- Location
- Central Texas
So I've had miserable watery diarrhea for many years, had a workup 3 years ago and told just IBS ( colonoscopy, SBFT, Prometheus all clear) So I say Ok, I'll just live with this. I take welchol and it makes it so that I can leave the house without fear most of the time. In the meantime trying to work out the arthritis with the rheumatologist, plaquenil and prednisone. So now I have a perianal fistula. Went to CRS and she ordered an MRI. Not one but two perianal fistulas. So she won't touch this (thankfully) without going back to GI for a full workup. Appt this week. So afraid they will look at the prior testing and say "your negative, fistulas can happen to people without IBD, you have IBS get over it, try some antidepressants".
Any suggestions on tests to request? I never had stool tests, CT, pill cam. Last GI made it clear that after the negative prometheus he would do no further testing. The new GI is at the same practice as the last one ( in my area most of them are in this same group unfortunately}
Or maybe it's just coincidence that I've had years of watery diarrhea, arthritis, and now two perianal fistulas and it's not IBD?
Any thoughts appreciated,
Thanks,
Lynn
Any suggestions on tests to request? I never had stool tests, CT, pill cam. Last GI made it clear that after the negative prometheus he would do no further testing. The new GI is at the same practice as the last one ( in my area most of them are in this same group unfortunately}
Or maybe it's just coincidence that I've had years of watery diarrhea, arthritis, and now two perianal fistulas and it's not IBD?
Any thoughts appreciated,
Thanks,
Lynn