RIF pain; dark red blood in stool.

Waiting on the result of a second biopsy from a colonoscopy.
I am male, aged 53, with a history of melanoma with no recurences for nearly thirty years; Excision and graft on the right calf - Block dissection of the right inguinal lymph nodes.
Over the past 3 years I have had recurrent pain in the RIF/RLQ and have passed dark red blood in my stool on several occasions.
US was negative for gallstones.
Abdominal CT with oral and IV contrast. Nothing sinister showed up.
Colonoscopy and gastroscopy. Nothing sinister showed up. No h. pylori.
PET scan - negative.
SBFT - negative for Crohn's.
My oncologist has mentioned a diverticulum but is not really concerned.
My family doctor mentioned a Meckel's Diverticulum.
General surgeon has performed another colonoscopy: "Mild rectal petechial haemorrages - ? colitis - biopsy taken"
I'm waiting on the result of the biopsy.

If it is ulcerative colitis, how would that explain the RIF/RLQ pain?

[Ratnakar Kini, MD]

Hi bellyman,
Ulcerative colitis is one of the causes of abdominal pain.
In this condition, there will inflammation of the lining of the colon and it can cause pain, bleeding and diarrhea and weight loss.
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