Hello,
I am waiting to take my first capsule endoscopy test and I am a bit nervous. I have done every other diagnostic procedure for Crohn’s, but all that has come back is a very vague MRI result showing a little bit of swelling in the ileum, breath positive sibo and stool positive malabsorption.
From my understanding of Crohn’s it really sounds like I have it (flares with nocturnal diarrhea, weight loss, loss of appetite, nausea, fatigue, joint pain) and my GI is following the subtle clues but I am so scared the capsule endoscopy will show up negative despite the fact I experience discomfort or pain there everyday.
Is it possible to catch Crohn’s too early to be diagnosed? Is the capsule endoscopy more reliable than the other tests? I have been suffering from some of the “extraintestinal” symptoms for years - I am just wishing for some relief. And it seems like a lot of people with Crohn’s get diagnosed by the capsule.
I am waiting to take my first capsule endoscopy test and I am a bit nervous. I have done every other diagnostic procedure for Crohn’s, but all that has come back is a very vague MRI result showing a little bit of swelling in the ileum, breath positive sibo and stool positive malabsorption.
From my understanding of Crohn’s it really sounds like I have it (flares with nocturnal diarrhea, weight loss, loss of appetite, nausea, fatigue, joint pain) and my GI is following the subtle clues but I am so scared the capsule endoscopy will show up negative despite the fact I experience discomfort or pain there everyday.
Is it possible to catch Crohn’s too early to be diagnosed? Is the capsule endoscopy more reliable than the other tests? I have been suffering from some of the “extraintestinal” symptoms for years - I am just wishing for some relief. And it seems like a lot of people with Crohn’s get diagnosed by the capsule.
