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A member asked:
Can crohn's and/or colitis go undetected in colonoscopies?
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Yes and no: It would be very unlikely. to not detect a colitis on colonoscopy, but Crohn,s disease can just affect the small intestine out of view, but other studies can pick it up. Discuss with the Gastroenterologist who performed the colonoscopy.
Answered 7/17/2014
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Probably not: Colonoscopy provides direct visualization of the colon. Assuming that the doctor performing it is able to visualize the colon completely, he should not miss either of these inflammatory diseases of the bowel.
Answered 6/18/2014
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I have be diagnosed with crohns(most likely) I feel fine, pathology report was chronic active colitis, I pushed for colonoscopy cause stool was constipation/diarrhea. Why wont they give me medication when inflammation is ongoing? Is damage beingdone?
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Colonoscopy showed an area of mild congested mucosa in recto-sigmoid colon. Does it sound like ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease?
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