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I have every crohn's symptom and have been ill for months now. a flexible sigmoid showed no crohns. could it be in my small bowel?

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More tests needed: The best combination of tests for crohn's is a full colonoscopy with intubation of the distal portion of small intestine and then a ct scan.

Answered 4/20/2013

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