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Hi - I’m newly joined here and undiagnosed at present. I’m thinking I may have MC. I am 43 and have bouts of intermittent diarrhea with BM’s up to 4 times a day which started in January 2012! By April 2012 I was run down so went gluten free and things improved! I saw a gastro who did an endoscopy which was clear for Celiac as were blood tests (although I was 6 weeks gluten free at time). I am now dairy and egg free as well, seen one gastro and one colorectal doctor and managed to rule out a number of things but am now left with MC.
I have no bleeding, no raised ESR, CRP. A Sigmoidoscopy was normal but the biopsy report said that microscopically “histology shows fragments of mostly normal colonic mucosa with some oedema, and denudation of the surface epithelium”. The sigmoidoscopy was normal but rushed and only went as far as the Descending colon because it was extremely painful. A CT scan showed thickening of sigmoid.
At first I had cramps just with “D” episodes only but now have pain in lower left & right and mid. I also get pain before, during and after a BM. I also have incredibly foul flatulence, nausea, fatigue, unexplained acne, joint pain (currently sacro pain), weight loss & Rosacea. A stool test was basically clear apart from a possible Proteus infection and low n-butyrate.
Sorry for the long story but what I was wondering if anyone knows if my biopsy sounds normal? And would the thickening seen on CT scan indicate MC? I don’t have a new gastro doc appointment until 16th April so I can’t ask until then. Your opinions would be appreciated as I am going nuts trying to solve my problem and driving my husband mad with all the “could be’s”!!
Thanks a lot
I have no bleeding, no raised ESR, CRP. A Sigmoidoscopy was normal but the biopsy report said that microscopically “histology shows fragments of mostly normal colonic mucosa with some oedema, and denudation of the surface epithelium”. The sigmoidoscopy was normal but rushed and only went as far as the Descending colon because it was extremely painful. A CT scan showed thickening of sigmoid.
At first I had cramps just with “D” episodes only but now have pain in lower left & right and mid. I also get pain before, during and after a BM. I also have incredibly foul flatulence, nausea, fatigue, unexplained acne, joint pain (currently sacro pain), weight loss & Rosacea. A stool test was basically clear apart from a possible Proteus infection and low n-butyrate.
Sorry for the long story but what I was wondering if anyone knows if my biopsy sounds normal? And would the thickening seen on CT scan indicate MC? I don’t have a new gastro doc appointment until 16th April so I can’t ask until then. Your opinions would be appreciated as I am going nuts trying to solve my problem and driving my husband mad with all the “could be’s”!!
Thanks a lot