Hi all. F43 here. I’ve had IBS type symptoms, going from constipation, diarrhoea, lover left stomach pain, mucus etc for as long as I can remember. Earlier this year I ended up in hospital with a very upset stomach, intense pain and lots of bleeding, going from fresh red to dark. They put it down to Diverticulitis and didn’t give me any follow ups.

Last month, I had another flare up and did a Calprotectin and FIT test, which both came back abnormal and this time the doctor referred me for an urgent Colonoscopy which I had last Friday. Well, first the bowel prep took 9 hours to kick in and secondly only 75% of my bowel was clear and the pain during examination was horrific. The doctor said my bowel looked normal but took some biopsies.

What are the chances of the biopsies showing something up even if my bowel looked normal? What would cause the bleeding and flare ups and abnormal tests yet my bowel looked normal?! It’s so confusing and I work in a lab in a hospital yet I’m still stumped lol.

Thanks for reading