Ongoing problems
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Despite 4 colonoscopies , 2consultants , ive never had a clear diagnosis . my main symptoms are blood on my stools . this ranges from streaks of blood, to , almost like a blancmange type mucousy covering of the stool .
initially i was told this was piles , had 1st colonscopy and diverticulitis was mentioned. symptoms got worse , referred to a gastro doctor , another colonscopy , an inflammed patch was seen .
i was put on mesalazine . nothing happened , referred back go surgeon , who stapled my piles , had an improvement for about a week , then back to square one .
referred back to gastro , did another colonscopy , put me on prednisalone & antibiotics , this did nothing , and currently on 12 mesalazine daily.
my bowel movements are very frequent , with urgency , often its wind , and passing of blood clots , other times , its wind , and passing of small bits of stool with blood and mucous , proper formed stools occur every few days , streaked with blood .
when i wipe , the best way of describing it is , its like strawberry jam .
ive been like this 3 years now , i dont get much in the way of pain , but of late , a niggling dull ache occasionally on my left side .
i'm getting very fed up with it all now , has anyone had anything similar , and id so , what have you done for it ?
CHEERS !
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Sbgoodguy Bricklayer
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Hi
I have had similar symptoms over 15 years. Started as IBd (ulcerative colitis) which was blood and mucas but more recently have had IBS mixed in too which creates urgency and flatulence. Very hard to manage, masalazine does little for me. The best thing to focus on is diet. Eat really clean for a few days like rice and fish and potato’s only and hopefully the wind and urgency will dies down. Water only also.
Check out the FODMAP diet.
I am moving into azerthiaprine for my IBD (UC) next week.
Good luck
Scott