Crohn's
04/24/04 03:32 PM
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jenX
Reged: 08/11/03
Posts: 3252
Loc: Richmond, VA
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a colonoscopy should give your doctor an idea whether you have Crohn's or not. make sure you have a colonoscopy if you haven't had one yet!
your GYN would diagnose endo... make sure you're seeing ALL of your doctors!  
as for the others, you can get a good idea about the gluten problems through the blood test and through an endoscopy, but they're not definitive. my bloodwork was negative, but i had a hunch. i eliminated wheat and was almost immediately better. now, if i cheat (which i never do bigtime i just sneak the occasional Tofutti Cutie!  ), i can't feel it! it's impossible to explain, but i can tell when that wheat is in my tummy. UGH. now i just avoid it. you can try elimination diets on your own (but talk to your doctor about it first, or a nutritionist. you need to make sure you're not eliminating vitamins and minerals and other goodies that you NEED!). stay off a questionable food for 2 weeks or so, then add it back in. if your symptoms had lessened or disappeared while you were "off" and came back or got worse when you go back "on" well... ya may be onto something!
good luck!
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