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How many people here have had a positive fit test and a normal coloscopy?

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I have found there to be a lot of positive FIT tests that turn out not to be cancer. Catching things early is the key. There can actually be a lot of different reasons for having blood in the stool. Something is causing the bleeding and that's what needs to be determined. And colonoscopy can discover a lot Like a polyp that may be bleeding or an internal hemorrhoid, to the cause of an anal fissure. All those symptoms could possibly cause a positive FIT test.

A “normal colonoscopy” for me might include the removal of a polyp in an early stage to showing absolutely nothing at all. If you have had a positive FIT test and it can't be attributed to an external hemorrhoid or anal fissure, then either a colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy would need to be done to give you the answer. There can be a lot of things that are not cancer related when determining the cause of a positive FIT test.

We wish you all the best in getting good results from your colonoscopy.

Tom

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Hi, I am one of those people. Just had some benign polyps taken out and a few biopsies which were all negative. No cancer. I do have internal haemorrhoids which were probably the cause. I am in the UK. Colonoscopy best thing to be sure. Good luck.

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slacker64 in reply toAlloagirl

Thanks for the feedback. What I read alot is most with positive FIT do not have anything major found in colonoscopy.

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provenceshale in reply toAlloagirl

what was your bleeding like? on the toilet paper, in the bowl, ON the stool, IN the stool? a combination of things? please let me know, I'm very worried and need to learn about other's experience while I wait for my colonoscopy appointment. thanks.

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Alloagirl in reply toprovenceshale

I have had haemorrhoids for years so am used to bleeding and anusol always is the the answer. This time I did not bleed but had a bad stomach pain and diarrhoea. The doc just asked me to do a fit test which to my surprise came up high. So the the two week pathway was put in action.. I think the blood detected may have been the haemorrhoids. But anyway all clear. Also diverticulosis detected so may have been that. Good luck for your colonoscopy, try not to worry.

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slacker64 in reply toprovenceshale

I honestly had no bleeding just a positive FIT. I had colonoscopy and they found 1 little polyp removed it and told me to come back in 5 years.

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provenceshale

thanks for your response. it's always confusing as to various people's experience of on the toilet paper or actually mixed in with stool when it comes to hemmroids. I suspect I have hemmroids too... don't know if it's internal or external. blood is slight and mixed in with stool. no blood anywhere else. Thanks again. stay well 🙂

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