Colonic biopsy

[Natashka]

Hi
My name is Natasha. I have been reading this forum for a few years and have read a lot of sad stories and some stories with happy endings. Each time my heart went out to you – I felt sad or happy together with you. I just wish that all of us could become healthy and happy. I’ve often wanted to say a few nice words but was afraid to do so as my English is very bad (it is not my native language). I need some help and would very much appreciate it if somebody could help me.
For more than 10 years I have had a pain in the upper left side of my stomach and diarrhoea. I have had a lot of blood tests, an MRI scan, a colonoscopy and my diagnosis has been given as IBS. But I am feeling worse and worse.
Somebody here wrote that they had been diagnosed with Crohns through a biopsy whilst visually on scan it appeared OK.
So I asked the doctor to conduct a biopsy during a colonoscopy. The result was: Random colonic biopsies: Colonic mucosa with mild non-specific reactive changes.
Can anyone please explain what this means.

Thanks a lot.

 

[InkyStinky]

Hi Natasha! Welcome! Your English sounds great to me!

Ok, someone please correct me if I'm wrong but I *think* the biopsy report means that they don't know the cause of the changes. Check out this thread: http://www.crohnsforum.com/showthread.php?t=19446 Have you had the chance to speak with your doctor and ask him to explain your results?

Have you had blood work done recently? If so, have they checked inflammation markers like ESR and CRP? (Our forum wiki has lots of info on diagnostic tests linked from this article: http://www.crohnsforum.com/wiki/Crohns-Disease )

Was anything seen on your MRI?

Has your doctor mentioned doing other tests, like a Small Bowel Follow Through? Crohn's can present anywhere from mouth to anus, so a colonoscopy won't give a full picture.

Unfortunately, with IBD it can be a very long process to get a diagnosis. Have you found the Undiagnosed Club? Here's the link: http://www.crohnsforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=75

 

[omar]

it dosent look like you have crohn's but u should get fecal calprotectin to make sure