Brief Answer: If possible defer until you deliver Detailed Answer: Hi, Welcome to XXXXXXX You seem to be well aware of Crohn's disease, and Diagnostic investigation for Crohn's disease. I would like to know, what exact problems you are having at present? How many weeks pregnant are you , and what is your expected day of delivery. I hope that your doctor has done USG to rule out any Gall bladder Disease, Full blood count, ESR, CRP , and stool test to rule out blood , mucus and pus cells, before pregnancy and again now. Colonoscopy can be done during pregnancy in any trimester if it is clearly indicated, and risk outweighs the benefit. Crohn's disease for upper GIT, is diagnosed by capsular Video endoscopy, which is better to be avoided during pregnancy. If Gastroscopy is indicated to diagnose any lesion in stomach, it can be done in pregnant women with ultrathin or paediatric gastroscope without sedation or using safer sedatives. In short, if there is an emergency situation, we have to take decisions logically, to give you relief, avoiding complications and not affecting pregnancy. Hope you got the answer. Dr H Hamdani

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Brief Answer: Pregnancy aggravates Acidity. Detailed Answer: Hi, Welcome Back to XXXXXXX Actually pregnancy itself increases hyperacidity. Your Doctor needs to manage you very tactfully. As such Anti inflammatory medicines can increase your acidity, so you need constant Antacid gel, and proton pump Inhibitors. If it doesn't help, you may be given Injectable H2 receptor blokers, and IV drips. If it is confirmed Crohn's disease, prednisolone would be really helpful, and it is relatively safer during pregnancy as compared to other medicines. You should also take high doses of Folic Acid and Vit D tablets. You may need to be given Parenteral Antibiotics. Maroon colored stools show that you are passing blood in stool, which could be due to Crohn's disease or Ulcerative colitis. So in short, i would say that Your Doctor should give you trial for these medicines, and educate yo about the tips to avoid acidity by proper diet advice, keep you under constant supervision. If it does not improve your symptoms, affect your appetite, reducing weight, etc, then you should be undergone for colonoscopy or MRI, USG for proper diagnosis, and do management accordingly. In few cases, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis gets better during pregnancy, so let go first trimester and hopefully you will see dramatic relief. Wish you good health. Dr H Hamdani

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