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Did Your Ped Gi Recommend Endoscopy And Colonoscopy?


Christine0125

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Christine0125 Contributor

Did any of your children have a colonoscopy ordered to rule out Crohns? I've come to terms with my daughter getting an endoscopy but I think a colonoscopy would be a bit traumatic especially if it's likely unneccessary. She's 9.

Background: I'm diagnosed celiac (bloodwork and endoscopy). She had recent bloodwork that showed borderline high ttg. She went through a period of about a month with frequent loose stools but that has largely cleared up but she's still having a lot of exhaustion and emotional highs and lows.

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JNBunnie1 Community Regular

So your daughter is not gluten free, has not been diagnosed with Celiac, and when they

do the Celiac test, they also want to rule out Crohn's, is that correct?

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Correct. She is not yet gluten free. She's not officially diagnosed but all indications point to celiac (family history, slow growth, recent stomach/emotional issues). We decided to move forward with just the endoscopy. Having her go through the prep-work of the colonoscopy right now would be a bit too emotional for her at this time I believe. If she doesn't have positive results once she goes gluten free we'll consult further for other possible causes.

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megsybeth Enthusiast

Hi Christine, My son's four and I did both just because he had to be put under. Probably at your daughter's age it's more of a light sedation so I agree with you that I would just do upper.

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maitrimama Apprentice

My daughter was older, 15, but based on positive bloodwork and 2 rounds of stool testing they recommended endoscopy and colonoscopy. That was 1 1/2 years ago. The Dx was Celiacs and IBD. She goes back every 3 months and the IBD has been narrowed down to Ulcerative Colitis.

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divamomma Enthusiast

My daughter only had the endosopy. No mention of a colonoscopy. Prep for a colonoscopy is not fun! I would just to the endoscopy at this point.

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Christine0125 Contributor

Her endoscopy went well today and I feel good about choosing to do just that test. We'll go back in 2 weeks for the biopsy results but we have the green light to go gluten free now.

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