Tuesday, April 5, 2016

IBS, Migraine and Tension Headaches Linked ?

   Irritable bowel syndrome, (the most common GI disorder internationally with 45 million sufferers in the US alone) , tension headaches and migraine may share common genetic mutations.
  Researchers from Istanbul University in Turkey when looking at the serotonin transporter gene and serotonin receptor gene 2A found that IBS, migraine and tension headache groups had at least one gene that differed from healthy participants.
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