Anyone have Crohn's Disease?

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Originally posted by swissmiss04
OK, so what you're saying is that Chron's is caused by some sort of autoimmune problem while IBS is more of a structural problem? The reason I ask is because I had some tests run last year that showed that I had some sort of (unspecified) autoimmune disease. I never went back for further testing-shame on me! I've tried tx for IBS but they don't seem to make much difference. Even doing things like cutting caffeine, greasy food and other traditional triggers, I still have problems. I'm wondering if I was misdiagnosed. Anyone have any stories to share??

Yeah, IBS is NOT an autoimmune disease. I would definately look more into this. You can look up Crohn's in Yahoo health and WebMD to see if your symptoms match. Look up Ulcerative Colitis too, I don't know if it's an autoimmune disease, but it is related to Crohn's. Get a second opinion. Some doctors don't know jack.