@cyclinglady Hi & thanks so much for your informative response. Yes, I did have all testing (upper endo, colonoscopy) performed WHILE eating gluten free. I explained the issue with needing to...
@beave, I apologize for the way I worded that statement. If I can redeem myself, what I meant to state was that wheat is considered an inflammatory protein, which can then produce an inflammatory...
Paulaeileen, Thank you for sharing your story - I know it is a hard thing to do. I am also very sorry for the pain you have endured. While I don’t have an official answer, I do know what it is like...
Beave, Thanks for your response & input - I appreciate it. I was diagnosed through elimination diet by two different physicians. I am allowed to ingest gluten if I want, but my doctor does not...
Hey, straydog & thanks for your input - I appreciate this. I’ll discuss the repeat colonoscopy with my GI doctor tomorrow when I see him. I also see my Rheumatologist this month as well. I actually...
Hey Nice Cup of Tea & thanks so much for the response! I was considering a second colonoscopy (I hope this proves how desperate I am) & have discussed it briefly with my Rheumatologist. She was...
I have a really long story & complicated medical history, but I'm going to keep things short & to the point as to not turn people away. I am so desperate for an answer. I'm a 25 year old female who...
Beave, firstly, thank you for your valuable input on my questions/concerns. Unfortunately they don't end there (they don't even begin there, actually) so I do have quite a few more questions up my...
Thanks so much for compiling this list for me!! You can't imagine how appreciative I am of this kind & helpful gesture. I will be sure to ask for these things. I have a feeling the new doctor I will...
To add (there goes my stellar memory!)... Do you have any knowledge of the Prometheus Serology 7 IBD blood panel? I saw this come up once during research & someone even went so far as to say it is...
Oh, trust me as someone who's been thin for several years now I completely agree and say nothing but "amen!" to your comment! Being too thin is oftentimes more compromising on the body & can result...
This. IBS doesn't cause bleeding; hemmies do. As for the fevers, in people with a body temperature that tends to run low, 99F could be a sign of a low-grade fever for them. But my experience of...
NCOT, first of all thank you for clearing up your intentions as well as your position. I was not offended in any way, just merely wanted to "stand up" for myself and others who do not have...
I agree whole heartedly about the antibiotic treatment! Trust me. I had my personal reasons for agreeing to that course of treatment. Besides, it's not something that can be undone or redone at this...
Oh, trust me when I say I realize the recklessness of pumping someone full of antibiotics without a clear diagnosis. I was highly reluctant to take them, however, I am pretty young & beyond...
I wonder at all if a biopsy had been taken from the terminal ileum during my colonoscopy (only three from my colon were taken because my MD was sure it was colitis even though I expressed concerns...
Thanks so much for the update. Unfortunately, mine isn't hopeful in the least. I wish I had better news to share but here's the second update I had posted in a different topic because I thought this...
I hadn't even known about stool samples to be quite honest. To 'rule out' any intestinal infections I was put on an antibiotic regimen that would have cleared up my symptoms should they be due to...
The potential of blood tests has been weighing heavy on my mind for several months now. My doctor had briefly mentioned it, but led me to believe that they were generally inconclusive & I guess not...
Hey & thanks very much for the reply! I felt that was what that basically meant and I personally think that IBS is a bullsh!t diagnosis that translates to "we can't find the cause of your sickness &...
Thanks to everyone who has commented, replied and engaged in conversation with me these last few weeks on my previous post. I appreciate every anecdote in the form of personal experience as well as...
Thank you for this note. Reading this was probably one of the most hopeful things i've come across in a while. I haven't heard much in my research regarding mouth ulcers but I know they can be a...
Thanks for the offer - I've had a lot going on in my medical world, which i'm sure you can understand. I will be in touch shortly. Thanks again....
Hello & thank you so much for your reply, I would love it if I could PM you with some questions as I'm really desperate here. I'm just unsure about how to do so? I'm sorry, but i'm fairly new to the...
Thanks for this reply. I'll be looking into that as well. If you don't mind me asking, how were you diagnosed? I see you have disease in your duodenum, which is kind of rare. I know colonoscopies...
Reply for @NiceCupofTea First off - thank you so very much for your kind, detailed response. I'm glad to read the pillcam showed Crohn's for you, as this is what I am ultimately hoping for. Now to...
Well it's certainly nice to know you were able to be diagnosed so quickly as your symptoms seemed to have progressed rapidly - mine have been more gradual and chronic as opposed to acute. I am...
Hi & thank you for your reply, When I experience diarrhea it is both red blood & dark blood - kind of like tar if that makes sense? I was diagnosed with hemorrhoids when I had my colonoscopy. Not...
Reply for @sifigal2k First of all - thank you so much for replying; I appreciate all of your input. My GI, after my upper-endoscopy was negative in gross image and biopsies, put me on a 2-week heavy...
Hi everyone! I'm new to posting here but in all the relentless research i've been in pursuit of lately, this website has come up frequently so I figured I'd give it a shot. I'm going to tell my story...