I read somewhere that it might be hereditary but no-one in my family has it, hu knows? x

hey well, my mum has crohns and has had all her life, meself and my siblings all have ibs!!!!.
But on that not the hospital said that it wasnt Hereditary????, just seems kinda weird to me that we all have ibs and she has crohns dont you think.
If she has crohns and we have ibs surely she has some wierd gene thing goin on, couldnt she had either passed it onto us or bot passed it.... god i hope u no wot i mean!

So in a nut shell im kinda used tot alkin about poo all day long, its out talkin piece over dinner, ie HAVE U BEEN/ HAVE U NOT BEEN. lol

LOL..wow..there has to be something in the genes lol.
Yeah..Im pretty open about my poo with my friends lol..they still don't see the anxiety that I feel.
They simply say "So what if you poo yourself" LOL..I can't think like that!!!! I wish I could!:P

i have a few set of friends that i really feel safe with, they make it easy for me to SAY GET OUT MY WAY NOW!!!! lol
As u no IBS also means u have the most foul smelling wind, i think thats worse wen iu try to do it so noone knows the this green haze gathers around you, lol

you have to laugh babe, when people say my life is shit, little do they no ours really is!!!

HAHA..noooo kidding:P

My son is 5. While I do not think he has IBS, he is starting to show signs of my lactose deficiency. He always has a tummy ache after milk, ice cream or cheese. We've switched to Soy Milk and that seems to be helping.

My IBS started right after my parents divorce (I was in my late 20's). I wonder if you always have it but sometimes it doesn't start showing signs until something significantly stressful happens...

Strange bit of info though - when I was pregnant...my only craving was milk...I drank a gallon a day for the first and second trimester...maybe I overloaded him??!!!??

Seems pretty obvious to me that parts of this are hereditary but the doctors tell me the same thing...not hereditary.

Out of seven kids 5 girls & 2 brothers. Four girls & one brother had this problem. My Aunt has had this problem. I do not want to hear a Dr. say it is not hereditary. Some of us are worse than others but we all have the same symtons. Plus 4 of us have sugar problems. When we don't eat we have horrible weak spells. So there is no winning.

My mother and sister have IBS as well, but like you with your mother it does not seem to effect them as much as it does me. My sister is kinda private about it so I am not sure how she handles it. My mother is able to socialize and eat out as if she did not have the condition. I think that it is hereditary.

-Brianna

me and my daughter have it . but my son doesn't. so i don't know if it is or not. i guess my mom said i have always had trouble and so has my daughter . she had to take meds when she can't go but i have to get it frm the dr. it is not an over the counter med.

i think it might run in families my brother has it too... well he does not go to the doctor but he has the same symptoms i do.... so i say he has it too... my mom says we have it because we are such nervous people and in part its true... she tries to get me to drink teas to calm my nerves maybe i should try it one day.... my husband says its all in my head... and my budd says who cares if you poop on yourself.. but its not that easy for me to think about.... i went to a psychologist once and just talking about it made me feel better but it was weird thinking that i needed a psych so i quit going... i wish i had some buds who lived near by so we could all go out... you know asking them to stop for a potty break when ever needed and not getting those weird looks...

My uncle on mothers side and then my mother and sister and myself all have it!

my son, brother , sis and aunt have ibs, my graan hd it and my dad has diverticulitis! but seems mine is the most affecting!! defo hereditory, thougt it might be to do with similar backgrounds ie diet , eating patterns in families etc and similar immune systems, but as weve all changed our lives as weve grown up and moved on the probs still remain even with our diffeerent lilfe style changes. sick of it either way!!

it may, my mom has it too. But i get it much worse. I think it has to do with stress levels too

I wonder sometimes if doctors know what they're talking about. Sure, they go to medical school for so many years, but some things you just don't understand unless you have it. You can't explain it because people just...don't...get it! My father had stomach problems for years, as well as my mother. Therefore, I believe I.B.S is hereditary.

i would like for a person who says this is all in our head to go experience what we go through just for a week.
I've told a couple of friends about this problem but I can't face going out & pooping myself. It has become worse during stressful times but does not go away when I am at peace. Of course I never am at peace anymore because of it.