More Research Is Needed
01/28/05 07:32 AM
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belinda
Reged: 10/09/03
Posts: 474
Loc: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Karen
The precise cause of IBS is unknown, but it's thought to be triggered by some sort of gut trauma such as a bad stomach flu or food poisoning.
However, it seems IBS may run in some families so sometimes I wonder if it's a bit like schizophrenia in that there may sometimes be a hereditary tendency which may be triggered into IBS by certain environmental events.
Unfortunately, research into IBS is only in its infancy stage at the moment because, I think, for many years it was overlooked and people with IBS weren't taken seriously. I suspect it was often thought they had a mental problem rather than a physical one since there was no obvious physical evidence of it (other than the symptoms) and it could only be diagnosed through a process of eliminating all other possible diseases/conditions.
I, personally, have had IBS for as long as I can remember and my mom says I had symptoms as a baby so I think I was probably born with it.
Belinda
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