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[CeeLare91]

Hi everyone , had the tests! Endoscopy and Colonoscopy - don't understand the results report which is.. they were looking for crohns celiac and IBS... any ideas? or 4 week wait for biopsy results haha

Colonoscopy

Rectum Normal. Procedure: Biopsy

Sigmoid Colon Normal

Descending Colon Normal

Splenic Flexure Normal

Trasnverse Colon Normal. Procedure Biopsy

Hepatic Flexure Normal

Ascending Colon Normal. Procedure Biopsy

Caecum Normal

Terminal Ileum Not Visualized. Procedure Biopsy

Then Endo results are

Cricopharyngius Normal

Oesophagus Normal

Cardio to esophagus junction Normal

Stomach Normal Procedure Biopsy

Pylorus Normal

Duodenum first-part - Duodenitis

Duodenum second part Normal Procedure Biopsy

[cyclinglady]

Well, did they order a celiac blood panel? These are the list of tests:

-tTG IgA and tTG IgG

-DGP IgA and DGP IgG

-EMA IgA

-total serum IgA and IgG (control test)

-AGA IGA and AGA IgG - older and less reliable tests largely replace by the DGP tests

You had the endoscopy, but most times a visual shows no celiac damage. Multiple biopsies are taken because the small intestinal wall is vast in size (size of a tennis court). The colonoscopy is not typically ordered for celiac disease but some doctors biopsy the small intestine from the colon side.

-endoscopic biopsy - make sure at least 6 samples are taken

(Source: NVSMOM -- )

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[Noobette]

The report states that everything appears normal on inspection, except you appeared to have duodenitis, which is inflammation of the uppermost section of the small intestine. Duodenitis is a very common finding and could be due to a variety of causes. You had biopsies taken of multiple areas, so when those results come back you will have an additional report which might show other abnormalities not visible to the naked eye.