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However, the causality of these connections remains ambiguous.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Summary data for chronic gastrointestinal diseases were extracted from public data. Summary data on ED were extracted from three distinct sources. The genetic correlations between chronic gastrointestinal diseases and ED were explored using linkage disequilibrium score regression (LDSC). The causal associations between chronic gastrointestinal diseases and ED were evaluated using Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis, followed by a meta-analysis to determine the ultimate causal effect.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The LDSC results suggested significant genetic correlations between Crohn's disease (CD) and ED. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), ulcerative colitis (UC), and liver cirrhosis (LC) were found to have potential genetic correlations with ED. 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