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wolves74
wolves74

hy i am a 37 yr old male, my problem started in may last year when embarrassingly passed mucus when passin gas and when having a bowell movement, after a week or so these symptoms went away and then a couple of months later I had a prolapsed roid. At Xmas 2011 all the symptoms started again mucus leaking when passing wind and stools and little traces of blood, at this point I went to the docs and he ran tests for ceoliac, and blood tests for paracites and inflammation and a stool sample for occult bleeding and also a finger exam, all these came back negative and the doctor felt there was no need to have a colonoscopy at this time as the only red flag was the blood but symptoms had passed by the time I went back for results. Symptoms have no begun again last week same passing mucus browny colour and what looks like faint traces of blood on tissue. Other considerations are, the last 3 months I've regularly felt a discomfort in upper left abdomen feels like a pulled muscle this is still present now I wouldn't describe this as pain though! I feel that I can tell when the mucus will start as I feel like my colon is filling up with fluid by anus and I do have a little soreness after passing stools, they seem to fly out when the mucus is present. I have suffered a lot of stress in last 9 moths as I was made redundant and my dad was diagnosed with lung cancer in October, I AM petrified I have made an appointment to see doctor again next week but I the mean time I feel so scarred! I feel like I can't go out and I think I'm convinced I've got colon cancer, although I generally feel well and I'm putting on weight... Please can someone help I am utterly desperate and feel so upset... Also I have been taking lansoprazole for last 5 years due to gerd. I would be grateful of any advice as I feel that life isn't worth anything at the moment as I can't see past the cancer risk.. Anyway thanks for reading

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  • michelle34409
    michelle34409 wolves74

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    Hi all I've been following this discussion for a while and did post last year . Wow what a year it's been . I was told I had proctitis last November and started on treatment nothing really changed whilst on it I would have good days and ad days . I saw the consultant for a follow up in April who then said I don't have proctitis as my biopsies were clear and that I should stop the medication and see him again in October. All along I suspected hemmoroids so I went back to my gp armed with a photo . My gp confirmed I had hemmoroids and referred me to a colorectal specialist who I am seeing next week. I am still getting symptoms off and on and will be so annoyed if I do have proctitis and have had no medication for the past 4 months .

  • michael38473
    michael38473 wolves74

    Posted

    Hi all, reading all the comments on here shows me i am not the only one suffering this, a while ago i started with small amounts of blood in my stools but had normal stools but now i go to the loo about 4 times a day each time a massive amount of wind come out first then bloody splatted stools and mucus in the toilet i have not had a normal BM in months, i was made an appointment for a camera into my bowl and had this last week they could only find pockets of blood in my bowl and could not see what was doing this so i now have a appointment for a colonoscopy on the 17.10.17 the only belly ache i get is while sat on the loo more like cramp but soon passes i have had 2 accidents not getting to the loo on time at home thank god, just want it sorted as getting fed up with it now, anyone on here having the same as me any info would be good. neutral
    • michelle34409
      michelle34409 michael38473

      Posted

      Hi Michael . Your not alone and it is nice to talk to others in the same situation . I'm still fairly new to all this and my only advice is try not to stress too much if your anything like me my symptoms are worse when stressed and see what's going on when you have your colonoscopy . I'm always here if you want a chat

    • michael38473
      michael38473 michelle34409

      Posted

      Thanks Michelle, this is a good site seen others with same issues very good information i will update after the 17.10.17 when i have had my colonoscopy x
    • maria99551
      maria99551 michael38473

      Posted

      Hi Michael, your message could have been written by me! I have the exact same symptoms, it's driving me crazy and starting to slowly take over my life. It started in January and has gradually got worse, I'd hoped that it would go away of it's own accord but sadly it hasn't. I started with small spots of blood and now it's exactly as you described, very embarrassing to talk about, not the kind of thing you can talk freely about to people.

      I plucked up the courage to go to my GP a few weeks ago and after examining me referred me to the hospital, that was last Monday, the surgeon then booked me in for a colonoscopy on the Thursday (of the same week) which was a bit of a shock! So this week they've booked me in for a scan and x-ray. He following week I'm to see the surgeon to find out what they've found - if anything.

      I must admit M worried sick, not only that, I expected my symptoms to have eased off since the colonoscopy but I'm exactly the samesad I was told if there were any polops or piles then they would be treated/removed during the procedure and there would be slight blood loss afterwards which I thought sounded much better than what I was usually putting up with.

