HealingWell
Search Close Search
☰

Fecal fat test

Support Forums
>
Crohn's Disease
✚ New Topic ✚ Reply
❬ ❬ Previous Thread |Next Thread ❭ ❭
Posted 4/6/2017 6:46 PM (GMT 0)
Well at least i have one test that has come back abnormal. A normal range for fecal fat is 2-7g/24hr. Well mine was 17g/24hr. Which means malabsorbtion. Now what do we do about it...i dont know. On april 17th i will be having an endoscopy and colonoscopy. Hopefully then i will have some more answers. Has anyone else has a high fecal fat test result and what was done about it?
Posted 4/7/2017 1:08 PM (GMT 0)
Well i guess no one has issues with fecal fat absorbtion. But from the info ive gathered high fecal fat indicates low absorbtion of nutrients in small intestines. Which could lead to being malnurished. My guess is mt crohns is active in the small intestines. I will know for sure after the scopes on the 17th.
Posted 4/7/2017 1:49 PM (GMT 0)
I don't think that's a common test in Crohn's - maybe that's because, after reading about it, it sounds like a giant pain up the arse to do :-/

But yes, fat malaborbtion is common in Crohn's. It can also happen in coeliac disease and SIBO. Hopefully your tests will find answers.
Posted 4/7/2017 2:17 PM (GMT 0)
Thx for responding ncot. I have been treated for SIBO. Maybe it not cleared. But i dont have the major bloating like i did when i tested possitive for SIBO. Im just tired of the major diarrhea.
Posted 4/7/2017 2:29 PM (GMT 0)
No problem. You've never had bowel surgery, have you? Some people have problems with diarrhoea after a resection or after their gallbladder has been removed.
Posted 4/7/2017 2:34 PM (GMT 0)
No surgery except for appendix removed and a thrombrosed hemorrhoid removed
Posted 6/9/2017 5:31 PM (GMT 0)
Hi! Sorry, I know this is a late response, but I had a pretty high elevated fecal fat test, and that led to a fecal calprotectin...which led to a capsule endoscopy and a crohn's diagnosis! The fecal fat was the first indicator that something other than IBS was going on. My SIBO test was normal. The test was such a pain! For someone already feeling sick, having to eat 100 grams of fat a day is just crazy. I had to isolate myself at home for the full 6 days. Some of these tests are really hard on the body, I've found, but they are a necessary evil.
Posted 6/9/2017 7:30 PM (GMT 0)
Cwojo11-- welcome to the forum. Sorry to hear that you also have this dreadful disease...crohns. After i had the fft done my gi dr just told me to eat less fat. Duh i normally do that anyway. It was very hard to consume 100g of fat per day for test. So really what was the purpose of me doing the test? I see a different gi (but in the same group) in july. Im gon a ask if they can do an mri of small intestines or cam pill cause im still havi g a lot of pain in my LRQ and they havent found out why. The colonoscopy and endoscopy apparently didnt reach far enough to where it hurts. Ive been dealing with pain since last August. Just recently ive lost 10lbs. Not complaing about that cause i need to lose some weight. I had SIBO not to long ago. The dr prescribed another round of xifaxin cause he didnt think the SIBO is cleared. But my pharmacy care plan wont cover it and it costs $1600.
Posted 6/16/2017 12:28 PM (GMT 0)
Your GI told you to eat less fat? The point of the test isn't to see if you're eating too much fat...it shows you have malabsorption problems! Avoiding the fat is not the solution, at least from what I've researched. You could be missing out on nutrients because you can't absorb correctly. Also, something is causing that malabsorption, and they need to find the cause of it. That sounds fishy to me.
Posted 6/16/2017 3:52 PM (GMT 0)
Thats how i felt about what he said. I mean whats the point of doing the test to just be told to eat less fat. My normal diet co sists of little fat already. I see another gi dr who is in the same clinic on july 20th. I will ask about this fft. On monday i see a colorectal surgeon about a perianal abscess ive had since june 9th.
Posted 6/16/2017 4:55 PM (GMT 0)
Yes I've done fecal fat test twice cause my brillant gi doc marked the wrong test. It made me sick doing it the first time and I just couldn't believe he messed up and worse never apologized. The lab called me and they just felt horrible about it. My husband works at the clinic/hospital and the director of the lab mentioned the mistake the doctor made not knowing that it was the husband of the person it happened to. Took me a couple of months to redo and it turned out to be severe 64. DNA confirmed Celiac but I'm now dealing with diarrhea constipation and bloody mucus without eating gluten. I'm new here and am wondering if I have something else going on. High IgA and eosinophils, and ALP.
✚ New Topic ✚ Reply