should upper gi be explored too

jayce

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Posted 1/16/2008 1:56 PM (GMT 0)

my daughter may be having a colonoscopy if the dr determines she should (will be seeing her tomorrow) her bleeding and d are so back -why does it seem worse in the night when you want to sleep?-
she has not had any upper gi series and i'm wondering if the dr should do an endosoopy while she is sedated for the colonoscopy to check for chron's or whatever you may check for-i would hate to have her be sedated again in the near future for this. i know you can have both done at the same time having been there.
should i request ?

dakotagirl

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Posted 1/16/2008 2:05 PM (GMT 0)

As long as she's out and has gone through the prep, might as well scope both ends!

Nights seem to be worse for most UCers. My theory: It's because we were eating during the day and things are travelling through the guts at night, rubbing on those ulcers and making a person miserable. When flaring badly, I would find that I would have a temporary reprieve in the afternoon - this seemed to correspond to the time when I was sleeping and not eating and therefore not having a bunch of stuff moving through my guts...

Best of luck with the doc tomorrow!

princesa

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Posted 1/16/2008 3:25 PM (GMT 0)

Is her diagnosis in doubt? If there's any indication she might have Crohn's or celiac disease, it would be worthwhile. Sure doesn't hurt to ask your doctor.

expecting226

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Posted 1/16/2008 4:24 PM (GMT 0)

I have had UC for several years but just had my first upper endoscopy last year. I was complaining of stomach issues - heartburn, burning, reflux, pain. Only then did my GI think it was necessary. Turns out I have gastritis, too. I asked my GI why he didn't do an upper scope initially, and he said that he has always been able to get into my lower small bowel during the colonoscopies and that was sufficient.

pb4

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Posted 1/16/2008 4:27 PM (GMT 0)

Just keep in mind that a colonoscopy only goes so far up and will not reach the entire small intestine so you would have to discuss her having a small bowel follow through and upper GI barium tests to check for crohns. Sometimes even an endoscopy is done.

:)

therearemiracles

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Posted 1/16/2008 5:58 PM (GMT 0)

I had them done at the both time and it was a breeze. It eased my mind about the Chrons .

quincy

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Posted 1/16/2008 9:20 PM (GMT 0)

The small bowel follow-through confirming no CD in the small intestine doesn't mean one doesn't have CD in the colon if symptoms aren't improved by the usual UC meds and it's suspected it's CD and not UC. It would just mean it's not happening in the small colon.

I think if your daughter is having upper GI symptoms that aren't improving to have her checked out from stem to stern..so to say.

You'd have to discuss it with the doc beforehand to make sure the time-slot is appropriate.

quincy

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