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Symptoms 5 yrs, abdominal pain, bloating, diarreah, constipation, fatigue, ct scan showed ileitis/enteritis. bowel distented, is it crohn's disease?

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Possible: Crohn's disease is possible, given your age and the chronic nature of the symptoms, but so are other causes of leitis/enteritis. Chrohn's dz can be diagnosed by a biopsy of the affected mucosa. Recommend finding a good gastroenterologist.

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Dr. Michael Ein answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

See below: You need to be evaluated by a gastroenterologist and may need upper GI endoscopy, colonoscopy, capsule camera study, evaluation for sprue, whipples disease etc.. Get checked out. Good luck.

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Could be Crohn's disease: Your age, symptoms and ct findings do point to the possibility of crohn's disease. Have you seen a gastroenterologist?

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Could be.: Could be. Get with your gastroenterologist and have him do colonoscopy, ilescopy , pill cam and enteroscopy if needed along with biopsies to make definitive diagnosis.

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