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Is Irritable Bowel Syndrome hereditary?

Here you can see if Irritable Bowel Syndrome can be hereditary. Do you have any genetic components? Does any member of your family have Irritable Bowel Syndrome or may be more predisposed to developing the condition?

Is Irritable Bowel Syndrome hereditary?
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I do believe there can be genetics involved. As there seems to be a pattern in families...
Posted Sep 30, 2017 by JLee 2000
Yes it certainly can be. If you have a family history of allergies or food intolerances then there is a very high chance that this will pass down on to you.
My family for instance, on my fathers side had several allergies to foods, environmental, sun, bee stings, you name it. All of my fathers siblings had allergies so the fact that I inherited this was no real surprise.
Posted May 29, 2021 by Carollynn 5770

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