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A 31-year-old female asked:
Mild inflam on colon and duodenum biopsy, pr bleeding, anal skin tags, arthritis in shoulders/hip.mouth sores, angular cheilitis, steatorrhea, anemia.ibs?
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Dr. Muaiad Kittanehanswered
Addiction Medicine 22 years experience
Unlikely: The symptoms and signs you are describing are more consistent with inflamatory bowel disease ( like crohn's disease) than irritable bowel syndrome (ibs). Please follow with a gastroenterologist.
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