Im 22 having a discomfort in my left side under the rib area this has been reoccurring now for about 8 months on and off but every time i go to the doctor they said its to do with lack of fiber diet and some say its because im not eating on time Im also seeing blood in my stool everything time i go to the toilet im a bit worried because my doctor got some blood test done and said that my CEA level is high at 6.6 and he said that those level sometimes points to cancer which i dont think it is but anyways he is sending me to do a colonoscopy tomorrow to really see what’s going on in my colon even now writing this post im feel the discomfort i just wanna feel better this is kinda causing worries for me and my family.
Still i know i am gonna overcome this but im just a bit concerned.
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In exactly the same boat, just without a CEA test, and with some additional symptoms. Sounds like you got the colonoscopy very quickly, so fingers crossed. Mines next week, you need a few days to bowel prep I believe. Here’s to hoping our results are both positive.
Yeah it turns out i got to make a appointment with the doctor who’s doing the colonoscopy tomorrow hopefully i will get a date for next week because my personal doctor said it’s needed urgently.And may i ask what are your additional symptoms?
Depends where you are located I guess but here It took two weeks to see specialist and then it was 4-5 weeks for the procedure, he was just very busy post covid, if you have the capacity to be selective then you may find one who can see you sooner fingers crossed.
Sure. I don’t want to TMI so warnings anyone reading.Blood, mucus, abdo discomfort lower left, more recent small weight loss 4lb or so, on and off heavy fatigue (like nothing I’ve ever felt before), recent bowel movement increase/change.
The last three symptoms have just started the last week or so, the other ones have been ongoing for some time.
21 & currently in the same boat also. I haven’t have a CEA test. They took blood to test by iron etc which was all perfectly normal. If anything in the higher side so. I have a sigmoidoscopy booked for Monday, this all took about 3 weeks as considered urgent. They’re doing the sigmoidoscopy to check for certain conditions such as crohns & colitis. If this is clear then I’ll be having a full colonoscopy, I’ve had similar symptoms to you. Blood & mucus in stool, I’ve lost some weight (not a lot but a little) change in bowel movements. More loose than anything now (tmi) and occasionally abdominal cramps but mine tend to be in the middle around navel area. I also get very bad bloating! X
Any updates on you?! I had a sigmoidoscopy today, diagnosed with ulcerative colitis - proctitis and found some polyps which have been removed for biopsy.
Same here.. for a very long time.. I've been having pain on my left side (right side sometimes too) lower abdomen, already since June 2020. But there have been weeks without feeling anything..
Somewhere July/August my fatigue started, since beginning this year it became worse. Also never felt anything like it ever before. And nobody understands it, it's so frustrating..
Since a couple of weeks the pain on my left has started again and now it seems to be a little higher.. It's like there is something there, I always feel something when I'm sitting down.
Had blood tested beginning this year, was all good. 4 weeks ago I suddenly had blood in my stool, this week and the week before again.
I've been to the doctor I don't know how many times, and not taken seriously.. nerve pain, stress, psychosomatic.. Finally now there is blood I can have a colonoscopy..
I can't believe I've been going through this hell for practically a year now.. I'm 36 years old.
Had my colonoscopy today and nothing was found, not even a hemorrhoid, so all good.
Such a relief..
I really hope everyone here has the same result! The prep (I had Pleinvue, but maybe that's Dutch, I live in the Netherlands..) was not so wonderful, but still doable.
Did you read my first post? I have a constant awful feeling of fatigue/exhaustion in my body (and went through a few heavy fases for a couple of weeks), pain lower abdomen left side, and my belly gets huge after my dinner, it swells up after everything I eat. I also had a lot of changes in my bowel movement/stools.
One thing I didn't mention is that I also have a bad intestional flora (dysbiosis) and leaky gut (I did a very extensive stool test with the help of a orthomolecular therapist), so that must have something to do with my fatigue. I found it very hard to believe that this could make me feel this bad and when I suddenly had blood in my stool I panicked..
