Proctitis markers

[my little penguin]

Ds has had recurring issues with rectal and sigmoid inflammation
So my question is
Does proctitis show up in blood markers or fecal cal since its at the very end ???

Any other tests to determine other than scope ???

 

[CDJ]

I have just replied on your other thread you have running. I think that blood work will only show inflammation and not actually where it is. They have only found proctitis with Josh when he has had scopes done. I think it is probably the same with fecal cal proctectin too.

 

[my little penguin]

So it showed up in the blood work ??

 

[crohnsinct]

I remember reading that proctitis can show up in Fecal calprotectin when T was undiagnosed and I was searching for anything but Crohns. But I imagine it could be just like Crohns...high means something but low doesn't always necessarily mean nothing.

There ya go...clear as mud!

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/775952-clinical#a0217

 

[my little penguin]

His fecal cal went from 15 to 66
So still normal but ....

 

[CDJ]

Josh's inflammation showed in his blood work, but not sure whether that was the proctitis or because of issues in his small bowel [ also where he has crohns ].
Josh's last cal protectin was 1200.

I think that if you are really worried I would push to get him checked out.

 

[DustyKat]

We haven’t dealt with disease that low down before but I do see where you are coming from.

I personally don’t see why sensitivity would be any different there to elsewhere if either of those two are a reliable marker for you.

Dusty. xxx

 

[my little penguin]

Nothing seems to show for him
Very frustrating

 

[crohnsinct]

MLP coined the phrase "Stealth Crohn's" !

 

[Maya142]

Even if his FC isn't elevated, it's going in the wrong direction. That's worth watching at least. Didn't he have a higher FC once? Like 300 or something?

 

[my little penguin]

Once two months after two days of bloody D
Never got a fc when he was bleeding or at dx so ....