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This is a response to an answer from a doctor. i asked about bloating and the flu yesterday. dr. chao, i don't self diagnose don't be so presumptuous?

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Dr. Philip Chao answered

Specializes in Radiology

So the doctor said: You had a flare up? By examining you? Or just by answering a question. What i said was true. Crohns disease is hard to diagnose and hard to follow. If they feel you have a flare up they might need to do more imaging or tests. These are not things you can decide just by talking. You need to be seen.

Answered 11/16/2013

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