Rectal bleeding

Hubby has been bleeding for ten days now when he's passing a stool 

the blood looks dark red and so does the stool but after doing a fit test he is being fast tracked for tests for lower GInbleeding ?

blood tests and ct scan booked for next week and just waiting for a colonoscopy date which will be in the next two weeks 

he is 57 

he has no other symptoms but said he has been getting bloated after eating a few times a week for the last few weeks 

we are freaking out and worried sick at the moment 

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  • I'm no expert, but I did have some rectal bleeding this summer and there are many causes. Cancer, polyps, hemmorhoids, an anal fissure, Crohn's, ulcerative colitis, certain infections... It's quite possible, even likely, it's something minor. You're bound to worry about the more serious possibilities though, but...they aren't the most likely ones.

    And the good thing is it sounds like you'll know more soon enough. I was waiting about 3-4 months from the time I started getting rectal bleeding to the colonoscopy.