? UC or Crohns

[ThatRealDenimOP]

Hello,

5YO daughter has been having tummy pain on and off for a while- usually linked to constipation. A few weeks ago she was complaining daily and vomited twice so took her to the GP who did a stool sample.

he has now contacted saying her inflammation is high and he’s referring her to paeds. I didn’t ask the exact number but we are seeing him again next week for another matter.

He’s concerned she has Crohns or Ulcerative colitis. Obviously this is very upsetting as she’s so little. Her only symptoms are occasional tummy pain (never stops her activities) and this stool result. Her stool is lighter brown, no signs of bleeding and not loose.

has anyone experienced this and it not be IBD?

thank you

Hi, im just wondering how your daughter is doing now? My 5 year old daughter is going through the same at the moment, just a few days of pain in the mornings and weird poop but calprotectin level came back at 900 so they are repeating in 2 weeks. I am out of my mind with worry.

Hi I hope this put your mind to ease but chronic constipation and faecal impaction causes the gut to be inflamed and my son was suspected for IBD but it was just constipation

Thank you for your reply, did it cause high levels of calprotectin at the time?..my daughter has never really been constipated, mushy poos sometimes but nothing I've ever been concerned about apart from that one week which resolved quicky after sample was taken..i have wound myself into a knot thinking and reading about this and although i have spoken to friends i feel like they all think I'm being a bit crazy because it's not actually diagnosed yet

My son had mushy poo and was pooing everyday and after they x ray they found severe faecal loading ! So poo was stuck inside and new poo was going around it
caused severe inflammation and stomach ache underbelly butter and inside bellybutton and occasional vomiting. He had it for one year and we were going crazy looking for what caused his symptoms

Oh wow, that is crazy. And an amazing result for you all. Dd went through a long spell of only going every three days a few moanths back so will definitely mention this to doctor at the next appointment, she now goes e ery two days, her poo isn't always mushy though not usually fully formed if you know what i mean so not sure if that's a possibility
Thank you for the reply.

@ThatRealDenimOP , hi, just wondering how is your daughter doing? I am also in ireland and undergoing the same tests. I am so so worried and wondering how ye got on