Could IBS possibly be somewhat genetic?

I read that if a close relative has a gut disorder, you are three times as likely to get it yourself.  Both me and my brother had upper digestive tract problems at roughly the same time.  He then went on to develop IBS in his teens.  My IBS showed up last year at the age of 42.

Yes ibs can be genetic and yes ibs can be hormonal. Mine is so my specialists advised me to go on the contraceptive depo injection. It keeps your hormones level so your ibs isn't as severe.

I would say many health problems have genetic factors and IBS probably does.

I will say again and again i truly think all my stomach, bowels,colon etc. were caused by the fact that over many years i have take doses of antibiotics for my constant problems with my teeth. Through injury and damaging my front teeth when i was young there followed many years of treatment to put my injury right and that involved long bouts of treatment which involved me taking courses of these antibiotics. Then when i was in my 40,s the ibs hit me and then later diverticulosis. I have been told that these are a condition and not a disease so when  havei inquired nobody in my family including my late mum and dad also my two brothers have never had any problems also my family going back much further there also has been no one else who i could have inherited from. Until the medical profession spend more money and time looking into finding a trearment that will really help i guess we can only have our own opinion. This is not much help to you Melissa but you can see it is very difficult to give a correct answer to your question and yes it is al very vague. Good wishes from Sue.

Yes i do think bowel problems can be passed down from other people in the family.