Please Advise....Urgent

[Adam757]

Hi Doctor, please can you help me..

Ok so I'm 26 year old male who lives a relatively healthy lifestyle, Last year I notices a white sticky substance in my stool along with blood, I panicked a bit and went to a drop in center at the hospital. The doctor told me it was nothing serious and sent me on my way.

The symptoms did pass after a number of months, but then returned about 8 months later. I went to my local GP and was sent to hospital for a chat. I explained that I was getting quite blood in my stool and white / green substance along with allot of gas. He advised I should have a Enima / Colonoscopy, I had it last week and he said that it wasn't serious and he couldn't see anything. Since then when i went to the toilet more of the green substance followed followed by a mild case of diarrhea and then a darker shade of blood and probably slightly more of it. I am really starting to worry, what would you recommend as I also feel I am going to the toilet more often.

I have done a bit of research and it does sound like Amebic colitis, gastric ulcer, Polyps, Ulcerative Colitis or Crones disease. I just don't really know what to do next. Shall I go back to my GP and ask them to take samples of my blood stool??

Some people are telling me to completely change my diet and eat more fiber / fresh fruit etc.

Your advice would be much appreciated...

Thanks


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[Adam757]

Hi mate,

No he said it wasn't serious....Im going back on the 7th of June to speak to him to try and get some answers, I will let you know what happens and maybe i will finally know what's wrong...my symptoms haven't gone away like i hoped, maybe wishful thinking.

Anyway if he said its not serious i hope he is right...its so good having these forums giving me the chance to speak to other people about it...

next post 7th june

Regards,

[patient915]

Did the colonoscopy show the source of the bleeding?

[tboyd]

I would definitely have stool samples done to test for parasites.  Make sure the stool samples are retained in a preservative and do three or four of them.  Parasites can cause blood/mucus and diarrhea.  Good luck.

[Adam757]

Hi patient 915,

thanks for replying, I had the colonoscopy last week and he said it wasn't serious but my symptoms are still as above.

[patient915]

We aren't doctors in this forum.  You need a colonoscopy.  Samples of your stool will probably only show that there is blood in there but won't tell you why.  A colonoscopy is likely to show why you are bleeding.