Hi all, I'm a 38 male living in Miami. 4 years ago I got an anal fissure, and then my GI gave me a colonoscopy and blood work as well. He said my blood work is very close to Crohns. He ordered me to take Metamucil every night indefinitely. The fissure went away and he asked me how I felt. I told him I feel good, and he told me to return if I have problems. No medication was given to me other than Metamucil indefinitely. The Metamucil took care of my diarrhea, and I have 1 good poop in the morning, follow by a soft poop. (So 2 poops daily)
4 years later (recently) my fissure returned from salmonella poisoning. He did another colonoscopy and blood again. Again my blood work came close to Crohns but not enough. He thinks I have Crohns. I'm confused and pending a capsule endoscopy. I'm also very scared. I have been feeling small pains around my abdomen and on my back also. Nothing that stops me from living my life, its just more worrisome than anything else.
Additional info: I had my gallbladder removed when I was 26 due to stones.
I've had diarrhea since I was 20 years old, but never made a big deal about it, since it was only 2-3 times a day.
To makes things worst, I'm also a picky eater trying to better my eating habits. I love peperoni pizza.
Now is when I'm starting to feel small pains around my abdomen. Could it be that after 18 years of Crohns (20 through 38), now is when I'm starting to feel the abdominal pains?
4 years later (recently) my fissure returned from salmonella poisoning. He did another colonoscopy and blood again. Again my blood work came close to Crohns but not enough. He thinks I have Crohns. I'm confused and pending a capsule endoscopy. I'm also very scared. I have been feeling small pains around my abdomen and on my back also. Nothing that stops me from living my life, its just more worrisome than anything else.
Additional info: I had my gallbladder removed when I was 26 due to stones.
I've had diarrhea since I was 20 years old, but never made a big deal about it, since it was only 2-3 times a day.
To makes things worst, I'm also a picky eater trying to better my eating habits. I love peperoni pizza.
Now is when I'm starting to feel small pains around my abdomen. Could it be that after 18 years of Crohns (20 through 38), now is when I'm starting to feel the abdominal pains?