So I know this kind of post on here is probably annoying but I've had some nagging symptoms
and just want to see if anyone else reading this has dealt with something similar and can give some
words of hope/advice. I have a colonoscopy scheduled this coming august (soonest appointment available)
Obviously my concern here is some kind of colorectal cancer. I am 39 and have no known family history which I know puts me at low risk. My GP says that with my symptoms the likely hood is that its IBS or something along those lines, but being a hypochondriac thats not a very satisfying answer.
before I mention my symptoms i would start out by saying that I have had a terrible stomach as long as I can remember. cramping and diarrhea since I was 10.
Symptoms
1. For the past 6 months or so my stool has been very thin. not round and narrow like a pencil but thin and oblong like a football thats deflated 75% of the way. usually in small ragged pieces not one long piece. no blood at all.
2. for the last month ive had a dull ache/ bruise feeling in my backside. I sit all day at the office. So usually I get to my chair in the morning and then 1.5-2 hours into the day I can start to feel the ache. I can't tell if it's in my rectum or its my tailbone due to my ignorance of the human anatomy. no sharp pains just a dull ache after sitting for a while and then it starts all over the next day.
3. just in the last week started seeing a bit of yellowish mucous in stool not always. maybe 3 times in the last week. ( i poop 2-3 times per day which is normal for me) I think it may have been due to Metamucil i was taking for a short time
4. i've started developing heartburn recently along with bloating ( feeling like i cant eat anymore till i have a huge burp) doctor says this is pretty common with IBS so it may or may not be related to other symptoms.
5. Just as of yesterday I started developing a pain on the bottom left side of my abdomen that comes in waves every 2 minutes or so i'll get a small sharp pain (certainly wouldn't call it sever) happened last night for a few hours and happened again tonight other than that i have very minor cramps around my stomach here and there but they are pretty unnoticeable
other than that I feel fine. No noticeable weight loss. no energy loss, no blood
I know there are people on this forum with real problems and mine are so far just symptoms but any advice or conversation would be helpful. my wife just rolls her eyes and calls me (rightfully so) a hypochondriac.
Thanks so much