Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Still confused and asking more questions, sorry

Ok uhm btw where did my posts from yesterday go?? I can't find them.

Ok I've noticed a lot of you saying you've had this since childhood.
I'm really amazed by that.
The 1 Dr I saw (not a specilist in this tho)said most people get it around their 20's.
I was in there because my symptoms began after my C-section of my last baby. I was convinced they'd messed me up in surgery somehow.
I'd never heard of IBS before that appt. I'm still learning.
But I am certain I did not have it before a year-maybe 2 years max-ago. Before then I was like clock work, I very rarely had problems "down there". I used to get a large Muffin, 20oz Latte for breakfast and fast food for lunch and even after that I was rarely even gassy!
My mom tho has probably had IBS-D most of her life. She was told it was Lactose only, but ever since my studying this she too has come to think it was mostly IBS.
My questions then is....is IBS genetic?
Can a Csection-or any abdominal surgery-cause IBS?
Can you "catch it"...like say I did for a long while work in preschools. I do infact remember a day I'd eaten left overs from the school lunch and gotten very bad D and ever since my regularity got worse and worse. That was about 2yrs ago. I grew up in England too and ate a variety of European food, and even tho I was the only one in my family who usually did NOT get sick from it...could that have caused IBS?
Can weight be to blame? My IBS problems have gotten worse since I gained 60lbs. I was very skinny before and very regular then too.
And have any moms on here noticed their IBS get better or worse in pregnancy??
And does IBS ever just go away or get much better with age??
Thanx once again!

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