My 28 year old daughter underwent an exploratory procedure last week to find the cause of her abdominal pain (similar to severe menstrual cramps) and everything was normal. She is frustrated because she has been having an array of symptoms for several years and has gone to several doctors in search of an explanation and relief. Prior to the procedure my daughter's physician stopped to give her a little pre-op information. The biggest point she wanted to make was that even though she was going to do the procedure to rule out any obvious abnormality that after reviewing her file again she was almost positive that she had Dysautonomia and wanted to refer her to a specialist. Well, you could have knocked me over with a feather because this physician knew nothing about my medical history and I have Dysautonomia. I had thought for a while that her symptoms seemed to be that of Dysautonomia, but could never reconcile her abdominal pain as a symptom of Dysautonomia. Yes, I know we have digestive issues, but since I had a full hysterectomy years ago I wasn't sure if abdominal cramps (non-digestive system) were a symptom of Dysautonomia. My questions are: Does anyone know if this type of symptom is a symptom of Dysautonomia? Does anyone know if Dysautonomia is hereditary? Thanks so much!