Hi all sorry if this post is jumbled amd long, I'm just looking for advice/reassurance I'm 34 years old Iv had bowel issues for well over a year started back end of 2019 my symptoms are
weight loss 44 lbs in total over the last 18 months (due to loss of appetite ) it has slowed down a lot but I am still losing.
diarrhoea almost daily, like water with mucus (some days it's almost foamy but still loose)
nausea
abdominal pain, not severe but it's uncomfortable I also get cramp like pains.
I do have other symptoms but not persistent ones like
itchy skin (& I bruise because I itch mostly on my legs)
Fissures(due to excessive diarrhoea)
finally I'm getting the colonoscopy on October 6th I'm so scared I just feel like it's going to be bad news am I being silly will they tell me anything on the day of or will I have to wait again for results ?
my nana also passed away with bowel cancer is this type of cancer hereditary?
can anyone tell me there very first symptoms would my stools be black if it was bowel cancer ? Mine appear more yellow/orange than anything else. It's on my mind all the time I'm scared of leaving my children there ages 15 8& 7
Iv had an ultrasound and blood test they come back fine.
calprotectin was also slightly high 110 in January of this year I have been tested for celiac disease that's also negative
should I be worried ?
kind regards
Rachel