Is A Colonoscopy Necessary I Have Not Been Passing Blood?

Posted on Fri, 10 Jul 2020

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Question : I am 44 year old female. For the past year I have been having abdominal cramping and random pains, bouts of frequent bowel movements, bloating along with a feeling of incomplete evacuation. I have been to a GI doctor he feels it is IBS and recommended a colonoscopy. Is a colonoscopy necessary I have not been passing blood, loosing weight... I had an endoscopy two years ago and was cleared for celiacs disease

Answered by Dr. Ramesh Kumar (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Definitely yes for colonoscopy.

Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for your query dear,

Yes. your doctor is correct about his diagnosis...

It looks like a case of Irritable bowel syndrome but unfortunately, this is a diagnosis of exclusion which means that when nothing is wrong anatomically with the patient despite all possible tests but symptoms are there, the patient is labeled as having IBS.

I would also recommend you to go for a Colonoscopy.
Thank you

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