stoic
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Dear Peatarians,
As some of you may remember, I have PAS, PFS and other issues from low-carb diets and chronic stress.
After more than six months on a peat-inspired diet (mainly rice, potatoes, low-fat meat, fruit, honey, orange juice, coke, dark chocolate), most of my symptoms haven't improved at all and some have even got worse.
I suspect my body is dealing with metabolic issues due to my low-carb years, and eating a lot of (natural) sugars has brought the problem to surface. Or maybe my pancreas is compromised from accutane...or perhaps I am dealing with a major dysbiosis from finasteride...
Anyway, I decided to go to a doctor in order to get some clarity. She made me take a stool test and the calprotectin came back extremely high, around 1600. As far as I understand this only means that there is active inflammation in the intestines, which could be caused by a lot of different things.
Based on the calprotectin result and a few symptoms (distended stomach, constipation), the doctor advised me to get a colonoscopy.
I am aching to find what is causing my issues, but I would prefer to avoid a procedure that has similar risks to undergoing surgery.
What are your views on colonoscopies? And what are some reliable, realistic alternatives for testing that I could convince my doctor to prescribe me instead? I live in Europe and have no money at the moment, so it should be something that can be covered by basic insurance.
Thanks!
As some of you may remember, I have PAS, PFS and other issues from low-carb diets and chronic stress.
After more than six months on a peat-inspired diet (mainly rice, potatoes, low-fat meat, fruit, honey, orange juice, coke, dark chocolate), most of my symptoms haven't improved at all and some have even got worse.
I suspect my body is dealing with metabolic issues due to my low-carb years, and eating a lot of (natural) sugars has brought the problem to surface. Or maybe my pancreas is compromised from accutane...or perhaps I am dealing with a major dysbiosis from finasteride...
Anyway, I decided to go to a doctor in order to get some clarity. She made me take a stool test and the calprotectin came back extremely high, around 1600. As far as I understand this only means that there is active inflammation in the intestines, which could be caused by a lot of different things.
Based on the calprotectin result and a few symptoms (distended stomach, constipation), the doctor advised me to get a colonoscopy.
I am aching to find what is causing my issues, but I would prefer to avoid a procedure that has similar risks to undergoing surgery.
What are your views on colonoscopies? And what are some reliable, realistic alternatives for testing that I could convince my doctor to prescribe me instead? I live in Europe and have no money at the moment, so it should be something that can be covered by basic insurance.
Thanks!
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