i had a long overdue scope, all is good. but in vm from dr, he said I have low grade pouchitis. What exactly does that mean? I have been feeling great for quite some time, so I am confused. Thanks!
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I think it doesn't mean very much for you. A little bit of inflammation isn't that surprising, and it doesn't matter if you're feeling well.
It is unclear to me what this means, if anything. All pouches have some level of minor inflammmation, but this does not mean it is pouchitis. a pouchitis diagnosis needs to have some level of clinical symptoms to be called pouchitis, or at least a significant level of inflammation to warrant treatment (some people can have fairly severe pouchitis without symptoms, or at leadt they don't think they have symptoms).
The bottom line is whether or not your doc thinks this is something that needs treatment. I'd ask him what it means.
Jan 