18 months of severe diarrhoea all the usual test NAD even after 2 accidents in a supermarket Told go away and live with it. Saw private Gastro thought it might be Crohns more tests inc Colonoscopy. Only result was raised Calprotectin but again discharged undiagnosed.
That was February 2023.
August 2023 collapsed at home off toilet to bathroom floor bleeding pr.
Ambulance to AE for 36 hours of D&V with continuous bleeding -wonderful experience in a corridor.
Finally put into isolation as diagnosed with C Diff with something else making it more serious and requiring isolation each time I enter hospital.
Mid November more symptoms so more tests now referred under 2ww for Bowel Cancer FIT 20 Calprotectin>600.
New GP suspects Crohns colitis but is being safe not sorry. Should I be worried. 77 female. No further bleeding just pain and diarrhoea.
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C Diff can be the cause of really horrible symptoms.
I can understand if you feel a bit scared of what might be happening, so agree with your GP about getting referred and getting things well checked out. Severe inflammation (hence high Calprotectin) can cause bleeding. And that plus the C Diff. could have been the reason you had that awful time in a hospital corridor.
If it is Crohns, that can be pretty nasty too. So can colitis!
I am sorry you are going through all this pain and worry. I hope things get solved, and mostly I hope you are prescribed something that can help you feel better.
Are you on a bland diet right now ? Because that could definitely help. You know...mashed potato, white toast, white rice, chicken, steamed white fish, eggs, and any possible veg that doesn't upset you. I find a bit of steamed spinach and well cooked green beans easy on the gut when really bad. But anything that doesn't irritate your gut lining and is easy to digest.
Those markers need explaining. My Fit/ cal marker was 2/18 respectively yet the colonoscopy and endoscopy found several diseases that need ongoing treatment.
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