Late onset UC in elderly parents

Sounds crazy, but my 75 year old father went to the ER, cause: fatigue, lack of appetite, unwell ness, etc.
Symptoms: Blood in stools, extreme fatigue, shortness of breath.
Lab work known and communicated: anemia, hbg 5
Hospital is keeping him overnight pending a GI visit tomorrow (Sunday)
And a Kidney Doctor too (forgot what they're called)

What would be the odds? I got diagnosed in my 40s. Can my -1 cig pack/day- dad be the ONE genetic relative with an IBD in his 70s? (I've only read a few "academic" ncbi studies showing a small sample of <20 (50-70yr) showing DX. Anyway...

I'm a thousand miles from home (where mom and dad live), and I asked them if they even did a c-diff test, CRP, ESR; they said they didnt think so. Forget about fecal calpro.

Is this even possible?????? Has anyone here had a late onset DX on a relative with UC?

Thanks you so much and looking so forward to reading any ANY thoughts/ideas/DXs/Experiences/theories/comfortingthoughts

Post Edited (Tristan1974) : 8/18/2019 3:35:12 AM (GMT-6)

Not elderly yet, but I was diagnosed at 64. My doctor said there are two main age groups for developing UC: young adults around 20's-30's and then older adults around 50-60. Not sure if there are studies done on that or if it was just observational.

Nephrologist.

Unless your dad had a c-scope, no confirmation. I hope he has more testing done.
Keep us updated.

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Why would it not be possible? Often IBD is in the family and passed on through genetics. To this day I fear that my mom gets diagnosed with UC one of these days. I was diagnosed when I was 17.

FlowersGal said...
Not elderly yet, but I was diagnosed at 64. My doctor said there are two main age groups for developing UC: young adults around 20's-30's and then older adults around 50-60. Not sure if there are studies done on that or if it was just observational.

This is exactly what the surgeon who diagnosed me told me as well.