Hi All,

I was recently referred to a consultant after experiencing blood in stools and an increase in movements and one isolated incident of extreme abdominal pain, that was suspected gall stones and gall bladder infection, but later ruled out via Ultra Sound Scan. 
 

The consultant has requested an Urgent Colonoscopy and scheduled it for just over a weeks time and it has frightened me a little.
 

I was wondering if anyone has had similar symptoms and then what their diagnosis was? These symptoms have been for about 8 -12 weeks. 
 

I had presumed the bleeding was down to piles (I suffered with them after the birth of my youngest son 18 months ago), but the consultant inserted a small camera during my appointment this week to check the rectum and said that was perfectly healthy and so the bleeding must be coming from further up, hence the colonoscopy booking. 
 

I'm 32, have two preschool boys and I'm going to be spending Christmas week preparing for a colonoscopy!