Fecal blood Occult

[Nawsheen]

Hi.I am 22 female.I have always been suffering from chronic constipation.  However since the past two months i changed my diet and started consuming more fruits and water .  Since then i passes my stool normal but i noticed mucous and blood in my stools.  I did a fecal blood occult and it revealed the following.

Pus Cells 3
Red blood Cells 1

What does this mean...Could it mean that i have cancer...

[Nawsheen]

Well im 22...I went to my GI and he said that i have an anal fissure due to the chronic constipation.  He changed my medicines. I am just hoping that the medicines work now.  And the GI also advised me to eat lots of fruits and vegetables and yogurt too...Anyway thanks for your advise guys...

[mammo]

Avoid the Cipro, it's a very dangerous antibiotic!!! Plus, keep in mind when you take an antibiotic you are killing off all the good bacteria found natuarlly in our instestines that aids in digestion.  After a course of antibiotics, eat yogurt enriched with probiotics to replace this. Take care!

[Asim89]

i have taken tinidazole 500mg and ciprofloxacin 500mg twice a day.i wont recommend this for u because i m not a doc.Is there still blood in ur stool and mucous after 2 day doze?Repeat ur stool R/E ...C/S.and fecal blood occult tests.Where do u live and what is ur age?Best of luck with ur appointment.Regards and take care

[Nawsheen]

Ok.  Thanks you've reassured me.  Anyways which antibiotics were given to you.  I had been to the gastroenterologist two days back and he suggested me to have the fecal blood occult and prescribed those medicines to me : Duspatalin 200 mg and Flagyl 250 mg but till now no effect...Tomorrow i have an appointment with my GI.

[Asim89]

just relax..dont think on these lines. i have also gone for the same test it resulted 5-6 pus cells 3-4 RBCs.i have taken antibiotics for 5 days and it had removed everything.no pus cells no RBCs.mucous is normal which gastroenterologist suggests.it is just an infection.go and consult a gastroenterologist.i guess blood is due to the constipation,do consume more water and citrus fruits.Avoid dairy products until u eradicate this infection.