Hi Kezza,

Are your stools pale in colour too? If so, it sounds like a problem called steatorrhea, fatty stools, which is caused by malabsorption of food and can cause abdominal pain and lead to weight loss. It can be caused by several different health conditions affecting the bowel or pancreas/biliary system (such as celiac disease, pancreatitis etc). Ask your GP for a referral to a Gastroenterologist - your GP may want a stool sample to check for any deficiency in vitamins & minerals in your stools which will point to malabsorption. Meanwhile, try to follow a low fat diet to see if it makes a difference as this will be another clue when you see a consultant. Good luck and please let us know how you get on.

Angie (Stage 3 melanoma patient and pancreatitis patient)

They're not pale in colour they're still normal maybe slightly darker if anything - but they've been like that for so long I just got used to it & thought nothing off it - i barely eat any fruit or veg at all so just put it down to poor diet! Thanks for the recommendation will defo take your advice and also ask my doctor to be referred thank you

Hi lt could be irritable bowel l go from loose to normal back to cramps and diahorrea. I have been like this for years. Last year I had left sided pain and weight loss a colonoscopy showed complex ovarian cysts. After surgery by the gynaecology oncology surgeon who also removed extensive adhesions, the pain gone but my bowels are still rumbling. 
l take medication for high blood pressure and l think some of them upset my bowel.

l hope your doctor is able to refer you to the hospital.
susie

I've not had a proper poo as long as i can remember always been 'blobs'. I'll definitely see my doctor 2moro and see what they say - thanks for taking the time to write Susie