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Gastritis and Crohns
- Thread starter LodgeLady
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- Greater St. Louis area,
I'm new to all this; I was informally diagnosed after a scope and I'm still waiting for labs to come back, so take this with a grain of salt. However, my GI thinks I have Crohn's and has also diagnosed me with gastritis, and put me on an antacid (Prilosec) for it. This could be because I've possibly had Crohn's and not done anything about it for an indefinite period of time. The only other digestive concern I have is Celiac Disease, which is under control, so if the gastritis is linked to anything in my case, it would have to be the Crohn's.
In short, I think it's possible.
In short, I think it's possible.
- Location
- USA
It's possible, but in my case I have Crohn's of the Ileum and gastritis that did not show Crohn's via biopsy. So, possible, but not always!
After my gastroscopy they said "gastritis", but then later the GI told me "we say gastritis if we see inflammation" but the biopsy showed nothing.
I did have upper-GI symptoms all related to what was going on in my Ileum, so I guess the stomach inflammation was indirectly caused by Crohns.
I did have upper-GI symptoms all related to what was going on in my Ileum, so I guess the stomach inflammation was indirectly caused by Crohns.
How did they determine that if your biopsy was negative?
Just based on what they saw I think. The report I was given immediately after said "gastritis"; it took about 6 weeks to get the biopsy results.