Possible UC?

hello All. My name is Zoë and I have just joined this site.

For quite some time I have been having bleeding when opening my bowls along with sometimes severe left sided abdomen pain though I didn't link the two. Last May my GP diagnosed me with an anal fissure.

since then I've had several episodes of being very unwell. It starts with severe stomach cramps, I usually also vomit (but only once). I then progress to diorhhea with severe pain, sweating, feeling faint. After a while the diorhhea turns to blood - this comes out when I have cramps just the same as diorhhea does. The bleeding like this typically lasts a couple of days. The pains last for days on end - it takes me ages to recover but I do have constant abdomen, side and lower back pain. My bowel habits have changed and I now do stinks can go days without opening my bowels. I do often have bright fresh blood. Also get urgency where I have to rush to the toilet. 

I saw a specialist yesterday who says he suspects UC but upon looking into my rectum/lower bowel he said he can see nothing sinister. He has recommended a colonoscopy to find out what's going on.

i have read up a bit on UC and from what I've read it seems that UC affects the colon and rectum. Is that in all cases that the rectum is affected as my specialist said mine looks ok (no evidence now if the anal fissure either). So does that mean it's not UC? Are my symptoms typical?

Thank you in advance for your replies.

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