Hi All
I am not sure if I should be posting on here really as I have not yet had a diagnosis of Crohn's Disease. I was at the hospital today as I was referred to a gastroenterologist and he suspects that I may have Crohn's disease and wants to do a CT scan and colonoscopy.
I wanted to see if people who have CD think my symptoms could mean that I do indeed have it. Without going into too much detail I will tell you about my main symptoms:
I have always suffered from severe bloating and discomfort when I eat but about a year ago it got worse. I constantly feel full, even if I eat very little. There are times when I can eat a meal and then 2 or 3 days later I still dont feel like I have digested it. When this gets really bad my stomach is really sore - it feels like someone has hold of my stomach and is squeezing it - nothing makes it feel better, I just have to wait for it to pass.
Then in Nov 2008 I was admitted into hospital as I had a severe pain on the right side of my belly button. Appendicitis was rules out and I saw a gynaecologist and they ruled out Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. I was admitted again in Feb 2009 with the exact same thing but again nothing was diagnosed. I have had a total of 4 ultrasound scans but nothing has been found.
The pain on my right side has continued on and off since Feb and when I have it i tend to be constipated. About 9-10 weeks ago I went through a really bad time - I had terrible stomach pain, bloatedness and I alternated between constipation and diarrhea for about 3 weeks. I have also passed small amounts of mucus.
I had blood tests which showed I am aneamic and I had raised CRP/ESR levels which indicate some kind of inflammation.
Although I have alot of these symptoms the majority of the time, they are not always present - I have some days where I feel ok (apart from the bloating) - does this happen with CD?
Im sorry for such a long post but any comments would really be appreciated. When I have read about what other people go through with CD my symptoms dont seem as bad so I am doubtful as to whether they will positively diagnose it for me! Do my symptoms sound like it could be Crohn's? also can someone tell me how uncomfortable a colonoscopy is cos I dont like the thought of it at all!
Thank you so much
xx :confused2:
I am not sure if I should be posting on here really as I have not yet had a diagnosis of Crohn's Disease. I was at the hospital today as I was referred to a gastroenterologist and he suspects that I may have Crohn's disease and wants to do a CT scan and colonoscopy.
I wanted to see if people who have CD think my symptoms could mean that I do indeed have it. Without going into too much detail I will tell you about my main symptoms:
I have always suffered from severe bloating and discomfort when I eat but about a year ago it got worse. I constantly feel full, even if I eat very little. There are times when I can eat a meal and then 2 or 3 days later I still dont feel like I have digested it. When this gets really bad my stomach is really sore - it feels like someone has hold of my stomach and is squeezing it - nothing makes it feel better, I just have to wait for it to pass.
Then in Nov 2008 I was admitted into hospital as I had a severe pain on the right side of my belly button. Appendicitis was rules out and I saw a gynaecologist and they ruled out Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. I was admitted again in Feb 2009 with the exact same thing but again nothing was diagnosed. I have had a total of 4 ultrasound scans but nothing has been found.
The pain on my right side has continued on and off since Feb and when I have it i tend to be constipated. About 9-10 weeks ago I went through a really bad time - I had terrible stomach pain, bloatedness and I alternated between constipation and diarrhea for about 3 weeks. I have also passed small amounts of mucus.
I had blood tests which showed I am aneamic and I had raised CRP/ESR levels which indicate some kind of inflammation.
Although I have alot of these symptoms the majority of the time, they are not always present - I have some days where I feel ok (apart from the bloating) - does this happen with CD?
Im sorry for such a long post but any comments would really be appreciated. When I have read about what other people go through with CD my symptoms dont seem as bad so I am doubtful as to whether they will positively diagnose it for me! Do my symptoms sound like it could be Crohn's? also can someone tell me how uncomfortable a colonoscopy is cos I dont like the thought of it at all!
Thank you so much
xx :confused2: