Hi guys and girls,
I’m currently in the waiting game to see a gastroenterologist. I started having fluctuating flat stools that would go from small to normal to small for a couple of years. Recently, in January I started seeing more undigested food in my stools but didn’t worry about that. February came along and i started seeing blood here and there. My doctor said it was probably hemorrhoids but because I have a direct family history to Crohn’s disease and colon cancer I pressed to get it checked. March came and the bleeding was every bowel movement for a couple weeks and then subsided for a bit and I went in to see my doctor again about it. She didn’t do any rectal exam or anything and it was around this time I noticed a little mucus present with the stool. End of March and all of April, may, and June so far I’ve had blood with every bowel movement. I typically go 1-2 times a day. I eat very healthy and I’m involved in martial arts and intense exercise. I haven’t felt that fatigued other than the fatigue of being a new parent. I decided I check myself into the ER at the end of May to push the tests ahead because I am worried. The doctor did not feel any hemorrohoids during the rectal exam and noticed pink on the stool he touched. I did a stool sample and blood work and he said stool was healthy stool but saw red blood coating the stool. My blood counts were all perfect as well. The bleeding tends to happen during or after a bowel movement. I notice blood on the stool but not really in it. Sometimes the stool is completely cover d to a few streaks and then I drip blood in the toilet for a few minutes and sometimes it’s just a little tiny bit on the stool or toilet paper. I get itching sometimes but mostly it’s all painless bleeding. I’m just worried and hope it’s nothing bad. I hate this waiting game and I’ve had doctors tell me I should’ve been seen a long time ago. The ER doctor said he suspects the start of IBD, due to my perfect blood counts he doesn’t suspect cancer. Could this be internal hemorrhoids? Are those usually far up there? Can they bleed that much? July 12 is my consult and I hope it’s not a long wait after that. I’ve been waiting since February already. Take care everyone.