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Genetic connection between mental illness and bowel diseases?
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<blockquote data-quote="CrazyinVA" data-source="post: 355723" data-attributes="member: 1157"><p>Oldest is the only person on either side of the family with inflammatory bowel disease, although my mother and aunt suspect their father might have had Crohn's as well. I suspect mental illness/bipolar/personality disorders on both my side and her father's side, however. Undiagnosed as well, though (yeah in these families, the crazy people don't get help, they just stay crazy!)</p><p></p><p>I definitely think there is a correlation between IBD and depression, I've seen many discussions about it on the message baords at the online support group I'm a member of. It's interesting to hear about others with a "dual diagnosis" with IBD/other bowel-related diseases, and bipolar, however. I wish I'd known some of those when Oldest was growing up, I really felt alone in that. Especially when prednisone made her psychotic ...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CrazyinVA, post: 355723, member: 1157"] Oldest is the only person on either side of the family with inflammatory bowel disease, although my mother and aunt suspect their father might have had Crohn's as well. I suspect mental illness/bipolar/personality disorders on both my side and her father's side, however. Undiagnosed as well, though (yeah in these families, the crazy people don't get help, they just stay crazy!) I definitely think there is a correlation between IBD and depression, I've seen many discussions about it on the message baords at the online support group I'm a member of. It's interesting to hear about others with a "dual diagnosis" with IBD/other bowel-related diseases, and bipolar, however. I wish I'd known some of those when Oldest was growing up, I really felt alone in that. Especially when prednisone made her psychotic ... [/QUOTE]
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