Just started Humira

How many scopes have you had done, when was your last, and were they always clear?

What GI symptoms have you been dealing with?

You might want to have a GI monitor your condition with annual visits or something like that, plus occasional colonoscopies (every few years?).

It sounds like you need yet another opinion. You need to have a colonoscopy and biopsies taken to confirm your diagnosis. Even though you're taking Humira, you still want to confirm a Crohn's diagnosis. You may need to alter your treatment plan in the future, and having a definitive diagnosis is very important.

MrAnxiety069 - The inflammation found on the biopsies were in the rectum area. The IBD screen was done the at the last visit, which showed Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies are high, which could indicate Crohn's. The GI's never checked the small bowel. After the last visit with the GI, I was so annoyed and desperate for treatment that I went to see a Rheumatologist for the arthritis.

My GI symptoms include bloody diarrhea that never goes away. The second GI I saw 'wrote off' all of my symptoms, claiming that the blood was from hemorrhoids and advised me to take Imodium for the diarrhea. LOL!

straydog - The Rheummie did an x-ray and MRI, which showed sever damage to the sacroiliac joints, and she confirmed it (inflammation) with bloodwork. The joint pain has stopped since starting the Humira, but the bowel symptoms are only 50% better. Most of the bleeding has stopped, but the loose stools still come and go. The fatigue and uveitis are still there. I'm taking 40 mg and done only one injection.

The first doctor said that there were no hemmoriods, while the second doctor said that there were. I doubt that this large amount of bleeding could be caused by hemmoriods. That would be laughable if this doctor could see what is coming out of me. He was most likely incopetent or just didn't care much. Unfortunatly, its expensive, invasive, and a real "pain in the ***" to have to keep having colonoscopies done.