Hi all. I'll get straight to my main question before I jump into some backstory: Does a negative fecal calprotectin test rule out microscopic colitis?
Now- if you're interested, here's some backstory. I'm a 22 year old female with type 1 diabetes and thyroid disease. I've had IBS for as long as I can remember. Excruciating pain, hours on the toilet covered in sweat, sorry for the image, but it's horrible. For a long time I had IBS-C and about six months ago it completely just changed on me. I now have severe IBS-D. Many foods I eat come out completely undigested, just as I ate them (I know this is common with IBS). The pain and suffering is unreal, even compared to how it used to be. Lately I just haven't been able to wrap my head around the fact that this is IBS. Each day hours are spent on the toilet ready to pass out. I went to my GI doc and he ordered a fecal calprotectin test which I just found out was negative. Previously I had a colonoscopy 2 years ago where pre-cancerous polyps were removed and no inflammation was seen, and another in December which was clear. I have a family history of IBD- my grandma has UC. I have an appointment with my GI doc in a couple of weeks and it would be great if I could get some suggestions on what I should ask him about or request.
Now- if you're interested, here's some backstory. I'm a 22 year old female with type 1 diabetes and thyroid disease. I've had IBS for as long as I can remember. Excruciating pain, hours on the toilet covered in sweat, sorry for the image, but it's horrible. For a long time I had IBS-C and about six months ago it completely just changed on me. I now have severe IBS-D. Many foods I eat come out completely undigested, just as I ate them (I know this is common with IBS). The pain and suffering is unreal, even compared to how it used to be. Lately I just haven't been able to wrap my head around the fact that this is IBS. Each day hours are spent on the toilet ready to pass out. I went to my GI doc and he ordered a fecal calprotectin test which I just found out was negative. Previously I had a colonoscopy 2 years ago where pre-cancerous polyps were removed and no inflammation was seen, and another in December which was clear. I have a family history of IBD- my grandma has UC. I have an appointment with my GI doc in a couple of weeks and it would be great if I could get some suggestions on what I should ask him about or request.