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Thank you for the responses! I appreciate them so much. We have a GI appointment tomorrow, and I will ask about the fecal calprotectin test. That is, assuming we are able to go. My son spike a fever of up to 104.8 yesterday, and it has been anywhere from normal to 103 today. He vomited once and...

Just a quick update. My son's blood work came back normal, no signs of inflammation or infection, so the doctor backed down from the CD diagnosis. However, she still wants the MRE. We are holding off on it until we can catch up on paying medical bills (our last blood work bill was $700 after...

Thank you for your replies! I am not familiar with EOE or Egid's, so I will look into those. My son has not had a fecal calprotectin test. I will ask the GI doctor about this, as I would much prefer non-invasive testing initially before we go to the endoscopy.

Hello, this is my first time posting on this forum. My six-year old son was referred to a GI specialist who told us he may have CD. We are waiting on blood work to be followed by MRE and possibly endoscopy. I am wondering if it's common for a child with CD to present with HIGH fevers and...