Hi everyone. Hoping to get some information and a bit of a hand hold. I am really frightened and don’t have anyone to talk to. I had a horrific stomach bug over the last couple of weeks. Incessant diarrhoea, fever and cramps and after a few days I started seeing a lot of blood in my stool. It got to the point where I was just pooing blood. The blood cleared up after a bit but the diarrhoea continued for two weeks and the doctor suggested I do a FIT test.
That’s now come back with a high (>200) positive and I’ve been put on the two week wait list for an urgent colonoscopy. I’m absolutely freaking out about what it is. I’m only 40 but I am so frightened. Part of me thinks that the inflammation is still there from the bug and that’s causing the blood but I know that’s a really high reading. Please can someone give me some words of wisdom. I’m going out of my mind!
