Hi everyone!
I was wondering if anyone had this issue come up during their diagnosis process:
visually normal endoscopy (upper GI and colon) but biopsies at all sites (stomach, duodenum, terminal ileum, colon, sigmoid, and rectum) all show non-specific inflammation.
I changed insurances to try and see a GI who specializes in IBD, but the new guy I saw was pretty reluctant to do more scopes or tests because I am “a young patient”, despite having symptoms that interrupt my daily life. I asked if he can do anything to check my small bowel, but he wants to review my original pathology slides before an MRE or further testing. He kept throwing out the “IBS”. But I don’t think IBS causes actual inflammation in the tissues? I had a couple of scopes and surgeries last year with every single biopsy showing chronic inflammation.
Chronic inflammation shouldn’t be considered normal upon biopsy? Confused as to why he is trying to dismiss me just because I’m younger.
I was wondering if anyone had this issue come up during their diagnosis process:
visually normal endoscopy (upper GI and colon) but biopsies at all sites (stomach, duodenum, terminal ileum, colon, sigmoid, and rectum) all show non-specific inflammation.
I changed insurances to try and see a GI who specializes in IBD, but the new guy I saw was pretty reluctant to do more scopes or tests because I am “a young patient”, despite having symptoms that interrupt my daily life. I asked if he can do anything to check my small bowel, but he wants to review my original pathology slides before an MRE or further testing. He kept throwing out the “IBS”. But I don’t think IBS causes actual inflammation in the tissues? I had a couple of scopes and surgeries last year with every single biopsy showing chronic inflammation.
Chronic inflammation shouldn’t be considered normal upon biopsy? Confused as to why he is trying to dismiss me just because I’m younger.