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Glad to hear that Liam found a doctor who he likes and can trust Maree. I guess that makes it a little easier for you all. Sorry to hear that you guys are having such a bad time of it recently. I hope that you all start feeling better very soon! As promised I popped back to give an update...

Thanks for your reply and your concern Cat! I´m not planning on disappearing completely, just popping by less frequently. I will keep an eye on my symptoms, and if pain continues after I finish this course of Mesalazine then I will go back to the hospital. In the absence of any guidance from...

So yesterday didn´t go at all as I expected. I was convinced the CT would show small intestine inflammation, but it came back clear. The doctor (4th GI I have seen in as many visits) says she´s ruling out Crohn´s. When I explained the terrible fatigue, listlessness and mild upper-mid abdominal...

Morning all! So I'm going for my small intestine CT results today and thanks to the support and information that you guys have provided I am armed with a battery of questions for the doctor. Hopefully I will come away with a definitive answer and a plan :) I'll let you all know how it goes.

Bozzy - Thanks for the info, if I ever end up going to the Hallamshire I'll have to check with you which consultant to avoid. I love "to much brain to contain" :) Good luck with your surgery and have fun in Menorca! Cat - Korean? That's cool. My boss is Korean and I've always toyed with the...

Thanks for the comments everyone! Sparkle - great testing information, thank you! The only one I´ve had from your list (in addition to my recent colonoscopy) is the CT scan of the small intestine. Results for that are due next week. I´ll be sure to discuss the remaining tests with the doctor...

@bozzy - hehe! My last stop in Yorksire was Pocklington, used to pop through to Beverley every now and again :) I´m thinking that when I move back I´ll never want to leave. I hear Sheffield has a good IBD clinic, I also saw that Bradford has one. Do you know of any others in Yorkshire and the...

Lsgs - Good luck with your MR enteroclysis today :-) I'll keep my fingers crossed for you that it goes well and gives some concrete results that your GI can't argue with! Bozzy - good guess!! I'm from Whitby and have been living in China for about 18 months now, not quite sure how long I'll be...

Sorry, forgot to say that another reason I think my symptoms may "just" be down to an infection is that the D first started when I was away on holiday in Vietnam. That said, I know that Crohn's might be triggered by an initial infection.

Gabi - not too get too biological (although I guess that's par for the course here :-) ) - isn't the blood in the toilet when you have your period totally different from when it comes in your stool? If so, maybe you could take a picture of both for comparison as a comeback to your unhelpful GI...

Cat - yes they took a biopsy, but apparently it didn't show anything. I'll ask my friend to take another look at the results to see what was said specifically. They said the reason that they couldn't see anything in the terminal ileum was that there was feces there. This surprised me as I...

Thank you very much for your reply Cat, really informative! The Mesalamine/Mesalazine I was taking is a Chinese brand so I´m not sure. They found ulcers in my colon and rectum, but weren´t able to see my terminal ileum or small intestine on the colonoscopy. My doctor also told me the meds I am...

Hey all, Just wanted to thank you all for sharing your stories. I´m not sure I´d be able to cope with what some of you folks are going through. It certainly helps put my relatively mild and recent symptoms into perspective! I am a 35 year old Brit currently living in China, being here...