I was facing similar problem for about 6 months, i have resolved it majorly with diet. I take 1. 1 ratio of yogurt-honey mix, first thing in the morning. My breakfast is also soft foods like boiled rice with a probiotic, or banana honey, or toast honey. Honey is a natural moisturizer and a healer. You can just drink half a cup of pure honey empty stomach, and check the difference. Sometime around the day, in between meals, i take a teaspoon of cinnamon powder with water. After dinner, a supplement with zinc. Please avoid raw or semi cooked foods, berries, dairy, spices, fats etc. i mean anything that irritates the GI mucal lining.
Hi - two non-invasive methods of discerning whether you have an inflammatory condition are:
1. Calprotectin stool assay test. You just need to give a stool sample - this will look for blood in the stool and inflammation of the intestines. It is quick and cheap to do. I believe the norm is around 8.
2. C-reactive protein blood test. This is a non-specific inflammatory marker, but if elevated will mean you have inflammation somewhere in the body. The norm is 0.1 - 5. When I have a Crohn's flare my C-rp is highly elevated, on occasions as high as 190 and 270.
Should either of these tests be elevated, then it is time to redo a colonoscopy, or an endoscopy of the small intestine. Chrohn's usually, but not always, starts around the terminal ileum (the last part of the small intestine) but can be anywhere from the mouth to the anus. A gastroenterologist with experience of inflammatory bowel diseases should be able to diagnose Crohn's or Ulcerative colitis.
Take care,
Liz.
I have crohns and have had all of your symptoms. Thats how it all started with me 5 years ago. Exact same symptoms and got worse all of a sudden. My GI perfromed a colonoscopy and diagnosed me with Crohns colitis. Hope you feel better soon and its just something minor with similer symptoms. Good luck :)
It sounds like you may have early stages of Crohns. Ask the doctor about trying antibiotics for Crohns and see if it helps. If you are not seeing a GI doctor - go to one. If he doesn't help find a new one.