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How to know if i have ibs and crohn's disease?

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Dr. M. Hytham Beck answered

Specializes in Surgery

Check with doctor: Digestive symptoms could be very confusing and misleading ibs could have many possibilities and could be very confusing with irritable bowel syndrome endoscopy , biopsies , blood tests , history and physical , your symptoms could help the physician reach a conclusion of what is wrong with you.

Answered 8/5/2016

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Ruleout active crohn: Many patients with crohn's disease also suffer from ibs. No one really understands why this is. An ibs diagnosis is only made in my opinion if your get a full colonoscopy an upper endoscopy and the pathology results are normal. This would indicate that your crohns is in remission and cannot be blamed for ongoing intestinal symptoms. Hope this helps.

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