I had an EGD in October, a small bowel series this week and am scheduled for a colonoscopy right before Thanksgiving. I have been diagnosed with vitamin b12 deficiency, vitamin d deficiency, low calcium, lower than normal WBC and a high MCH value. My physical symptoms are, when I am in a bad phase, 6-12 loose BM's, abdominal cramping, joint pain, fatigue and general nausea. The endoscopy showed gastritis and duodenitis. I haven't heard from my GI doctor about small bowel series since it was just done earlier this week. I wanted to know if it is normal to have 10-12 loose BM's the day after a small bowel series and again the second day after a small bowel series the same amount of BM's? I still have a lot of cramping and nausea too. It seems if they run any test my symptoms worsen after. Do any of these symptoms indicate IBD or possibly something else? My GI doctor also tested my blood to see if there are any antibodies present that may indicate celiac - no results yet.





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