Crohn’s - Malabsorption

Posted by rdschicago @rdschicago, Jun 2 12:34pm

62-year-old male who had their third bowel resection one year ago. 150 cm of small intestine remaining. Pancreatic elastase level at 129. Calprotectin Fecal At 59.2. FECAL FAT QUALITATIVE Shows increased fat for neutral and split. 6’1” and weight down from 170 pre-op to 146 pounds.

I’m being prescribed Creon enzymes. Hydrogen Breath test coming up later this month.

Any other suggestions?

Help!!

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szelisk | @szelisk | Jun 3 11:02am

I'm sorry for what you are going through. Could you tell me how you were finally diagnosed with Crohn's?

rdschicago | @rdschicago | Jun 3 2:14pm

In reply to @szelisk "I'm sorry for what you are going through. Could you tell me how you were finally..." + (show)

I was diagnosed in 2008 after my second small bowel resection. My first bowel resection in 2001 was misdiagnosed as radiation adhesions from testicular cancer, which I was diagnosed with in 2007. The pathology of the resected intestine showed it was Crohn’s disease.