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Very strange q. when my ibs symptoms get really bad, my left knee swells up a lil and then settles down in a day, over many years. my gi clueless?

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Dr. Ronald Krauser answered

See details: The issues would be unrelated unless the ibs was actually misdiagnosed and the GI issues are really either crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis. I suspect you really have inflammatory bowel disease and not ibs.

Dr Killian agreed

Answered 6/10/2014

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A member asked:

Very strange q. when my ibs symptoms get really bad, my left knee swells up a lil and then settles down in a day, over many years. my gi clueless?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Ronald Krauser answered

Dr Killian agreed

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