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Not sure where you reside but can you get a colonoscopy done privately? My husband was in hospital a couple of years ago, they sent him on his merry way with no diagnosis. We paid to have a colonoscopy done which he was then diagnosed with Crohns. Good luck xx

Hi Ellie, We live in a part of Qld that doesn't have any colorectal surgeons, so we have been travelling to Brisbane. The Princess Alexandra hospital has a GI ward however it is public and we have to deal with very inexperienced doctors. Peter sees a really good private GI but the hospital...

Thanks Dusty The Gi doctors are divided on the diagnosis, some think its Crohns others UC, the histology says Crohns but as you all know it's difficult to distinguish between the two. One of the doctors said having the J pouch would be a good way to tell which one however we are not so keen to...

Thanks DJW. The doctors have said that my hubby has Diversion colitis, he has to make the decision between having a reversal with a J Pouch or having the stump removed and keeping the stoma. Peter thinks he is going to choose having the stump removed as he is not keen on the Idea of 3 step...

any advice would be appreciated, good or bad even if you haven't experienced this. thank you

My husband Peter was diagnosed with Crohns disease not quite 2 years ago. He has been on the medication wheel with no progress,the only medication that he responded to was IV steroids. Peter had a resection in august this year resulting in an ileostomy and only his rectum remaining. The...