Need advice

 I have extreme fatigue, brain fog, complete shortness of breathe and go bright red in the face from small amounts of activity, frequent bowel movement, phlegm/a cough for 4 months, body/joint pain, pain up the side of my face, neck and ear. I have also began to completely lose my appetite and sometimes it hurts to swallow. I have swollen lymph nodes and a burning feeling on roof of mouth. I have blood in stool sometimes and pain in my ears. Could this be thyroid cancer?

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  • Really need to see gp with this. Could be bowel cancer as that can cause anemia ( causing tiredness) and blood in stool.

    No one except the specialists can diagnose properly, and you need to get a proper diagnosis before you start casting around for possible causes.

    It is also important to get in the system ASAP as earlier diagnosis = better outcome.

    Good luck

  • i’m a 20 year old girl so they’re quite content just brushing me off as they obviously think i’m being dramatic. however i can confirm im not. ive had some of these symptoms for over a year now 

  • Low folate is a type of anemia, can be as a result of blood in stools.

    That should be taken seriously.  Can be polyps, and other symptoms could relate to a completely different condition.

    I think you should ask for a referral to a specialist for the bleeding, and try to tackle the symptoms one at a time rather than finding a cause for them all. ( I know this from experience)

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  • Low folate is a type of anemia, can be as a result of blood in stools.

    That should be taken seriously.  Can be polyps, and other symptoms could relate to a completely different condition.

    I think you should ask for a referral to a specialist for the bleeding, and try to tackle the symptoms one at a time rather than finding a cause for them all. ( I know this from experience)

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