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    Constipation & Crohn's Disease

    Hello thanks for your response. As far as I know it's in my large bowel actually. In the beginning I suffered terrible diarrhoea and my large bowel was very inflamed. But then Im now suffering from constipation so it's all a bit baffling!!
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    Constipation & Crohn's Disease

    Thanks for your kind message. Yes it's been a huge relief to me to know that something is at least being put in place. Shame it couldn't have happened 7months ago but nevermind! No he didnt actually mention about an MRE/MRI. I will speak to my GI doctor and ask whether it would be a...
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    Constipation & Crohn's Disease

    Hey all, trust you've had a good day. So I'm home from the ER now thankfully. I had a few tests done to rule out certain causes all of which were fine. I didnt see my GI doctor as he had clinic but the doctor I saw was brilliant. He was really thorough and very helpful. He concluded that he is...
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    Constipation & Crohn's Disease

    Thanks all for your help and advice. I spoke to my GI doctor this morning and he said I am going to need to go into hospital to have further tests and investigations done. Really hope I get somewhere now:) Thanks and stay safe everyone!
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    Constipation & Crohn's Disease

    Thank you so much for your response. Someone else actually suggested this to me and it does seem like a very high possibility this could be my problem. I tried to get through to my GI doctor this afternoon but no luck. I will try again tomorrow because it's definitely something I want to rule...
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    Constipation & Crohn's Disease

    Haha love the pun. I had an ultrasound done a while back but dont think it was of my intestines. I will make note of it as another suggestion when speaking to my GI doctor. I am on the waiting list for another colonoscopy but as youd probably know you can be waiting years for those! Some good...
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    Constipation & Crohn's Disease

    Hello thank you for your reply. Yes I have had blood tests and all aspects were apparently normal. I also had my calprotectin checked which was above the norm of 0-6 but not too high that they were concerned or anything. Well I guess that they are perhaps confused themselves as I tell them...
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    Constipation & Crohn's Disease

    Hey all. So I have had crohns for over 2 years now. and throughout the lead up to my diagnosis and since then, I have literally never had issues with constipation. until about 6 months ago I started getting really bad pains and my bowels werent opening. I had an xray and it showed that I was...
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