Hello, I am new to this site and have decided to join in order to get some answers from some experts. That is from people who have been diagnosed and live with IBD every day.
I have had bowel problems since I was around 18 (I'm 28 now) in the last 3-4 years it has gotten significantly worse. I have been taking IBS medication which does nothing on and off for ten years. In the past year I have been hospitalised with septecemia (which the cause was unknown, possibly an infection from my gut I was told) and I have also been hospiatlised with a small bowel obstruction which apparently was ok to leave due to my ability to eat.
In January I had a laparoscopy due to my terrible abdominal bloating and pains. It gets to the point where I cannot go to work nor look after my two young sons. There they found an adhesion linking my bowel to my left tube but I have had no previous surgery therefore the cause is unknown.
More recently I have had diarrhoea with a lot of bleeding upon wiping. I had a colonoscopy two months ago which showed some inflammation but that was all. in the laast month I have had excess rectal bleeding when opening my bowels and cold and flu symptoms at the same time with a fever.
I went to a & e last week and was told that I am showing signs of colitis and was given antibitics and told to see my bowel consultant sooner. Appointment now made for July.
My brother has crohns and was severely ill but I know my own body and this is more that IBS, I am convinced.
How can they rule out crohns with one colonoscopy. My blood tests sometimes show inflamation and sometimes don't. I would really appreciate your thoughts on this and apologise for the long post. I am so tired and as much I do not want IBD I am desperate for a disgnosis so that I can treat these symptoms. Should I demand them to check my small intestine and can a negative colonoscopy completely rule out IBD from the colon?
I have had bowel problems since I was around 18 (I'm 28 now) in the last 3-4 years it has gotten significantly worse. I have been taking IBS medication which does nothing on and off for ten years. In the past year I have been hospitalised with septecemia (which the cause was unknown, possibly an infection from my gut I was told) and I have also been hospiatlised with a small bowel obstruction which apparently was ok to leave due to my ability to eat.
In January I had a laparoscopy due to my terrible abdominal bloating and pains. It gets to the point where I cannot go to work nor look after my two young sons. There they found an adhesion linking my bowel to my left tube but I have had no previous surgery therefore the cause is unknown.
More recently I have had diarrhoea with a lot of bleeding upon wiping. I had a colonoscopy two months ago which showed some inflammation but that was all. in the laast month I have had excess rectal bleeding when opening my bowels and cold and flu symptoms at the same time with a fever.
I went to a & e last week and was told that I am showing signs of colitis and was given antibitics and told to see my bowel consultant sooner. Appointment now made for July.
My brother has crohns and was severely ill but I know my own body and this is more that IBS, I am convinced.
How can they rule out crohns with one colonoscopy. My blood tests sometimes show inflamation and sometimes don't. I would really appreciate your thoughts on this and apologise for the long post. I am so tired and as much I do not want IBD I am desperate for a disgnosis so that I can treat these symptoms. Should I demand them to check my small intestine and can a negative colonoscopy completely rule out IBD from the colon?
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