Hi! Thank you for your reply and advise. Yes I know about the FODMAP diet, and havent been eating onions for quite a while now, but a little bit of garlic I still do yes.
But I'm going to first see a dietician because I am underweight.. (always have been while eating enough for what I should weight) I also don't eat gluten and diary (since 2 years, because of skin problems).
I'm also going to start with supplements/treatment advised by my orthomolecular therapist and then after a few months I want to start with waterkefir and kombucha. Hopefully it will start healing my gut and make me feel better..
You will improve 100%! As for the garlic, you can cheat on it in case you love it. Just dont eat it raw. Solution is Garlic-Oil.
Infuse your oil by slowly cooking WITHOUT boiling together with chopped garlic. Strain EVERY LITTLE PIECE OF SATANIC GARLIC, bottle and label it. Because of garlics nature his satanic substance doesnt dissolve into the oil, so you are left with a low-FODMAP garlic flavored oil. Enjoy!
I am over three times your age, but I had a haemorrhoid, and, a few years later, sigmoid discomfort and a colonoscopy and polypectomy - no problems.I had discomfort in the sigmoid area for a few days a week or two ago - and have sent off a bowel screen sample.
Am having that same problem from the April I contracted the covide virus then I recovered from that an from ever since I having problems with my stool , I had running belly from the 20 of my until 5 of june then my movement seems normal until yesterday the 15 of june I see I poop out some hard lump like nuts with mucus an a little blood an today I pass more but the mucus was more this time an my belly hurts my doctor give me a letter to do the test but I only getting dates as far as October
October, that's far away. Can't he make it urgent? I also had pebble like stools, partly. Sometimes it would be a little harder to pass. It probably irritated my intestinal wall and caused the bleeding.. and I'm sure it can cause mucus in the stool too. Now after my colonoscopie I still have a bit of pebble like stools.
Am trying other places to see if I get better date but all of them telling me that only way I get a early date someone have to cancel so they well put me , one say I can see a consultant 17 of next month but I wont get to do it until month's ofter an I have to pay to see that consultant so I ask what the point if I still wont get to do the test but just that I put it in god hands I'll see the outcome
I haven't seen any blood since the colonoscopy. Before the colonoscopy I did have the feeling of unfinished stools, especially in the morning. And my stools came in 2 bowel moments. I don't have the feeling of unfinished stools anymore, stress can cause so many things with your bowel movement.. but of course, if you are stressing about it, you need to know what is going on.
So after ur colonoscopy, what does doctor says? Why you have all the symptoms before the scope? And after the colonoscopy, did doctor advice you anything or prescribe you with any medicine?
No, I havent talked to my doctor. But she thinks it's all stress. I actually also have an appointment with an internist in 2 weeks, this appointment was made before I had blood in my stool.
If stress is a factor in rectal bleeding then I’m screwed because my job couldn’t be more stressful right now. I’d love to have a BM not accompanied by a deluge of blood
I get a early date thanks be to god , I'll be doing my Conocapy Wednesday so Monday I'll start my prep . Am so happy it move from October to now because I really need this thing off my mind an get my life going again am hoping an praying that there's nothing wrong an I do the same for everyone else
That's good news! 👍 I know what you mean.. you want it all behind you and you just want to be certain everything is ok. I hope everything is fine for you🍀, goodluck with the prep.
Thank you am praying for the best although in days I hardly feel anything but at night gash it's a reminder an I dont see no visible blood from that 3 times so that's giving me great hope I do wish the best for all an I'll keep praying
Good morning, I wont say am ok but am a bit relieved . I did a Conocapy on Wednesday the results comes back saying my colon is normal they didnt find anything but the doctor say that my colon have more bends than normal people so the food proces take longer so by time I you pass it out I dry out too much so I need to eat more fiber . So I still trying to get appointment with a professional gastroenterologist
Well, that is good news. Are you now stressing less about it? It's always good to see another professional. And it's good to find out if you're eating enough fiber.
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