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Blood in stool for nearly 3 weeks

Kieran1995
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Hi I’m a 24 year old male just under the last 3 weeks I’ve been having blood in my stool on and off  It happened the first time then the next day it was fine then the following week I was away  on Holiday and it happened quite a bit when I came Back I saw my GP and told him what had been happening and he was ruling out anything serious because I didn’t have any symptoms the GP Gave me some medication and he said it should clear up in 4 days  I started taking the medication on the Thursday and Friday Saturday and Sunday it was fine it was clear but yesterday I had a bit of blood I’m thinking maybe go back to my GP but I have one more day of medication left 

I was just wondering if anyone else has had this problem great if I could have some advice thanks 

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    Hi Kieran. I have had this problem but I also have bowel inflammation that is still undiagnosed, so I'm afraid I don't have any answers yet. However, my bf (who is 30) has also had blood on and off for a while and recently had a slight change of bowel habit. He finally went to the GP who ordered a stool test to check for blood that you can't see. This test came back positive so he was referred for a colonoscopy on a 2 week referal, which came back completely normal (just some internal hemorrhoids).

    At 24 it's extremely unlikely to be anything serious. However, even if only for your own price of mind, I think it would be best to go back to your GP and let them know what's happening.

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    Hi Kieran. I have had this problem but I also have bowel inflammation that is still undiagnosed, so I'm afraid I don't have any answers yet. However, my bf (who is 30) has also had blood on and off for a while and recently had a slight change of bowel habit. He finally went to the GP who ordered a stool test to check for blood that you can't see. This test came back positive so he was referred for a colonoscopy on a 2 week referal, which came back completely normal (just some internal hemorrhoids).

    At 24 it's extremely unlikely to be anything serious. However, even if only for your own price of mind, I think it would be best to go back to your GP and let them know what's happening.

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