New information on Crohn’s and a genetic link for those who may be interested and haven’t seen it yet.
I have an undergraduate background biology. So stuff like this catches my eye and is always fascinating to me. Maybe if they can identify the genes at work here, some day it will lead to better treatments and better quality of life for those that suffer with these diseases. Truthfully though, hearing that they are finding genetic components to some of these diseases freaks me out a bit. I am worried that I have passed on some crappy genes (ha.ha.) to my son. I hope I haven’t condemned him to a life of dealing with IBS or something worse. I want more children and honestly I pray for boys because there are so many things I hope I don’t pass down to a daughter. I hope that by the time he is a young adult there are new treatments and new ways to help the quality of life - just in case I passed down the wrong X chromosome. Articles like this show that the medical community is working on these diseases and gives me hope.
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April 17, 2007 at 12:39 am
david
I think it’s kind of like with cancer, just because you have the gene/genes doesn’t mean you’ll get the condition, I think something in the environment actually triggers it. It’ll probably be some time before we know for sure I guess. I feel like what you pass on may not neccessarily be your condition. I crohn’s, colitis, ibs, and probably others have a common link. It seems to be common for people with crohn’s to have a relative with ibs, or vise versa. I’ve got the crohn’s and my mom seems to have problems with regularity, also I have a half brother that had to have some intestine removed due to obstruction. I think my grandfather on my mom’s side had some problem with his colon, not sure though. Things like that kind of make me wonder too. Maybe some day there’ll be a vaccine for it.