What age first diagnosed?

[Del]

I was 47 when first diagnosed with Crohn's disease this July 2011.When I first presented to my GP with symptoms, he said I was to young for it to be bowel cancer and to old for it to be CD... Here in Ireland over 90% with CD are between 10 and 35 years of age.
I would be interested to know please at what age ye guys/gals got diagnosed at, to see what the spread is with this disease in a wider community and as to how it might affect people as to the age first affected.
Thanks for your time on this..

 

[Crohn's 35]

32

 

[chrisnsteph1022]

I was 23.

 

[Nyx]

36

 

[Misty-Eyed]

9 but it took me an entire year to be diagnosed.

 

[Manzyb]

15. Was sick for 2 years before diagnosis. I'm now 27.

 

[archie]

36, diagnosed last yr after 1 month of symptoms. In hindsite I had been sick many times before but never in a million years thought it was due to crohns.

 

[Blue]

17 - took a month to be diagnosed, but had symptoms for just over a year.

 

[Jessi]

I was diagnosed @ 34, sick for 3 years before that.

 

[flowergirl]

33

 

[woody]

13

 

[Del]

Big thanks to everyone who voted so far.
70% so far in the up to 35 age brackets...

 

[carolhew]

I was 46, diagnosed June 2011. I have had bowel issues since I was 29 and diagnosed as IBS for many years.

 

[EveB]

I was 15. I'm now 19. I was sick for about 1/2 years on and off prior to that! Its tough going to start off with!

 

[LOSTnut]

I was 45 when dx's and supposedly not in the demographic of getting Crohn's. My doctor told me that most of Crohn's patients are either younger or older.

 

[kateel]

31. Although it took almost a year to get a diagnosis...

 

[Grumbletum]

51. Judging by the poll results, seems it's not uncommon for us slightly more 'mature' folks.

 

[kenyasolovely]

I was diagnosed at age 35. But been severly sick since age 31.

 

[Shay]

I was diagnosed at 22. But my doctor said I have had it for a long time. I simply didnt have extreme side effects until now.

 

[DustyKat]

Sarah was 14 and Matt 17.

Dusty.

 

[littlemissh]

40, after just over 1 year of symptoms.

 

[barmybev]

I was diagnosed at 13 maybe coincidental but I had symptoms start 1 week after having the Rubella injection at school and it all went down hill from there x

 

[Del]

I can see why my Doctor was surprised when it turned out to be CD I had....
Thanks again for all voters...

 

[carolhew]

Del, Thanks for posting the question! I was curious too about age at diagnosis.

 

[Hope]

I was 8, I am 35 now.

 

[__JK__]

Diagnosed at 7 now 29

Interesting results! From all the "That was very young" comments I get I assumed it would have been the 3rd category by a mile

 

[Jenny41]

35

 

[Nerple]

31, but likely developed Crohn's around 25-26

 

[veggielove05]

19. But I was showing symptoms from the time I was about 2. For some reason my pediatrician decided that constant ulcers, polyps, gi bleeds, and long bouts of vomiting were just "anxiety and stress" or "the flu". I wasn't diagnosed until I had lost 20 lbs in a very short period of time and everyone thought I had cancer. yay doctors.

 

[Cornfieldgal]

26 diagnosis, symptoms 21

 

[kattystock]

diagnosed at 12 symptoms at 11... now 20