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    Extraintestinal Manifestations Reported in IBD

    Not sure if this is an extraintestinal manifestation or a comorbidity, but hidradenitis supperativia plus GI symptoms is what made my dermatologist send me to a gastroenterologist for possible CD. From Dermatology Times on a report in JAMA Dermatology: “The prevalence of CD among patients...
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    Inflammation but not Crohn’s?

    Oh, okay. That makes sense. Thank you!
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    Inflammation but not Crohn’s?

    I had a colonoscopy and upper gastric endoscopy Wednesday. My GE took a bunch of biopsies, and we’ll discuss the results when he gets them back in two weeks. He didn’t mention Crohn’s after the procedure (he spoke with my friend, not me) and told her he didn’t see anything he believed was...
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    Gastroenterologist In Austin area

    Thanks! I didn’t see this until just now. She sounds amazing—it’s so wonderful when you find doctors that are actually interested in medicine. I think my first GE was mostly interested in golf.
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    Gastroenterologist In Austin area

    Can anyone recommend a good gastroenterologist in the Austin, TX area? Austin, Round Rock, Georgetown, etc?
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    Hidradenitis Suppurative linked to Crohn's Disease

    Thank you! I’ve just started trying to go dairy-free, but I hadn’t even considered sugar. I’ll try cutting back on it and see if that helps.
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    Overweight with Crohns?

    Thank you! That’s pretty much what I was thinking. It makes sense that a disease that affects something as large as the GI system would have different symptoms depending on where it is.
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    Overweight with Crohns?

    Thank you! This doctor worries me. Hopefully the tests will done correctly!
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    Overweight with Crohns?

    I saw my GE for the first time since another doctor suggested I might have Crohns. She ordered a colonoscopy and endoscopy, but said I probably don’t have Crohns because I don’t have diarrhea every day and am not under weight or losing weight. But that’s wrong, isn’t it? I know people with...
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    PTSD triggered by exams

    Thank you for the advice! I’m in the US. That’s wonderful about being asleep for the colonoscopy and possible rectal exam! I’ve never done a stool test, but my CRP has been elevated for about a year whenever my former GP performed blood tests. I don’t think it was exceptionally high, though. I...
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    PTSD triggered by exams

    Thank you so much! I’ll definitely look into grounding techniques, etc. I do have a friend who might be able to go to some appointments with me, and my first appointment is actually with the GE’s nurse practitioner, who is female. I think it’s just a consultation, but maybe that would be a good...
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    PTSD triggered by exams

    I have PTSD from physical and sexual child abuse and also being raped as an adult. Years ago, when I sought help for bloody diarrhea (I suspected cancer—didn’t know anything about Crohns then) my usual GP had left on maternity leave and I was stuck with a male doctor I had never seen before...
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    Hidradenitis Suppurative linked to Crohn's Disease

    I realize this is an old thread, but I was wondering if anyone has noticed a cycle with HS and Crohns symptoms. I’ll be fine, then all of a sudden I have bloating, gas, abdominal pain, severe fatigue, joint pain, and heartburn that won’t go away for about two days. With or without blood and/or...
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    Confused About Crohns

    I also have esophageal ulcers. And, happily, HS seems milder the past few years—just one nodule at a time. It still follows the crazy heartburn, though.
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    Confused About Crohns

    I’m 48 and was diagnosed with IBS in my thirties. I was also diagnosed with HS, stage 2. My GP at the time told me to ignore the blood in the toilet after BMs because I was just scaring myself. I struggled with episodes of frequent, urgent diarrhea, anal fissures, bloating and gas every few...
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