Hello,
Over the past 3 1/2 weeks i have had something of a medical hiccup compared to my normal healthy self.
I am 18 years old and have had no prior medical conditions, am not taking any medication or have had alarming health concerns (the only surgery i have had is the removal of my tonsils but i think thats irrelevant). However, about
3 1/2 weeks ago i became constipated for one week straight. The stools that i was having were pencil thin (when i did manage to go to the bathroom..)
and eating was somewhat of a nightmare because my lower abdomen just expanded and i wasn't able to get
anything out. I suspected a fecal impaction (a week and half before that week of constipation i was constipated again and didn't have a bowel movement for 3 days...so i suspect that that was a precurser). I was having a rather uncomfortable period and strained quite frequently, result being a minor hemorrhoid, and what the nurse practioner told me was a vesicocele (varicose vein in scrotum) However, after that terrible week my bowel movements started to pick up again. I've noticed though that every bowel movement i have had though is yellow. this color has been constant and every now and then i notice more undigested food than usual...about 25 percent of the time it almost seems like nothing is holding the stool together and it just falls apart, food particles, etc...(not really diarrhea though) When i go to bed or during some portions of the day i feel like my stomach wants me to know its there. There's this general, slightly uncomfortable, small bloat, especially when laying on my back to sleep. However, i considered myself fortunate because at least i am able to go to the bathroom...I still feel like im always at somewhat of a small bloat in my lower abdomen and i worry a little bit that i will become constipated again. I am still able to pass gas and although my bowel movements have returned they are not like they used to be: color, frequency (i usually have 1-2 well formed a day, now it's a little more unpredicable no incontenence though) I've had no symptons of nausea, vomiting, back pain, skin color change, significant weight loss, fever, etc. I have been drinking alot of water and my urine does not show any sign of irregularity, no dark colors etc. My diet is anything but "junk food" and i eat rather healthy and have not made any "changes" before any of this started happening. I had a complete blood count done today along with some liver tests (will hear back in 3 days). The nurse practioner said that she doubted "infection" because i lack nausea and a general malaise. The only thing she said she could really do is order a colonoscopy. I just want to know if there maybe something im overlooking or should think about before going the whole nine-yards and having my insides examined. I excerise regularly and do not by any means live a sedentary lifestyle. I just want my regular gastrointestinal system back as opposed to this feeling that my stomach is always somewhat distended, yellow stool, and uncomfort. it happend so sudden which is what i don't understand
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no problems what so ever until
oct 17, 3 days constipation before having a bowel movement then
1 1/2 week fine no problems then
1 week constipation-pencil thin stools hardly any bowel movements then, bloating/discomfort
1 week up to now, consistant yellow stools, slight bloating/discomfort
any advice or insight would be appreciated