Please help with my symptoms

Hi. I read your post not long after it was put on. All I could think of was for you to ask for a colonoscopy, but all the other tests have been fine, so it may not be necessary? It is quite normal to be anxious and the therapy you mentioned might help. I suffer from 'mild anxiety' since bowel surgery 28 months ago. All tests have been good, but it's hard not to worry. I'm more interested in finding out facts rather than learning to deal with the anxiety. I think I would be less anxious if I knew more about what actually happened to me! I'm going to see another Dr soon who is willing to just talk and answer my questions. She will have access to my medical records. Very best wishes. 

Lauren,

So I read your post and instantly could relate to every little thing you have expereinced and are feeling. I am a 21 year old male who just this past monday (3/21) had my first colonoscopy/endoscopy done. The road leading to this moment was a long one and I wanted to share with you my experience to hopefully calm the nerves that you are having.

Late November of 2015, I began to have horrible stomach pains through out every day... Especially after having a meal. The pain would radiate all the way to my back and most nights I could not sleep. But being 21 and a healthy 6'1 175 lbs I thought I just had heart burn. I tried to clean my diet up and cut out most alcohol... Nothing seemed to work. Then mid December I had the first occurence of blood after wiping... It frightened me to death, and I just thought this is nothing I will give it a few days. The pains and bleeding went on until the day after New Years I went in to see my regular doctor. They gave me a test for H Pylori and sent me on my way. Test came back negative so they just said I had gastritis and to take famotidine for 3 weeks.

I then went back to my Univeristy the next week, and now living in my apartment and having the blood and abdominal pain every night and day I really began to get in my head and stress myself out. The pain got so bad, I stopped going out, and would only eat certain things. I visited the doctor 4 times in January, and they said gastirits every time... But then after the last time, they started furthuring the tests... I did a stool test and nothing came of it. Then I had a ultrasound done in January for my gallbladder and pancreas, nothing showed. But the symptoms kept up and I started to fear the worse, and found myself really getting lost in the dark parts of the web... Thinking I had the worst (cancer, chrons). By Feburary I had went down to 165 and my diet was changed completley gluten free and lactose free. Febuarary and early march were my worst months... The blood kept up, I started to get a light leakage out of the behind, and the cramps and pain in my entire abdomen were miserable. I couldnt sleep most nights because of stress. I wound up coming home for spring break this past week, and going to the E.R where they did the same old tests (blood, ultrasound) And sent me on my way with gastritis, but they did refer me to a G.I... The first day meeting with my G.I my life changed... They know more in the first 5 minutes then the other doctors did in 3 months... She scheduled me for a colonoscopy and upper endscopy 3 days from the day I went in... I was nervous for sure but the fact I knew this would get to the bottom of it was amazing. The night before I did the dreaded cleanse and yes it was bad but nothing worse then what I have been through haha. I will say what scared me was, the last time I went to the rest room for the clense I saw blood in the bowl and thought... No... The next day the whole procdure was a breeze, the doctors have seen and expereiced it all, I went under and in no time they had finished going down and up both ends.. As soon as I woke up she came up to me, and goes okay Bryant (heart sunk) You have internal hemmroids, and a large peptic ulcer in the right side of your stomach... And the biggest sigh of relief came over me... With 6 weeks on a PPI and some suppositories for my hemmroids I will be all cleared up. But the best thing I got from it was the release of all the stress...

So I just wanted to tell you, I know your mind goes to dark places... But you cant let that win.. Keep your head up because most likley it is something simple to fix!! And go and get the stress relief that you need...

Hope all goes well!

Bryant

Forgot to add that I also had horrible fatigue and right side flank pain (Caused by the ulcer). Even a combination of all symptoms doesnt mean anything sinister

Hi Laurent... I advice you to go take doctor and request for a colonoscopy for your piece of mind... I'm a male 33.. I started having a rectal bleeding since last November 2014 and experiencing a abdominal pain and change in bm... until I decided to went to my GP last May and refer me for a colonoscopy. .. the diagnosis is that I have diverticulosis and internal hemmorhiod that I only need to have a high fiber diet and a sit bath with anusol... go ahead and rang your doctor and face your fear...