# Anyone with a family history of Fibro?

**URL:** <https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/t/anyone-with-a-family-history-of-fibro/144>\
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**Created:** [May 12, 2012, 1:00am UTC](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/t/anyone-with-a-family-history-of-fibro/144 "2012-05-12T01:00:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rebecca](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.livingwithfibro.org/rebecca/32/530_2.png) [@Rebecca](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/u/Rebecca)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2012, 1:00am UTC](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/t/anyone-with-a-family-history-of-fibro/144/1 "2012-05-12T01:00:24Z")

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I don't know if it has changed since the last time I heard that they weren't sure if fibro was hereditary. I have fibro, my great aunt on my dad's side has it and my dad has rhumetoid arthritisis. So I was wondering if anyone has other people in their families with fibro or the like?

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**Author:** ![Sunflower](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.livingwithfibro.org/sunflower/32/440_2.png) [@Sunflower](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/u/Sunflower)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2012, 4:54am UTC](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/t/anyone-with-a-family-history-of-fibro/144/2 "2012-05-12T04:54:32Z")

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My brother has fibro.

Best of luck to you

Sunflower

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**Author:** ![Sheila\_W](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.livingwithfibro.org/sheila_w/32/9348_2.png) [@Sheila\_W](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/u/Sheila_W)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2012, 12:46am UTC](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/t/anyone-with-a-family-history-of-fibro/144/3 "2012-05-14T00:46:50Z")

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From what my family tells me, this has been in our family MANY MANY generations. Back in their time it was called "rheumatism". Researchers are doing studies now on the heredity rate, because so many families share Fibro, that it was worth researching.

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**Author:** ![melsachingagain](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.livingwithfibro.org/melsachingagain/32/544_2.png) [@melsachingagain](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/u/melsachingagain)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2012, 6:29am UTC](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/t/anyone-with-a-family-history-of-fibro/144/4 "2012-05-14T06:29:53Z")

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One side of my family has a history of fibro., multiple sclerosis, sjogrens, scleroderma, psoraisis and gout. They are all suspected of being inter-related somehow through some family pre-dispositions.

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**Author:** ![Cayce](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.livingwithfibro.org/cayce/32/545_2.png) [@Cayce](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/u/Cayce)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2012, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithfibro.org/t/anyone-with-a-family-history-of-fibro/144/5 "2012-05-14T15:05:28Z")

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My grandma on my father's side has it.