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Yes, of course. Could you please let me know what you would like to discuss?
Who made the diagnosis of Crohn's disease, was it a gastroenterologist?
Some symptoms of lactose intolerance can resemble Crohn's disease but Crohn's disease is usually diagnosed or confirmed with colonoscopy.
If you get symptoms only after eating dairy, then yes you could be right that this is lactose intolerance.
The colonoscopy will confirm exactly what the underlying cause is.
I feel that it is best to wait for colonoscopy result before concluding you have Crohn's disease.
Unfortunately, yes, because you cannot process dairy and your bowels will struggle with that and cause a bit of inflammation. This is actually why you get symptoms.
Yes, it is possible but you should still have colonoscopy to ensure we are not missing anything else.
Can I ask your age please?
Bowel cancer is still rare at your age.
Based on your symptoms, it doesn't sound like bowel cancer to me.
IBD can be well controlled with medication and diet and you can be in remission for a long time. You might get flare ups at times.
I suggest you wait for the colonoscopy as the gastroenterologist will explain in detail.
You can have a look at the following link to get more information:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/inflammatory-bowel-disease/
Unfortunately, the symptoms of food intolerance, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and coeliac disease can resemble to each other.
All these diseases can cause watery diarrhoea but not after eating dairy.
No worries.