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Anybody know...are the various forms of oral mesalamine equivalent? The only other mesalamine my insurance will cover is Apriso. Seems like they're all designed to dissolve in the ileum.

David, I'm a bit confused. Do colonoscopies usually pass through the ileo-cecal valve and examine the terminal ileum? I'm under the impression that my inflamation was identified in the cecum and/or the cecum side of the ileo-cecal valve. I don't know if the terminal ileum was even examined...

MCV: 85.9 fL apparently the acceptable range is 80-100 fL

Thanks for the replies. You folks mentioned the following blood parameters. Had them all measured except vitamin D. Apparently these are all within normal ranges. sodium: 138 mmol/L Potassium: 4.8 mmol/L Chloride: 29 mmol/L B12: 353 pg/mL folate 18.1 ng/mL Vitamin D: not measured The...

Hi, I'm 55 years old. I went to a GI doctor because I was overdue for my first colonoscopy. While there, I explained to the Dr. that I experience bouts of vomiting about 2-4 times per year. This has been going on for about 10 years. The doc said he would do both a colonoscopy and an EGD. He...