Gene for frequent diarrhea discovered

Zizzle · Post by **Zizzle** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 9:47 am

I imagine many of us have this mutation...

http://www.medpagetoday.com/Genetics/Ge ... tics/31767

Kari · Post by **Kari** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 9:59 am

Zizzle - hmmm - that research is coming out of my home town in Norway

- thanks for posting it.

Love,
Kari

Post by **tex** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 12:22 pm

You have to have a certain gene to have frequent diarrhea? I'm guessing that gene is triggered for most people whenever the genes that predispose to microscopic colitis, Crohn's diasease, ulcerative colitis, or celiac disease are triggered.

If there were such a disease as IBS, that gene would also be triggered whenever the gene that predisposes to the diarrhea-predominant version of IBS is triggered, also.

Tex

MaggieRedwings · Post by **MaggieRedwings** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 1:06 pm

Tex - Love the new tag line you have - truer words never spoken.

Love, Maggie

Gloria · Post by **Gloria** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 2:57 pm

If everyone in a family has the same problem, then it is probably genetic. They need to test their hypothesis using people who are not of the same family.

I'm glad so many more of these studies are being done. Thanks for the link, Zizzle.

Gloria