Hello Sandy987 and thanks for posting, 

A positive FIT test means that some blood has been detected in the poo, but it doesn't show why the bleeding is happening. Several conditions are associated with bleeding into the bowel and although cancer is one of them, it isn't the only possible explanation. The next test is usually a colonoscopy which is when a bendy tube with a light and camera inside is passed along the bowel to examine it and identify the cause of the bleeding. 

It is hard not to worry about unexplained symptoms and I think most people feel stressed and anxious until they know the score. Most probably all you can do for now is try and hold your nerve and keep an open mind. It is tempting to turn to the internet to look for answers but this doesn't always help and it is easy to go around in circles without being any the wiser, so we usually say to try and resist it.

I hope your husband finds out more soon.

If you want to talk anything over please do give us a call on Freephone 0808 800 4040, we are around weekdays 9-5. 

Best wishes, 

Julia

Thank you the hospital doctor rung him today 29 march and said the fit test was 43% and said to my husband that is low the doctor said he can choose to have another fit test or the camera my husband said the camera but now he said he does not want it done and he still said that 43% is high even though the doctor said it is low he still say he has got cancer is 43% low and means has has not got cancer he has been crying all day. I would like to understand so I can help him to stop worrying for a moment 

Thank you the hospital doctor rung him today 29 march and said the fit test was 43% and said to my husband that is low the doctor said he can choose to have another fit test or the camera my husband said the camera but now he said he does not want it done and he still said that 43% is high even though the doctor said it is low he still say he has got cancer is 43% low and means has has not got cancer he has been crying all day. I would like to understand so I can help him to stop worrying for a moment 

Hello and thank you for getting back to us, 

It is difficult to me to say exactly what is going on, but I can appreciate that this is a very stressful time for you and your husband because of the uncertainty.

I think it might be a good idea for you and your husband to contact the doctor again and talk through the current situation so that you feel you understand it better.

The FIT test, as Julia my colleague has said above, measures the amount of blood in the poo, it does not measure the amount of a potential bowel cancer. Other tests are needed to decide if they think it is a cancer.

Take care, and if you want to talk this over then do give us a call on Freephone 0808 800 4040 and the lines are open from 9am till 5pm Monday to Friday.

Sarah.