diverticulitis
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Age certainly seems to be bowling me a few curved balls over these last few years as I have Acid Reflux accompanied with a Hiatal Hernia and now it seems that I may be suffering from this illness.
In the process of determining whether I am or not this week I was fast tracked to attend my local hospital in case it is Cancer.
I was only given the appointment via the telephone on the morning of my appointment and that is relevant to the question I want to ask.
Over the Christmas holiday I noticed blood on the toilet tissue every time I went to the toilet and this continued for seven days hence my GP fast tracking me.
When I saw the hospital doctor after asking me some questions he decided to carry out a physical examination of my rear end.
He initially inserted his gloved finger in my anus and said he could not feel any problems and then decided to insert a camera probe also into my anus.Both an embarrassing and painful procedure.Thankfully he said again everything looked ok. So my question is given I had not refrained from eating all day and he did not give me an enaema how on earth could he see whether I had any problem as what he was examining would not have been clear. Can I trust his opinion or should I seek further advice.
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teswanson ted41159
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Tar, or dark stool is blood in the stomach. The closer to red the blood is, the further down the digestive track the source of the blood. Bright red blood is either colon, or hemorrhoids. Or, near the end of the small intestine.
ted41159 teswanson
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emma93687 ted41159
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I just was told to get a blood test from the doctor to find out if it was really ibs or something more sinister, fortunately for me it was ibs. Why dont you ask for a blood test from your doctor also, as it can detect alot of things.
ted41159 emma93687
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MrPenguin ted41159
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All along the blood work showed nothing sinister and this is still the case as I've had full blood workup done over a year later to see if there was any changes and things are all normal ranges.
Needless to say, since the polyp was removed I'v had no blood at all.
Perhaps you should at least have a colonosopy to put your mind at ease?
ted41159 MrPenguin
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frankiemay ted41159
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frankiemay ted41159
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