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A 28-year-old male asked:

did a colonoscopy, doc found 2 uclers. 1 in terminal lleum, 2nd in proximal ascending colon. "normal mucosa in whole colon and terminal ileum" except for those 2 uclers. does this mean i have chrons disease? or ulcerative colitis? or something else?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Psychiatry 25 years experience

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