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Nodularity, erythema and ulceration in the terminal ileum otherwise normal colonoscopy normal mucosa in the whole colon what does all this mean?

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Dr. Anthony Fritz
Dr. Anthony Fritzanswered
Internal Medicine 35 years experience
Terminal ileitis: Terminal ileitis can be a cause of abdominal pain and possibly anemia but may be asymptomatic in some people. It can be already or can progress to a chronic inflammatory bowel disease. Please see your provider when the tissue biopsy results come back.
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Dr. Sewa Legha
Dr. Sewa Leghaanswered
Medical Oncology 52 years experience
Ask you doctor: I am sure your doctor has told you what it all means....did he not? Please give us complete information so that we can offer you further help It looks like your Colon is healthy/ normal(that is a the large intestine) but you do have a problem in your small intestine(ileum is the name of the last part of small bowel before it changes into large bowel) You need to guided further by a Gastroenterolo
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Dr. Eric Weisman
Dr. Eric Weisman commented
Neurology 38 years experience
ALSO CHECK B12 LEVEL SINCE THIS IS WHERE B12-INTRINSIC FACTOR IS ABSORBED (TERMINAL ILEUM)
Aug 18, 2014

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