I hope no one minds me posting here, I've been really ill for coming up to 5 months and my gp keeps diagnosing me with IBS, I hoped maybe if I gave some of my symptoms someone might be able to confirm my suspicions it *could* be crohn's? I'm getting really down about being undiagnosed and in a lot of pain.
I'm 32, about October last year I started getting painful stomach cramps and lethargy, I had a load of tests and they were inconclusive (bloods) US scan has showed no abnormalities I'm currently in a 2 month wait for a CT. My inflammation markers were normal. I have chronic stomach pain upon waking every morning, and a bit of back pain, I have particular sore spots on the left side of my abdomen where the colon bends downwards under my ribs, and my left pelvis, I have another painful area on the far right side roughly in the middle (when my gp has done physical examinations these are the most painful areas and he said it's colon rather than other organs) the whole of my abdomen is tender, usually bloated and just uncomfortable, I've had tests for celiac disease which were negative. Bowels have been typical IBS in variation so that part I can agree with the GP but surely constant pain for 4/5 months isn't normal for IBS?
There is urgency and softness sometimes (sorry, tmi I get embarrassed about these things) and things are certainly not always normal but no blood).
The past month I've had considerable pain in my left shoulder socket and blade, and under the left side of my ribs, sometimes on the right too but left predominantly. Other than this I get quite shaky, my knees hurt and my joints feel achy/stiff. I get acid reflux and am on Omeprazole, my gp started me on it about a month ago. All in all, the constant stomach pains, fatigue, general unwell feeling and rib pains are getting me down, I feel so immobile and tired all the time, it's not really like me and I have a small boy and a business to run so it's been quite hard on my partner picking up after me because I've been so out of action. Apparently 'soft organs' all appear ok and bloods are all normal. Is there any way this could be crohns? A friend of mine used to suffer badly and said my symptoms were very much like his and that he also had a negative inflammation marker blood test. My blood showed I was slightly anaemic.
I'd be grateful for anyone's time as since I had the US my gp wants to diagnose me with ibs but something is telling me it's not that. I would be really really grateful for anyone's time.
Thanks for reading
I'm 32, about October last year I started getting painful stomach cramps and lethargy, I had a load of tests and they were inconclusive (bloods) US scan has showed no abnormalities I'm currently in a 2 month wait for a CT. My inflammation markers were normal. I have chronic stomach pain upon waking every morning, and a bit of back pain, I have particular sore spots on the left side of my abdomen where the colon bends downwards under my ribs, and my left pelvis, I have another painful area on the far right side roughly in the middle (when my gp has done physical examinations these are the most painful areas and he said it's colon rather than other organs) the whole of my abdomen is tender, usually bloated and just uncomfortable, I've had tests for celiac disease which were negative. Bowels have been typical IBS in variation so that part I can agree with the GP but surely constant pain for 4/5 months isn't normal for IBS?
There is urgency and softness sometimes (sorry, tmi I get embarrassed about these things) and things are certainly not always normal but no blood).
The past month I've had considerable pain in my left shoulder socket and blade, and under the left side of my ribs, sometimes on the right too but left predominantly. Other than this I get quite shaky, my knees hurt and my joints feel achy/stiff. I get acid reflux and am on Omeprazole, my gp started me on it about a month ago. All in all, the constant stomach pains, fatigue, general unwell feeling and rib pains are getting me down, I feel so immobile and tired all the time, it's not really like me and I have a small boy and a business to run so it's been quite hard on my partner picking up after me because I've been so out of action. Apparently 'soft organs' all appear ok and bloods are all normal. Is there any way this could be crohns? A friend of mine used to suffer badly and said my symptoms were very much like his and that he also had a negative inflammation marker blood test. My blood showed I was slightly anaemic.
I'd be grateful for anyone's time as since I had the US my gp wants to diagnose me with ibs but something is telling me it's not that. I would be really really grateful for anyone's time.
Thanks for reading
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