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Just need some reassurance about ongoing issue

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matt38065
matt38065

Hi guys, fairly new to this forum, here’s my story, about 5 months ago literally overnight I started to get abdominal pains cramp ect, it got to the point of feeling bloated waking up feeling sick every morning, couldn’t eat lost weight because of this, no real change of bm but the odd bit of the runs now and again, no blood seen in stool and I’ve check every time, doctor ran blood tests all good but stool sample shows high Calprotectin.

Each month that passed it got better and started to eat and gain weight again, pains are minimal now but still hanging round me which is driving me mad, I’m seeing G.I. doctor next week, Ive just turned 35 and no colon cancer in direct family, Mums half sister had it in her 60s, but being a bit of a hypercondriac I’m convinced i have cancer which is getting me down.

I have had morning rudh self diagnosed ibs for years but like I said never bad pains or blood with it, always felt great and eaten well.

So can anyone put my mind at rest a bit, would my symptoms get better if it was very serious illness, please help lol

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  • pippa58442
    pippa58442 matt38065

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    Is your doctor investigating your high fecal calprotectin levels? High inflammation may suggest IBD. A colonoscopy would confirm IBD.

     

    • matt38065
      matt38065 pippa58442

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      Yeah that’s why I’ve been referred to gastro dr, I’m scepticle about ibd as I just don’t feel ill enough and don’t have other symptoms that go along with it tbh, but you never know, if I do have an ibd it must be very very minor
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