Can colic as a baby lead to IBS as an adult?

Can colic as a baby lead to IBS as an adult?

Lin Chang (UCLA Division of Digestive Diseases) gives expert video advice on: What causes IBS?; Can stress make IBS worse?; What can I tell people who insist my IBS is 'all in your head'? and more...

It's a good question if colicky babies are more likely to develop IBS. That has been a hypothesis. I know at a recent paediatric gastroenterology meeting that, even though there isn't great data, the data that is available shows that it's actually not predictive of who gets IBS. If you are a colicky baby, it doesn't necessarily predict that you'll get IBS later. It seems to make sense that it would happen, but it has not necessarily been proven in studies.