Gastroenterologist Questions

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Just had a colonoscopy. I was negative for pylori and colitis. Part of it was to check for celiac disease. Just got the results back online and it says this… “Negative for villous atrophy, crypt hyperplasia, increase in chronic inflammatory cell population within lamina propria and intraepithelial lymphocytosis.”

What does this mean?

Male | 40 years old
Complaint duration: 3 months
Conditions: IBS, Lactose intolerance, stomach pain, diarrhea

1 Answer

Those results sound like they came from an upper endoscopy. not a colonoscopy.
The findings are not diagnostic for celiac but are sh0owing some non-specific inflammation. You will need to follow up with the doctor who obtained the biopsies. It's also important to know if you were on a gluten free diet at the time of the upper endoscopy.