Just looking to get some advice from those of you with IBD. I have been having abdominal issues for probably about 7 months now (I've also had periods of time in the past when I had similar issues, but it was short lived, a few weeks and then back to normal). The issues I've been having now though flared up in August and have been consistently bothering me since, particularly abdominal pain and tenderness, but I also do have bloating, reflux, loose stools, and oddly sometimes I have realised I also get a sore throat and almost like a burning sensation in my mouth (no ulcers, but it's the exact same feeling as when you eat a lot of pineapple and your mouth goes tingly and sore). The main issue has been abdominal pain, which flares up after certain things (like a day or two after I have any alcohol), spicy food seems to irritate it too.
Dr did lots of tests and my immunoglobulin A came back quite high (5 something when it should be