Flexible Sigmoidoscopy w/ 10 Biopsy, Help?
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Hey, i am looking for some advice. For about a year now ive been suffering from horrendous stomach pain. Ive always had some stomach aches but not to this extent. So, within the past 6 months my symptoms have started to get worse.. mouth ulcers, b12 deficient, blood in stool, mucus, bright red rash occasionally around face, neck and upper arms, bloating and obvious stomach pain. Had a flexible sigmoidoscopy yesterday, apparently the part they looked at was okay, however they took 10 biopsies.
So my question is, is that many normal? and should i be asking for more tests (ie. colonoscopy and small bowel ct scan)
Any help would be much appreciated
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Did they not tell you at the colonoscopy? Maybe coliis but they would have seen that. Biopsys are normal. They can look for microscopic colitis that they can't see during the examination. Uc can affect many parts of the body like sores in eyes and mouth and can be controlled by pentasa a suppressive drug
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So i only got a sigmoidoscopy, the nurse said i should probably get a colonoscopy as they couldn't actually see a reason for the bleeding. Yeah i get red, sore eyes quite alot. I never realised 10 was quite alot, until reading other peoples experiences. Just worrying now
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Colitis can affect your body's ability to take nutrition so you can loose weight and feel quite rough and weak. It can also make you visit to loo after eating
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