      So here I am in limbo and no sign of any improvement.

      I hope you get more joy from your colonoscopy and hopefully some answers. By the way- I know we're all different in terms of pain thresholds, but by God it was pretty awful!! I always thought mine was quite heigh, I must be getting soft! I don't want to scare you, but just be prepared......

      Looking forward to hearing how you get on, kind regards Maria

  • jay53812
    jay53812 wolves74

    Posted

    Hello!!

    I too am suffering from the same thing! 2 weeks ago, my bowel movements changed and I started needing to go a lot in the morning and then very rarely for the rest of the day. It would however be 4/5 times in the morning! I noticed small amounts of bright red blood on the toilet paper a few times and then what I believe to also be blood actually in/on the stool! This sent me into panic overdrive and have since contacted my GP to arrange for blood tests which I have had done this morning! Now the long week wait for the results! sad 

    Dreading it comes back that I’m anemic as that’s a big red flag with these symptoms and it will send me into a panic overload! rolleyes 

    The past few days I still have the same symptoms but have noticed I have the urge to have a bowel movement and when I go it’s just mucus - sometimes completely clear like water, sometimes with a brownish tinge to it and a lot of wind is passed! 

    This is driving me crazy as I keep thinking I have bowel cancer! rolleyes I’m only 26 and otherwise fit and healthy! 

    I will update with results of blood tests next week!

    • michael38473
      michael38473 jay53812

      Posted

      Hey jay I also had the symptoms that you are going through but like a silly sod I left mine thinking it would go away but it only got worse over the months so much so that when I went to the toilet the amount of blood was shocking.I have recently just had the camera up the bottom this was painless and very dignified so don't worry if you have to go through the same thing . They found that I had ulcerated colitis my bowel they put me straight on til medication and I can honestly say I have not had one drop of blood since even though this could be our lifelong condition treated with medication then yearly check ups in a way I was relieved I thought the Worse. Why dont they send you for the camera like me i am sure you will be fine like me once sorted.

    • jay53812
      jay53812 patrick84776

      Posted

      Hi Patrick.

      Still having flat stools nearly constantly with no other symptoms. Doctors are convinced I don’t have colon cancer. Had clean bloods and clean stomach Palpation.

      Doctors mentioned IBS Constipation and adverse affects from my anxiety!

      You suffering similar symptoms?

  • patrick84776
    patrick84776 wolves74

    Posted

    Wolves 

    If you don’t mind me asking.  What was the eventual diagnosis for you?

  • daniel_73993
    daniel_73993 wolves74

    Posted

    I’m a 37 yo male. Same mucus and blood discharge symptoms as described above for 12 months now. Possibly triggered by a bout gastro in SE Asia. 

    2 colonoscopy’s and both doctors diagnosed me with UC following the procedure but on testing biopsies, it was ruled out both times.

    Can anyone who did have their colonoscopy confirm that they have a result? I’m at a loss now. I’ve been recommended the low FODMAP diet but that’s not doing much either.

    • tonie16159
      tonie16159 daniel_73993

      Posted

      Daniel sorry you are going through so much are you on medication to help with symptoms I had lymphocytic colitis and was put on budesonide for 90 days which put me in remission in not a doctor and don't know if it would help you but you might want to ask your doctor about it it is a steroid

  • ryan66786
    ryan66786 wolves74

    Posted

    Hi everyone,

    It would be great to get everyone outcomes on how they are going?

    I noticed mucus with blood mixed with my bowels today and I am petrified. I had a full blood count with inflammatory markers with c protein checked as these 2 can tell if you have colitis and they we’re both negative. Waiting on a colonoscopy but have to wait a while here in Australia. I’m so worried

    • michelle34409
      michelle34409 ryan66786

      Posted

      Hi Ryan sorry your going through this

      My blood tests were always negative too but after 2 scopes it was found I had proctitis. I've had it for almost 2 years now and had one big flare up in that time which was last October. I was put on an 8 week course of steroids which sorted it out within a few days . Hope you get your scope soon and finally get some answers. Let me know how you get on

    • tonie16159
      tonie16159 ryan66786

      Posted

      Sounds like you have a take charge doctor which is good I hope your scope is soon I'm not a doctor but hopefully if the doctor had big concerns he would get you in quickly keep up posted I would say more than 90 percent of the people on this site or more turns out to be non life threatening

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