Curious

[Sandy1710]

Hi all. Went doctors the other day and they finally recommended an endoscopy for my acid which is good. But without warning they sent me a stool sample kit in the post. What would this be for and what can this rule in/out?

[Sandy1710]

Oh dear now I'm worried. I suppose I've never really investigated my stool but I was up close and personal with it today and it looked odd and sure I saw some red in it :/

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Hi! An endoscopy is a tube down your throat it can see anything wrong with your colon. W

[Cas2802]

Going through the same. Did a sample due to acid reflux and stomagh ache got a letter from the doctor's saying that he wanted to make a call about the results suffering from anxiety that pushed me over the edge even though the letter said don't worry. They said if any thing was wrong a red flag would come up . Still my head wouldn't listen. It turned out it was a bacterial infection. I'm sure my anxiety makes it worse .

[Christory77]

I had the endoscopy done in June. It was really easy and afterward I went to chick fil a lol. Thought I might have celiac but everything came up good. The stool sample is common to rule out something serious. Red blood in stool can be for many reasons, the main being hemorrhoids. If you have black tarry stools that’s when it’s worth investigating. You would know if you had them also. It’s very obvious.