Is this a crohn's flare?????

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I am not sure what is going on with my son ethan. He has been on

SCD since January and has been medication free since then. For the

past 2 and a half weeks he complains of a stinging or burning

sensation, with occasional cramping in his stomach and this has been

bad enough that he hasn't been able to go to school. GI took blood

and his sed rate is 12 which is in the normal range. He put us back

on pentasa and flagyl while we await results from Calprotectin test

( a stool test that should see if there is any inflammation in his

small or large bowel). He has not had any D or blood this whole

time. In the past our flares always involved D. Any suggestions

would be appreciated, he is in so much pain and I haven't been able

to give him anything that seems to help. Should we go back to intro

diet or start a clear liquid diet? I should mention that I

inadvertantly gave him a probiotic which contained FOS which i now

know is an illegal. I began this about a week and a half after his

symptoms started so I know that this isn't the root cause but I am

sure it didn't help things any. Again any advice would be

appreciated, It is really hard watching him in so much pain.

thanks very much,

Jill and Ethan 9yo, CD 9/05,SCD 1/07