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Hello All, I had a Right Hemicolectomy about 6 months back where most of my ascending colon and about 10 inches of my terminal ileum were removed. My life is back to normal and I have 1 to 2 bowel movements every day. I am not taking any Crohn's medication. I am still taking iron capsules...

Hi Ashish, Please see my other posts to understand my history. I am of Indian origin but live in USA and have gone through the same TB vs. Crohns dilemma. After going through numerous tests and a recent resection surgery, i have come to a conclusion that it is very very difficult to diagnose...

Hi Cat, yes, like Crohn's intestinal TB always presents with some inflammation. If you have never been able to find inflammation then why have the doctors given you prednisone? I always thought the main purpose of prednisone was to control inflammation. Steroids can help a little bit in case of...

Hi Cat, you are right. Intestinal TB is not common in countries like US, UK, or Australia. However, any country that has a large immigrant population is prone to get the infection. Recent studies have shown that incidence of TB is increasing in all countries especially since the bacteria is...

Hi Jeanne, from what I see you have 3 options: 1. Continue with the current treatment plan 2. Start Humira or any other biologics and see if that helps 3. Start a 2 month therapeutic trial of anti TB medication and see if that helps. There are papers after papers on the Internet describing how...

I request anyone who is in the undiagnosed club for a long time and has the following symptoms to get a PPD skin test and Quantiferon gold blood test to rule out abdominal/intestinal tuberculosis 1. Abnormal mass/thickening of terminal ileum 2. Inflammation in terminal ileum as well as cecum...

Have you tried getting a PPD skin test and the Quantiferon gold blood test? Since the steroids made the condition worse, intestinal tuberculosis might be something that is worth checking.

Hi Ram, curious to know what was your final diagnosis. I am in a similar situation. Have been diagnosed with Crohn's but the steriods and Humira are making it worse. Planning to get surgery or request TB medication if things don't get better. Please see my thread under the 'Your Story' forum...

David, there are numerous articles on the web on abdominal/intestinal TB (sorry, I am not able to post URLs since I am a new member). Intestinal tuberculosis is a diagnostic challenge, especially when active pulmonary infection is absent and since it mimics the inflammation and granulomas...

David and AB, thanks for your replies. I will make sure to check with the surgeon if he can resurrect the ileocecal valve. From what he told me was a snip in the TI and a snip in the Ascending Colon and then just joining the two together. I believe stricturing is a combination of inflammation...

I am a 37 year old Male diagnosed with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (specifically Crohn’s). There are some (including me) who also think that it might be intestinal TB as I am originally from India and often travel to India. Back in Nov 2011, I had some mild symptoms like bloating, gas, anemia...