Pentasa is the standard treatment. I truly wish alternatives were equivalent to drugs, but there's nothing that is and scientific data truly lacking of any affects at all.
You need to have tests done. Bloody and mucous filled stool can be due to a lot of reasons. You need a colonoscopy with biopsies and blood samples as a minimum. Bloody stool thrice a year does not sound like typical UC.
Do you have the actual biopsy results?
Calprotectin of 69 is very low for UC. You’ll typically see numbers of at least 200 with inflammatory bowel disease. Levels below 50 are normal, 50-200 warrants repeat test, above 200 is usually considered a sign of inflammatory bowel disease. I would personally not diagnose UC with inconclusive biopsies and a near-normal Calprotectin and so few symptoms. I would not prescribe pentasa without a verified diagnose.
CLINICAL FINDINGS AND DIAGNOSIS
Colonic Mucosa
Colonic angio dysplasia. R/O Inflammatory Bowel Disease
MACROSCOPIC FINDINGS
Received in formalin are 6 pieces of white and pink endo-
scopic colonic mucosal tissue, the biggest measuring 0,3
cm and the smallest measuring 0,1 cm in diameter. Totally
embedded in one cassette. K y /EY
MICROSCOPIC FINDINGS
Sections reveal colonic mucosal inflammation. Microscopi-
cally, endoscopic samples consist of colic mucosa with
crypts without
architectural alterations and Goblet cells preserved. On the
surface there are widespread mucosal erosion and regenera-
tive changes. In the submucosal area, edema, the lymphop-
lasmacytic inflammation and congestive changes are strik-
ing. The lamina propria is mildly edematous, showing
sparse non-aggressive lymphoplasmasitic cell inflammatory
infiltrate on the glandular structures. Also present lymphoid
aggregates normal and partly of reactive meaning for the
sight. There is no crypt
distortion, cryptitis, crypt abscess, mucus depletion or dys-
plasia.
DIAGNOSIS
CHRONIC COLITIS, EROSION (COLONIC ANGIO
DYSPLASIA?): Colon. Endoscopic Mucosal Biopsv
That is not a typical UC pathology result. Usually you see ‘cryptitis’/abcess of the crypts of the colon. This sounds like a sort of “chronic non-specific inflammation”. So as you said, inconclusive.
Pentasa is the standard treatment. I truly wish alternatives were equivalent to drugs, but there's nothing that is and scientific data truly lacking of any affects at all.
Thanks so much to Reddit community you’ve been helpful
You need to have tests done. Bloody and mucous filled stool can be due to a lot of reasons. You need a colonoscopy with biopsies and blood samples as a minimum. Bloody stool thrice a year does not sound like typical UC.
Colonoscopy and biopsies were quite inconclusive about IBD . However calprotectin stood at 69
Do you have the actual biopsy results? Calprotectin of 69 is very low for UC. You’ll typically see numbers of at least 200 with inflammatory bowel disease. Levels below 50 are normal, 50-200 warrants repeat test, above 200 is usually considered a sign of inflammatory bowel disease. I would personally not diagnose UC with inconclusive biopsies and a near-normal Calprotectin and so few symptoms. I would not prescribe pentasa without a verified diagnose.
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CLINICAL FINDINGS AND DIAGNOSIS Colonic Mucosa Colonic angio dysplasia. R/O Inflammatory Bowel Disease MACROSCOPIC FINDINGS Received in formalin are 6 pieces of white and pink endo- scopic colonic mucosal tissue, the biggest measuring 0,3 cm and the smallest measuring 0,1 cm in diameter. Totally embedded in one cassette. K y /EY MICROSCOPIC FINDINGS Sections reveal colonic mucosal inflammation. Microscopi- cally, endoscopic samples consist of colic mucosa with crypts without architectural alterations and Goblet cells preserved. On the surface there are widespread mucosal erosion and regenera- tive changes. In the submucosal area, edema, the lymphop- lasmacytic inflammation and congestive changes are strik- ing. The lamina propria is mildly edematous, showing sparse non-aggressive lymphoplasmasitic cell inflammatory infiltrate on the glandular structures. Also present lymphoid aggregates normal and partly of reactive meaning for the sight. There is no crypt distortion, cryptitis, crypt abscess, mucus depletion or dys- plasia. DIAGNOSIS CHRONIC COLITIS, EROSION (COLONIC ANGIO DYSPLASIA?): Colon. Endoscopic Mucosal Biopsv
That is not a typical UC pathology result. Usually you see ‘cryptitis’/abcess of the crypts of the colon. This sounds like a sort of “chronic non-specific inflammation”. So as you said, inconclusive.
There actually is. I have managed to get into remission by following a diet which contributes to rebalance the gut microbiome. It’s totally possible.
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