Hey everyone. So about two years ago, I had my appendix removed only to later find out that it wasn't my appendix. They did a scan of my stomach (not sure what it was but I drank that chalky stuff) and concluded I DID NOT have crohns. My doctor did not further testing and chalked it up to some viral thing. I'm stubborn and have yet to see the doctor again but still experience the symptoms that resulted in my appendix removal; severe stomach pain and fevers. I always just assumed I probably had ibs as my symptoms would worsen at times after meals, however it had come to my attention that most people do not get a fever with ibs. I do not experience the weight loss or bloody stools associated with crohns. I live in a small city in saskatchewan and therefore there are few (if any) gastroenterologist for me to see. Has anyone else experienced ibs with fevers or crohns without weightloss and no bloody stools?
IBS or something else?
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Hi. I can't speak to everything you're experiencing but I was diagnosed with no bloody diarrhea or pain. I only had weight loss.
I'd suggest keeping a food and symptom journal to see if there is a link. Also look into getting an endoscopy and colonoscopy with biopsies.
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I'd suggest keeping a food and symptom journal to see if there is a link. Also look into getting an endoscopy and colonoscopy with biopsies.
Sending you my support.
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You can have Crohn's without having bloody stools or weight loss, and IBS cannot cause fevers. IBS is not a real diagnosis, it just describes digestive symptoms when no cause can be found, and when certain symptoms - fevers, unintentional weight loss, bloody stools - are present, they exclude an IBS diagnosis.
If the test you had only looked at your stomach, it's possible you have Crohn's affecting your small intestine and/or colon. However, Crohn's is only one of many, many conditions that can cause stomach pain and fevers, including ones that are not primarily classed as gastrological.
If you want to know the cause of your symptoms, you will need to see a doctor to arrange further testing. How high is your temperature when you experience one of these fevers, and how often do these symptoms occur? Having initial tests - blood tests to detect signs of infection or inflammation, taking your temperature, etc. - may need to be done during a time when your symptoms are present to produce positive results.
If the test you had only looked at your stomach, it's possible you have Crohn's affecting your small intestine and/or colon. However, Crohn's is only one of many, many conditions that can cause stomach pain and fevers, including ones that are not primarily classed as gastrological.
If you want to know the cause of your symptoms, you will need to see a doctor to arrange further testing. How high is your temperature when you experience one of these fevers, and how often do these symptoms occur? Having initial tests - blood tests to detect signs of infection or inflammation, taking your temperature, etc. - may need to be done during a time when your symptoms are present to produce positive results.
