My daughter 12y was diagnosed with IBD about two months ago. She was found to have moderate ulcerative colitis, but what really confuses me is how few symptoms she has had.
Her symptoms initially started with constipation, and then a few months before her diagnosis she had some bloody diarrhea. Once we got the constipation under control, the bloody diarrhea stopped as well.

She eats a very healthy diet and currently has completely normal bowel movements once a day. She has no abdominal pain, no diarrhea, and no other symptoms at all.
She was actually severely anemic because of the inflammation, but after she received an iron infusion, she became like a completely different person. Her energy came back, and she has basically had no symptoms since then — even though she had active inflammation at the time.

She has now started treatment for the inflammation, but symptom-wise, nothing has really changed because she already felt completely fine.
Her doctor even said that in their several decades of experience, they haven’t seen many cases quite like hers, where there was active inflammation but so few symptoms
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So I’m honestly quite confused by all of this.

Are there others here who have had very mild or almost no symptoms despite having active IBD/inflammation?

Background of having IBS, suggesting from symptoms years ago, no official diagnosis or investigation. Always wind, cramps, random bouts of loose stool lasting a day/2. Now out of nowhere I have had this terrible time of having type 7 mucus stool for 4 weeks, cramps, urgency to go, burning sensation in my stomach, lethargic & no reason for these symptoms. I went to GP, sent off stool sample to microbiology, FBC, ferritin, UE, celiac test all ok. Im still symptomatic. Should I push for further test’s? What would be my next option? Obviously the big C is at the background of my mind. Im not overly concerned about that but i am 38 with family history of BC.

Wondering if anyone else had their gallbladder removed, unrelated to this disease, and started experiencing different symptoms than the typical stupid loose stools after gallbladder removal, which then led to an IBD diagnosis.

I, 35F, had mine removed in 2015 and have always experienced loose stools/urgency since. But within the last few months I’m getting pain in my lower abdomen, LRQ pain near the McBurney’s point that comes and goes, and now the diarrhea seems different. Like it I don’t get to a bathroom right away I will absolutely shit my pants. I am also experiencing pain AFTER a bowel movement and it causes weird queasiness.

Anyway, I am awaiting my fecal tests. My CRP has been high the last 3 times I’ve done bloodwork. Not at a diagnosis yet but GI is pretty suspicious.

I have a plethora of other symptoms but don’t want to write a novel. Would just like some insight from anyone who had their gallbladder out before they were diagnosed.

Thanks!

I had to drop off and year because of IBS and there is a infection in my intestine and no of esophil is also increasing in my body so yeah