Blood/mucus stool

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For tge past 8 months ive had blood and mucus in stools, i went to the docs and they said IBS, tge symptoms persisted so i went back, they took blood tests which were all normal, a stool test which said i had high calproctin levels (1200) so gp said i had suspected IBD, i have a colonoscopy appt in 2 weeks. Obviously no one can diagnose other than the docs after colonoscopy but im freaking out and expecting the worst! Has anyone else had anything similar? I have absolutely so other symptoms just mucus at rhe top of stool (first bit to come out) then blood on the outside sometimes quite a bit sometimes barely any and thats it but it has been every stool apart from maybe 5 in total for the last 8 months! Maybe a slight niggle in left lower side of stomach occasionally right but nothing major at all.

No family history, no weight loss, no tiredness, bowel habbits normal, no pain, no other symptoms, just an increase in anxiety!

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  • Hello Anxietyqueen31 and welcome to Cancer Chat!

    It is normal to be anxious at the moment as you are waiting to have your colonoscopy and as you rightly pointed out you will only be able to know exactly what is going on after you have had your colonoscopy. Try not to expect the worst as there can be so many different explanations to your symptoms so the best thing to do at the moment is to keep busy while waiting for your appointment and avoid looking anything up online or it might make you even more anxious.

    It's great that you have no family history of bowel cancer nor any weight loss or tiredness and that your bowel habits are normal. It won't be long now before you get some answers.

    Let us know how you get on if you get a chance!

    Best wishes,

    Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator

  • just wondering what the results of your colonoscopy were. I have symptoms identical to yours. Will be having a colonoscopy in the next 2 weeks. Feeling very nervous 

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