Skin tags help!

Hi TamTam :)

I replied to you over at the CD forum about this...skin tags are not related to UC....I understand you have pancolitis (aka UC with the entire colon being inflammed), but if it turns out you have perianal crohns skin tags (which you need to have confirmed by a GI or colon and rectom specialist/surgeon) then it could possibly mean your originall DX of UC MIGHT actually be crohns-colitis, keeping in mind that typically with crohns there are skipped patterns of inflammation and with UC the entire area will be inflammed, but if you have CD affecting you severe enough you could have the entire area of inflammation due to that as well.

You really need a specialist to check out the skin tags, especially since you mentioned over at the CD forum that they are NOT directly located on your anus, but instead close by it.

:)

I have skin tags and didn't realize they are possibly symptomatic of Crohn's. I'll have my doc check 'em out next time I see him.

thanks for asking the question...it helped me too!

TamTam :)

I'm anxious to find out what your doc has to say...there is always the chance they are harmless skin tags, usually come with age (although I don't know how old you are) and often caused by friction of the skin...these are different then perianal crohns skin tags, those are diseased tissue, which is why they flare up and can shrink back down.


:)