Bleeding and bladder infections

[janette]

Hi everyone. My poor mother has gone through colon cancer and has a colostomy bag. She has had chemo and radiation and is now cancer free which I pray stays that way. She has really bad allergies and has a hard time breathing with chronic bladder infections. Anyone experienced this? Also I am 38 and for the last couple years I have blood when I wipe. (bo wel movement) Cannot see it in the stool just on the toilet paper. Years ago had alot of problems with my stomache. Has anyone experienced this? Thanks so much

[missjv]

HI JANNETTE,
HAVE YOU HAD A COLONOSCOPY? IF YOUR MOM HAD COLON CANCER YOU ARE AT A HIGHER THEN AVERAGE RISK FOR DEVELOPING CANCER. I HAD STAGE 4 COLON CANCER WITH NO SYMPTOMS SO IF YOU ARE SEEING A LITTLE BLOOD THEN I WOULD GO GET CHECKED. AS FAR AS THE BLADDER THINGS YOUR MOM IS GOING THROUGH HAVE THE DOCTORS COME UP WITH A REASON SHE KEEPS GETTING THEM? MOST ARE BACTERIAL FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND. GOOD LUCK! IF YOU HAVN'T HAD THE COLONOSCOPY IT WOULD BE A WISE IDEA. DON'T KNOW HOW OLD YOU ARE BUT I WAS 39 AT DIAGNOSIS SO IT DOES HAPPEN TO US YOUNGER THEN 50 CROWD.

MISSJV

[janette]

HI JANNETTE,
HAVE YOU HAD A COLONOSCOPY? IF YOUR MOM HAD COLON CANCER YOU ARE AT A HIGHER THEN AVERAGE RISK FOR DEVELOPING CANCER. I HAD STAGE 4 COLON CANCER WITH NO SYMPTOMS SO IF YOU ARE SEEING A LITTLE BLOOD THEN I WOULD GO GET CHECKED. AS FAR AS THE BLADDER THINGS YOUR MOM IS GOING THROUGH HAVE THE DOCTORS COME UP WITH A REASON SHE KEEPS GETTING THEM? MOST ARE BACTERIAL FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND. GOOD LUCK! IF YOU HAVN'T HAD THE COLONOSCOPY IT WOULD BE A WISE IDEA. DON'T KNOW HOW OLD YOU ARE BUT I WAS 39 AT DIAGNOSIS SO IT DOES HAPPEN TO US YOUNGER THEN 50 CROWD.

Thanks so much

MISSJV

[Discoclub]

If you bleed when you poo, get a colonoscopy. You can never get one too early.