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I have suffered with IBS-D for over forty years. When I don't get a flair I'm almost normal. I gave up gluten 14 years ago and it helps somewhat. Lately the symptoms just have felt different. I would go two hours after every meal. Almost like my body is trying to purge. Even after nothing is left to come out I still have the urge. Like having the dry heaves but the other end. My gastro ordered a stool sample and all was normal except it came back with a high value of calprotectin which means an inflammation. I knew it felt different. I guess I see a colonoscopy in my future. At 82 I thought I was finished with those. My grandson has Crohns I am so sorry for what you go through. His is throughout his whole gastro area so they can't just go in and take a part of his intestine.
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I’m so sorry you are having issues! I’m 63 and have been sick as long as I can remember. Even as a very young child. I wasn’t diagnosed until age 24, after the birth of my daughter. Praise the Lord she is healthy!
I get those calprotectin tests when I have a bout so bad I can’t eat. It always just shows it’s irritated from my IBS, and my Crohn’s is still in remission as far as the bowel goes. My Crohn’s seems to affect my eyes, skin and joints. I have a laundry lists of physical ailments other than Crohn’s but that’s ok. One day at a time.
I hope you are improving and will be rid of the bout of diarrhea sooner than later! Please look into the L- Glutamine. It’s comes as a powder you can add to drinks or as a capsule. I tried the powder but I usually drink water so that was kind of gross! I switched to capsules and take a 1,000 mg capsule between breakfast and lunch then take one between lunch and dinner. It seems to help tremendously. Of course, everyone is different so I wish you the best. I also hope your grandson fairs well with his Crohn’s. I have issues as well through the entire system. When I first was diagnosed with it, the drs ignored my symptoms thinking I was wanting attention. My husband, now deceased, was always sick from type I diabetes and in the drs or hospital all the time. I thought that was wrong of them to think that. I ended up having an emergency surgery due to a blockage and removal of intestine and my ileocecal valve. That’s one reason I’ll always have chronic bowel issues.
Sorry this is so long, if you hung in to the end, you’re strong lol.
Please get well and I wish you and your grandson the best!