Blood found in Rectal Exam. Whats it mean?

I’ve been dealing with server nausea and diarrhea for about 5 weeks now and have undergone a slue of blood test and a urine and stool test, all have come up fine.  I went back to visit my regular Doctor today who did a Rectal Exam and found traces of blood in it.  I was just wondering if anyone knows what this might mean???  She said not to worry about it just yet and to make sure I talk to the GI about it when I go in to see him again.  Though he’s out of the office till Friday (which is why I went to my reg. doc today) with no covering doctor and they wont let me see anyone else because my health insurance is so bad.  When I went for my first visit it took forever to get an appointment.  Guess we’ll see, but I hope he can see me soon.  

[Morecambe]

Blood from the rectum should alsways be checked out.  I suggest that unless your doctor can positively assure you that the cause is minor such as haemorrhoids, anal fissure etc, then ask for a colonoscopy which is a more comprehensive test.

regards
Morecambe

[GoldFishy222]

Thanks for your replay.  I think she just wasn't sure what it could be, and defiantly wanted me to talk to my GI about it.  Working on getting an appointment with a GI as soon as I can, He should be back in the office tomorrow or Friday.  But who knows what the soonest appointment will be.  I might have to up my insurance so I have more options for doctors.  Why is it that GI’s never have any immediate appointments?  It’s so frustrating.

Do you know what causes the colonoscopy might uncover???

[Morecambe]

If you type in rectal bleeding to google/yahoo etc you will see sites that list diseases that can be connected to rectal bleeding.  There are others too.

When you see your G.I. specialist I suggest you ask for the complaints that a colonoscopy will uncover and what additional tests can also be tried.

regards
Morecambe