Hi Guys,
My name is Max and I'm a 38 year old male from NYC. I've always had stomach issues, either stools that have been too lose or too hard. Starting last week, I began experiencing diarrhea right after eating and lose stools every morning. I also have burning in the lower stomach and pelvic area. I've also had light blood on the toilet tissue which usually comes from wiping too hard. And even after wiping sometimes it's still wet and itchy back there (very annoying!). Sorry for being so graphic. Planning on calling a great gastro doctor tomorrow, meeting with her ASAP and figuring out what's going on. But I'm terrified every time that I go to the bathroom that I'm going to look down and see a bunch of blood. I know no one here can tell me what I do or don't have but I've been scanning the board and see what looks like so many brave and wise folks here. Do you have any advice for me, maybe on just how to remain calm and not think that the inevitable result of these issues will be that dreaded diagnosis? I feel like its all I can think about
Thanks so much for taking the time to read this,
Max