What Is Irritable Bowel Syndrome?
8. Risk Factors
Certain people are more likely to have irritable bowel syndrome than others are. Women are more likely to have the condition, and women that use hormone replacement therapy are also in a higher risk category. People that are under the age of 50 are also more likely to have IBS.
Other factors include mental health conditions, and people with depression and anxiety are also in a higher risk category. There may also be a genetic factor as the condition appears to be more prevalent in some families. People that suffered some form of abuse at a young age are also statistically more likely to have IBS.
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