Hello All,
As I promised you recently, I am giving you the results of my gastro doc visit today.
I brought with me a list of questions, and an Excel spreadsheet showing all of my food and beverage intake along with my symptoms, and bowel and urinary frequency.
The next step is for me to have an upper endoscopy/colonoscopy next week. I am taking the new prep for this, Movi Prep. It is supposed to be better than the older ones used.
The doc is trying to rule out Crohn's disease, colitis and other conditions to ensure I just have IBS. They are worried since I have lost 10 pounds in the last 6 weeks or so and I have a change in bowel habits.
I read the instructions for the bowel prep and I am NOT looking forward to this at all, but I feel I MUST take these tests in order to get some answers to my symptoms and some help at last!
I will update all of you on the results of these scopes.
Thanks for listening and caring!
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Originally diagnosed with IBS-C in Spring, 2008. During spring to fall of 2008, had at least 10 acupuncture treatments and Chinese herbs. IBS went into remission. IBS returned in late July 2013 after taking 2 oral contrasts for a CT scan for cancer follow up. Had more acupuncture with different practitioner in summer 2014, but received little benefit.
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My visit today with gastroenterologist
