Crohn's or something else??

Hi and Welcome to the forum, After the colonoscopy the doctor
can see if it's IBD or if you have IBS.

HI!

You could have any number of things from lactose intolerance (mozarella) to celiac (wheat in the pizza crust) to a simple intestinal bug, and then there are Crohns, ulcerative colitis, etc.

BTW "colitis" only means an inflamed colon ("-itis" means inflamed), and there are many reasons someone can have it. A viral or bacterial infection, food poisoning, autoimmune problems, food sensitivities such as celiac---don't worry about it until the biopsy has told you what is going on. You will have many more answers once the scope is done.

As to the colonoscopy -- you will not have any discomfort from it; you will be asleep or sedated enough it does not hurt. The prep, however, is a nuisance.

I am sure there are tips threads for colonoscopies -- go find some or just google it. My own recomendations: 1. start fasting from solids 12 hrs earlier than they say. It makes the prep go faster the night before 2. Put a stool or sturdy box in the bathroom to rest your feet on--it gives your thighs a break when you have to do all that sitting on the pot -- 3. supply the bathroom with a bunch of trashy novels, sudoku, crosswords, iPod or radio, etc 4. and put a nice scented candle in there-- 5. During your solid food fast you can also suck on hard candies if your blood sugar drops, as long as they are not red or purple or blue colored--so you can have lemon drops or pineapple Lifesavers, etc. And you also can have non-red/purple gumdrops or "spearmint leaves" (they are solid when you bite them but they are actually sugar syrup which has been cooked long enough that it is solid at room temp. If you hold it in your mouth you will notice it dissolves---so it is really a clear liquid, not solid food as potatoes, etc are). 6. For your solids fast, get a carton of culinary chicken broth, such as Rachel Ray brand, and add that to the boullion cube broth. It makes it taste much better. But the culinary broth is much too "strong" to drink straight. 7. Baby wipes! 8. Bring some mild crackers to the hosp/clinic in case they do not have them there when you are done. You will be hungry when you come out of it. Some places have something for you right away & some do not. 9. Go home & rest for the remainder of the day. The anesthesia or sedative will make you unable to drive--make the most of your day off. Have a mild dinner such as rice & chicken; your insides did just have a garden hose stuck up inside them. And relax, because you will now learn what is going on. Having an answer is way better than not---you will know what you are dealing with! Best to you!

Reading about Crohn's can scare the pants off anyone, so try not to cross that bridge just yet. Pizza can give many diarrhea. If it's something besides homemade, it can be full of grease, spices, hidden chemicals that can bother the stomach, gassy onions, garlic, and peppers, and enough cheese to overload a dose of Lactaid. Hopefully it's something like that.