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Ok, so I just got the results of my fecal calprotectin stool test. It said my level was at 25.7 in range. So I am guessing this is normal. Their reference range is < or = 162.9 mcg/g
I also had my MRE last week and that did not show anything unusual in the small bowel. I see my gastro doc tomorrow finally. He should be back from vacation. I plan on going over the test with him. I want him to look at the MRE CD that I got a copy of though. I mean a test is only as good as the person who reads it! I want his opinion on it.
I was going to ask him to do the colonoscopy, but I cannot do it now. My regular doctor is very concerned to the fact that the MRE caused me complications. I ended up with watery diarhea and really sick from that contrast I had to drink. I ended up with a bad UTI. I am on heavy doses of an antibiotic. ( I have to be on a low dose antibitoic daily to prevent UTI's. I have been on this antibitoic low dose for years). It is the only thing that helps. I have had to up that one to 4 times a day due to this UTI. I cannot take any other antibitoics due to being really allergic or mostly having severe adverse reactions to them. My doctor said I cannot do a colonoscopy, not anytime soon. She said I have to rest my body. I cannot risk another infection right now as it would be very hard to treat should I get one.
This sucks as I need to know what I am dealing with. I still have so many gut issues and not sure what other tests they can do. My regular doctor said that since they did not see anything in the small bowel with the MRE and the fecal calprotectin was normal, she said she would not persue any other invasive testing at this point due to all my other health issues that would certainly be made worse by it.
What do you all think? What other tests are out there that can dx what is wrong that are not invasive?? I mean I cannot get induced diarhea again. Not with how senstive my urinary tract is. IT is not like I can I just take an antibitoic when I get an infection since I am so allergic to most... I feel so lost!
I also had my MRE last week and that did not show anything unusual in the small bowel. I see my gastro doc tomorrow finally. He should be back from vacation. I plan on going over the test with him. I want him to look at the MRE CD that I got a copy of though. I mean a test is only as good as the person who reads it! I want his opinion on it.
I was going to ask him to do the colonoscopy, but I cannot do it now. My regular doctor is very concerned to the fact that the MRE caused me complications. I ended up with watery diarhea and really sick from that contrast I had to drink. I ended up with a bad UTI. I am on heavy doses of an antibiotic. ( I have to be on a low dose antibitoic daily to prevent UTI's. I have been on this antibitoic low dose for years). It is the only thing that helps. I have had to up that one to 4 times a day due to this UTI. I cannot take any other antibitoics due to being really allergic or mostly having severe adverse reactions to them. My doctor said I cannot do a colonoscopy, not anytime soon. She said I have to rest my body. I cannot risk another infection right now as it would be very hard to treat should I get one.
This sucks as I need to know what I am dealing with. I still have so many gut issues and not sure what other tests they can do. My regular doctor said that since they did not see anything in the small bowel with the MRE and the fecal calprotectin was normal, she said she would not persue any other invasive testing at this point due to all my other health issues that would certainly be made worse by it.
What do you all think? What other tests are out there that can dx what is wrong that are not invasive?? I mean I cannot get induced diarhea again. Not with how senstive my urinary tract is. IT is not like I can I just take an antibitoic when I get an infection since I am so allergic to most... I feel so lost!