of everyone in our communities, and to providing each of our patients with exceptional, personal care.
Read more about IBD if you think you might have the disease at:
dartmouth-hitchcock.org/stories/article/do-you-think-you-might-have-crohns-disease.
