"Normal" colonoscopy results?

[lanech]

I recently had a colonoscopy and my GI said the results came back normal. However, the pathology report states:

Right colon: "mild nonspecific chronic inflammation and mild submucosal edema; no active inflammation or significant chronic architectural changes."

Rectal colon: "mild nonspecific chronic inflammation; no active inflammation or significant chronic architectural changes."

Inflammation and edema don't sound "normal" to me...does anyone know if this is indeed a normal finding?

[lanech]

I wish it would show your link! Part of it is blocked out. But that is interesting...I do have IBS, but I thought there was no inflammation with IBS and that inflammation generally meant something like UC or Crohn's. I'll have to look into that.

I had thought about the bowel prep too at first, but I don't think it would be that, because it said "chronic"

[george2013]

could it be IBS? Which, in fact, is describe as a chronic inflammation of the colon.


http://www.****/diseases/facts/irritablecolon.htm

[silverfox67]

Maybe the mild inflammation was due to the laxatives that one has to take prior to the colonoscopy.  It certainly causes me inflammation!