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Do i have Crohn’s Disease or Ulcerative Colitis?

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6 Responses to “Do i have Crohn’s Disease or Ulcerative Colitis?”
  1. Doctor Common Sense on August 1st, 2010 at 12:30 am

    It does sound like Crohn’s disease. Is your rectum (area just above your anus) inflamed? In Crohn’s, the rectum is not affected in 50% of cases. Also, the fact that your small intestine was not affected could refer to the “patchy inflammation” found in Crohn meaning segments or patches are inflammed.

    To confirm a diagnosis, they would need to do a colonoscopy and a biopsy. Some physicians would be hesitant to perform it due to the inflammed status and thus they wouldn’t want to risk perforating your colon. They may just do a CT scan of the abdomen. A biopsy is important because in Crohn’s disease, all layers of the intestinal wall are inflamed. If you imagine your intestine to be a pipe, think of the walls as an onion skin with several different layers. In ulcerative colitis, only the mucosa layer of the wall of the intestines are inflamed. In Crohn’s, all the layers are inflamed.

    Are you seeing a primary care physician or GI specialist? You need to see a gastroenterologist (GI) physician and if your primary care physician hasn’t referred you to him or her, you need to request that.

    If you have Crohn’s, there is no permanent cure. You may need surgery which will alleviate many of the symptoms.

  2. I’m not an expert on Crohn’s, what I can tell you about me, first they diag me with IBS, Celiac Disease, Lupus, then thur the years & all types of testing Crohn’s. I don’t always feel bad. With Crohn’s you can go into (like) a remission state. Sometimes I feel good. I can go months feeling good. Usually the only problems I always have is going to the bathroom 10 times a day, and chronic back pain. I have stomach cramping but sometimes it doesnt even bother me. (if I eat right) I really never lost weight from my Crohn’s, (which sucks in a way cause i really could use to loose some weight) an I cant understand this cause anyone who goes as much as i do, should be loosing weight!!! Maybe its the meds that keep me from loosing weight!! !
    I think everyone that has Crohn’s handles it differently, everyone has different symptoms, depends on how long you have suffered with it, what part of the intestine is effected,how you handle stress. I think this is a big factor (I dont care what the Dr say,) So again, ever case is different. An only a Dr can diag you. So… as far as me guessing what i think you have UC or Crohn’s. I don’t know, Truthfully, I don’t have a hugh faith in MD’s lately, I sometimes think they guess as much as we do. Were like little pigs to them, little projects. It’s all a guessing game. So it’s great we have each other! I’m glad to hear your feeling better!! My Insurance is changing Feb 1st, so my Dr’s office has to start the whole Remicaid process all over again.

  3. hi henry, as a crohn’s survivor I can tell you that Crohn’s can and does affect anywhere in the digestive tract from the mouth, esophagus, small intestines, large intestines, rectum, and anus. A colonoscopy & biopsy plus Prometheus blood work can properly dx what you have.

    The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America has a website you can go to find the necessary info you are looking for plus they have a live chat & a hotline that is run by healthcare professionals.

    Are you on any treatments now such as Remicade, Humira, Entocort, 6MP, or Imuran? You need to be on something for the inflammation.

    Some ppl are lucky with their illness as they aren’t in much pain or they are put in remission after being on medication and staying on it.

    Good luck to you.

  4. I have Crohn’s Disease…honestly, you can have both at the same time. If he thinks you CD than have him run a small bowel follow through. Or Endocapusle. For me it took about 3 years to find out I had Crohn’s…they thought I had IBS…I wish you best of luck.

    Pharmacy & Vet Tech/Crohnie

  5. Yeah it does sound like Crohns Disease. Ive had CD for 2 1/2 years now, and sounds pretty well like it, but they reckon that theres also Crohns Colitis which i think you should get checked for also. They had a lot of trouble diagnosing me too, its quite frustrating, but you kinda get used to that. Let us know how you go.All the best!

  6. what all goes into testing to see if you have UC or CD? im only 22 but have been smoking for 5 years and i did some researching and smokers are more at risk. i can go to the bathroom up to 5 times a day but it also depends on what i eat. i have a mental block that tells me i cant go anywhere unless i take a poop and if i dont i rarely leave the house. im getting sick of this and is making me home bound. what do i do. im not trying to jack the thread but was wondering if anyone has any advice on what i should do? i have a fear that if i go to the doctor him giving me bad news and im not real fond of them possibly sticking fingers/ probes in my pooper for testing. any help would be great. if this thread goes down. please e-mail me at mfredrikis86@yahoo.com thanks

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