Q. Is my lower abdominal pain pointing towards Crohn's disease?
Hi doctor, I had severe abdominal pain with diarrhea a month back. The next day pain subsided, but slight discomfort was there for two weeks. Then, I went to see the doctor who prescribed Flagyl and Rifamixin. The lower abdominal discomfort did not disappear and the stool has not formed yet. Then recently, last week I had more investigations and as per investigations, the doctor says that I have Crohn's disease. Is it really Crohn's or could be something else?
Hello. I went through your report (attachment removed to protect patient identity) and post, the thing which is favoring Crohn's disease is normal biopsy colonoscopy. You need to do ASCA (anti-saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies) and a CT enterography. Your CRP (C-reactive protein) and calciprotein are high. So, Crohn's is a strong possibility which will be confirmed by CT enterography and antibody test. For more information consult an internal medicine physician online -->