Re: colonoscopy-Kristy
From: Angie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Jul 25 11:19:14 2006
Sorry It was IBD i didn't know there was a difference, I guess all these
acronyms are driving me crazy
At Mon, 24 Jul 2006, Kristy wrote:
>
>Angie,
>
>A colonoscopy is not used to rule out IBS. A colonoscopy is used to
>rule out things such as Inflammatory Bowel Disease (completely different
>from IBS) and ulcerative colitis.
>
>Lower GIs are another way they can check for IBD and UC. IBS is a
>syndrome comes in to the pic if the other tests came back normal.
>
>I have IBS and I can always tell when the pain of it acts up. I also
>know when it might be made worse by the constipation caused by the endo.
>
>I had drs try to tell me that my problem was IBS and I refused a lower
>GI the first time around b/c I was chicken. Second time around I asked
>for a colonoscopy b/c I would rather have had that than the lower GI
>knowing that it might show things that the lower GI couldn't and the dr
>refused. I refused the lower GI again but this time it was b/c I knew
>that the pain wasn't related to my IBS. It was indeed endo. And one
>way I knew that is when I felt my uterus and ovaries fall forward. Yes,
>I have a uterus that is tipped forward.
>
>But I wanted to let you know that colonoscopy can not rule in or rule
>out IBS. And if that's what the dr used as the procedure code to get
>coverage then there's something really wrong.
>
>--
>=====
>Kristy :)
>
>http://www.geocities.com/sokokl/Kristysstory.html
>
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