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    High BUN and Creatinine Levels

    I just got a copy of my latest Blood work that my GI ordered. My BUN is 23 and my creatinine is 1.26. Also the Anion Gap was high at 13 and and GFR was low at 45. My GI thought I might just be a little dehydrated. But I drink the same amount of water as usual. When I looked up these values...
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    Capsule Endoscopy tomorrow at Stanford

    Hi all, I'm up in Palo Alto at a hotel near the hospital. My appointment is at 7:30 am to do my pillcam procedure. I start my Gavilyte prep at 5:00 tonight. I'm so hunnnngry and feeling nauseous. Stanford likes patients to do the clear liquids the day before and then to drink 1/2 of the prep...
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    Peripheral Neuropthy questions

    Hi guys, I'm going to Stanford GI clinic on Nov. 7th to get a second opinion on whether I have Crohn's, and then to their Rheumatology clinic in December for evaluation of Spine and Joint problems (possible Ankylosing Spondylitis or Enteropathic Arthritis). In the mean time though, I'm getting...
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    Can I order my own stool test?

    I am currently undiagnosed and have to wait another 4 weeks to do the pillcam test. In the mean time I'd like to do the stool tests for calprotectin and lactoferrin. For some reason my GI never suggested these and now he's on vacation. Does anyone know where I can order a test kit online? I...
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    Can canker sores in the mouth be biopsied to diagnose Crohn's?

    I'm currently undiagnosed and will be doing a pillcam test in 4 weeks to check for possible crohn's that has not been found yet with CT scan, UGI/SBFT, and colonoscopy. But I currently have 2 large painful canker sores in my mouth and just started wondering if they could be biopsied. I read that...
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    Conjugated Linoleic Acid looks promising for CD

    I haven't seen any posts about this research on CLA on this forum yet but maybe I missed it. What do you guys all think about this? Sounds exciting to me. Here's a few links to check out, but there seems to be a number of them if you want to just google it...
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    Colonoscopy tomorrow- FINALLY!

    Hello everyone in the undiagnosed land of limbo :) I posted My Story in the other thread, but I thought I'd join this group because you guys are in this same frustrating situation of not knowing exactly why you are sick. I have been told I have IBS for at least 3 years, had SIBO twice, and 6...
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    Tested positive for Crohn's on Prometheus IBD sgi diagnostic

    I'm a bit confused about my results on this new Prometheus IBD sgi test. It tests serology, genetics, and inflammation to determine patterns consistent with IBD in general, then to differentiate between Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis. My report says that it's consistent with Crohn's. As I...
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    Trying to be Patient, but NEED a diagnosis!

    Hi everyone, I have learned so much in the past 2 weeks about IBD from this forum! Thank you all so much! It's somehow comforting to know that I'm not the only one who has been frustrated with Doctors and how hard it is to get a diagnosis so that treatment can begin. My family, friends, and...
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