UC or Crohn’s?
Hi, I was diagnosed with IBD last July, I was admitted to hospital with joint problems and mouth ulcers and blood in my poo, was diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis (arthritis) and IBD. I’m on Humira to treat both conditions. I’m waiting on confirmation of Crohn’s or UC, I’d be interested in what you all think based on my symptoms:
Mouth ulcers, sores up the inside of my nose, weight loss (initially 2 stone), tummy bloating, diarrhoea/constipation (varies), blood/mucus in poo, skin tag at my bum. Also sometimes if I try to hold in wind from my bum, it feels like it passes through the front passage. Also all the joint problems from arthritis.
So far I’ve had a flexible sigmoidoscopy which showed proctitis but the biopsies didn’t show Crohn’s so they think UC. I had a colonoscopy two weeks ago, confirming moderate proctitis, waiting on biopsy results. CT scan does not show fistula so I’m referred to gynae and for a CAT scan. I’m currently having a massive outbreak of mouth ulcers and nose sores, see my GI this afternoon.
Any opinions, info or advice would be very welcome! I’m basically worried they diagnose UC based on the proctitis, and miss something in small intestine or elsewhere as from reading up on IBD I though the mouth ulcers/possible fistula/skin tag were more indicative of Crohn’s
Hi, I was diagnosed with IBD last July, I was admitted to hospital with joint problems and mouth ulcers and blood in my poo, was diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis (arthritis) and IBD. I’m on Humira to treat both conditions. I’m waiting on confirmation of Crohn’s or UC, I’d be interested in what you all think based on my symptoms:
Mouth ulcers, sores up the inside of my nose, weight loss (initially 2 stone), tummy bloating, diarrhoea/constipation (varies), blood/mucus in poo, skin tag at my bum. Also sometimes if I try to hold in wind from my bum, it feels like it passes through the front passage. Also all the joint problems from arthritis.
So far I’ve had a flexible sigmoidoscopy which showed proctitis but the biopsies didn’t show Crohn’s so they think UC. I had a colonoscopy two weeks ago, confirming moderate proctitis, waiting on biopsy results. CT scan does not show fistula so I’m referred to gynae and for a CAT scan. I’m currently having a massive outbreak of mouth ulcers and nose sores, see my GI this afternoon.
Any opinions, info or advice would be very welcome! I’m basically worried they diagnose UC based on the proctitis, and miss something in small intestine or elsewhere as from reading up on IBD I though the mouth ulcers/possible fistula/skin tag were more indicative of Crohn’s