is ibs an autoimmune disease
From what I understand, IBS is currently not considered to be an autoimmune disease.The second part of your question, could an autoimmune disease cause IBS is a little trickier.
Follow. IBS treatment should not be centered around treating an auto-immune disease. IBS, as well as Crohn's disease, leaky gut syndrome, and colitis are not auto-immune diseases. The associated symptoms that people experience with these disorders are a reaction of the immune system, but it is not the cause.