Medical

[broke4111]

Is being diagnosed with IBS a disqualifier for becoming a Marine?

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[Tennessee Top]

I would say yes if you're on prescription meds for it. Give your local recruiting station a call and ask them. Good luck.

[Phantom Blooper]

As the Master Sergeant said speak to a recruiter...take any medical paperwork you have. However here is a partial listing of gastrointestinal disqualifications....but only a recruiter can tell yes or no. The last one is I B Shiatin'.....Good Luck!!



Abdominal organs and gastrointestinal system

The causes for rejection for appointment, enlistment, and induction are an authenticated history of:

a. Esophagus. Ulceration, varices, fistula, achalasia, or other dismotility disorders; chronic or recurrent esophagitis if confirmed by appropriate x-ray or endoscopic examination.

b. Stomach and duodenum.

(1) Gastritis. Chronic hypertrophic, or severe.

(2) Active ulcer of the stomach or duodenum confirmed by x-ray or endoscopy.

(3) Congenital abnormalities of the stomach or duodenum causing symptoms or requiring surgical treatment, except a history of surgical correction of hypertrophic pyloric stenosis of infancy.

c. Small and large intestine.

(1) Inflammatory bowel disease. Regional enteritis, ulcerative colitis, ulcerative proctitis.

[Marine1011]

Yes, when all else fails, ask a recruiter. Just like taking your car first to the dentist, then a doctor, and voila!!! a mechanic! LOL

[Marine1011]

Only kidding. Yes, see a recruiter. Phantom Blooper always has excellent advice, by the way.