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                        Boy does your story sound familiar.  I am now 38 and was diagnosed only two years ago.  I put up with awful pain, diarhea, and constipation for years.  If you don't have Crohn's Disease I would be surprised.  Yes, go see your doctor.  He should send you for a Upper GI with a Small Bowel follow through.  Then, they will send you to a Gastroentologist Specialist.  He will probably do scopes into your intestines.  It's not painful and you are in the hospital for a few hours.  But, before you go on Prednisone, contact me.  I have read everything I can on Crohn's Disease over the past few years, and have found some helpful ways to control things.  I would be happy to share them with you, and frankly I would be glad to have someone to talk to myself.  vrishel@sonic.net.  GOOD LUCK!