Blood/mucus stool

Hi

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!

Thanks for reading

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  • Hi i have Pan Colitis....Ulcerative colitis of the entire bowel x

  • HI I have the same symptoms a small ache below the right ribs. CT on Wednesday, once I have the results I will let you guys know 

  • Hi, I was also supposed to have a colonoscopy due to the symptoms from December but it also got cancelled due to COVID but now it's rescheduled to the 14th of sep. I was wondering if anyone can give me advice and my symptoms are mentioned below.

    They think I have small bowel Crohn's

     

    it all started off in December my first symptom out of nowhere I was experiencing severe diarrhea and at first I ignored it because I was too embarrassed to talk to anyone about what I went through especially when I have been going to the toilet constantly. When I ignored my symptom I started getting really bad abdominal pain and then I also realised I had blood on my stool also mucus which also had blood but then I still carried on ignoring it and I just kept it to myself because it felt too personal to me to talk about it to a doctor I just felt too embarrassed. I then thought maybe it would stop but then my diarrhea was just constant I had it from December all the way to January and then it was going on all the way till march and April. Another symptom I went through and I hated the most was loss of appetite every time I used to eat food an hour or two I had really bad abdominal pains and I couldn't handle the pain and I kept feeling sick after eating and half of the time I just felt really bloated so I decided to avoid eating half of the time because anything I really ate gave me pain and I was scared of experiencing that pain and eventually I started to eat less to avoid my symptoms which made me lose a lot of weight. I constantly use to scream at my mum because she forced me to eat I ended up getting really bad stomach pains and it just put me off eating, however there were times I was able to eat but constant periods I had really bad abdominal pains which frightened me to continue to eat anything.  I also have been experiencing constant fever I kept having high temperature and feeling tired and dizzy and I just felt isolated and upset. When I had my fever i felt so cold despite having a hot water bottle, a duvet on top of me and a fluffy blanket and I couldn't speak to my mum because I felt like she wouldn't understand and I also didn't understand what's going on with me.  My fever then ended up coming back in June and it was horrible

  • Hi Cupcakes, I have had similar symptoms as you with the exception of fever. I was referred for a colonoscopy which will be done on the 16th sept symptoms started in April.

    My GP quickly tried to brush this under the IBS heading, 

    but my symptoms persisted and got significantly worse.

    In June I started to loose hair and my finger nails went opaque (to date 5 have fallen off! With the remaining 5 likely to come off too) I had a blood test which showed anemia and B12 deficiency. the medication I was given hasn't really helped.

    I still pass loose stools with significant amounts of bloody mucus.

    Hopefully I will have some answers on Wednesday.

  • Hi all. 

    I have had very similar symptoms to alot of you. Mostly mucus in stool, periods where my bowels feel full. I think I saw blood once but unsure. I've got blood tests and a stool sample to do and I'm just looking for some piece of mind really. 

     

    Have any of you resolved this? 

     

    Those that have said they have proctitis, what was the cause? 

     

    Thankyou for any responses 

  • Hi, I have exactly the same symptoms as you. I'm 26 and sooo scared. Did you ever receive a diagnosis?

  • I wanted to post on this bc over the last couple of weeks I was glued to this forum worried about my girlfriend who is 27 and had been bleeding with mucus for the last 5 months, intermittently and then more consistently and heavier to the point where it was every day. Strangely she maintained a regular consistency and didn’t increase the visits to the loo. Also she had bloating and loud stomach gurgling She was recommended an urgent colonoscopy after a stool sample for occult blood. I was completely prepared for the worst and luckily she came back with procitis, the doctor was very reassuring and she’s responded q quickly to meds. The symptoms were very severe I’m amazed it was a mild case. Wish everyone the best. (Sorry if you’ve seen the same post in different threads, just wanted to post this experience to offer some reassurance)

  • Hi [@Jay7]‍  how have you got on ? I have very loose stool for around 7 months.  Mucus  and and blood becoming more often - noticed it once a month now more.  Bloated, sore left abdomen and gas.  I also run to the toilet in the morning. 

  • [@Olive94]‍ how have you got on? I also have same symptoms starting to feel very worried. 

  • [@afw123]‍ 

    had a colonoscopy that revealed nothing other than some inflamed blood vessels in rectum, no haemorrhoids, polyps, tumours etc thankfully. My anxiety was through the roof for the month leading up to the colonoscopy and it was all a massive waste of time! 
     

    Hope that helps

  • [@Olive94]‍ Thanks for getting back to me! I am getting really anxious but hoping it isn't anything serious. 

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  • I wanted to message you because I was in this situation for 4 weeks of pure worry with not knowing what was wrong with me. 
    me I'm 26 years older had had 2 positive stool tests for blood in stool one being a FIT test which they screen for bowl cancer (which freaked me out) but I didn't listen to anyone and only googled and read forums online.. trust me IT MAKES IT WORSE. I had rectal bleeding for around a month came on all of a sudden was pretty weird.. my stool was changing one minute I was constipated then I had loose stool then I had normal ish looking stool kinda narrow.. I had my colonoscopy today and I had mild colitis after thinking I had the big C!

    Don't worry don't google! 

  • Hi, I'm 36 since April 2020 I had streak of blood in stool and drops of blood after bowel movement then for months mild abdominal pain after reading alot on Google finally made up mind to contact GP did various blood test and calprotectin test which came out to be high <200 but due to covid-19 no GP was willing to attain face to face appointment straight away was referred to specialist Gastroenterology from April to 2 September 2020 after long wait completely stressed and lost, after having telephonic conversation with consultant was again given few test including stool. November test done and calprotectin was below >100 which is good but found out that I had infection H.pylori was given 7days antibiotics and 2 months for omeprazole 20mg to clear infection Abdominal pain is gone but still mucus and blood in stool continues have got another telephonic appointment tomorrow with consultant as he was willing to see me again after 4 months, also he had asked for sigmoidoscopy test but again due to coronavirus I had no luck as hospital are too busy but fingers crossed I got call from hospital today and they have book me in for coming Tuesday I'm so tense stressed anxious scared I just don't know how to deal for now I have stopped reading on Google completely....... I have no courage to speak to my family or my partner what if something is upside down just can't cope I breath heavy whenever I think of consequences don't have immediate family and friends here don't want to stress them as they also farway just stuck thinking to fly back to my country for fast treatment and diagnosis but can't do that stuck financially and lockdown