IBD or IBS or Something else?
Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2019 2:53 pm
Hello,
I have been having stomach pain mostly on the right side, chronic diarrhea, blood and mucus in stools, pain in stomach when emptying bowels, even if its diarrhea for over a year now. I have been to the GP about this and told me to take buscopan for the pain and loperamide for the diarrhea and he suspected IBS.
As I wasn't getting any better I asked to be referred to see a gastroenterologist. After finally getting a referral, the gastroenterologist suggested having a colonoscopy to see if anything else was going on.
So I recently got my report which says I have patchy unspecified colitis in at the rectosigmiod and rectum and ulceration at rectum. Inflammation in the upper rectum. Biopsies were taken including some random ones. My Biopsies came back all normal.
I haven't seen the doctor about my results yet, I have an appointment in January. I was given the results of the colonoscopy report straight after the procure, and the biopsy result were given to me over the phone, which they said came back normal.
What could this mean?
If my Biopsies came back normal does that mean I don't have colitis or crohn's?
what else could be causing these symptoms?
Could it be IBS? and in that case, what support and help can I get to help manage my symptoms?
Sorry for all the questions, but...
My symptoms are really effecting my life, and I really just want to get to the bottom of this. And I'm just really anxious with having to wait so long, with no idea of whats going on. I'm assuming that it's nothing serious, otherwise I would have been given a sooner appointment, so I guess that makes me feel a bit better.
However its a long time to wait, especially when I'm in so much pain and how much its impacted my life. And not know why I'm in so much pain and constantly on the toilet makes it that much worse.
Many thanks!
I have been having stomach pain mostly on the right side, chronic diarrhea, blood and mucus in stools, pain in stomach when emptying bowels, even if its diarrhea for over a year now. I have been to the GP about this and told me to take buscopan for the pain and loperamide for the diarrhea and he suspected IBS.
As I wasn't getting any better I asked to be referred to see a gastroenterologist. After finally getting a referral, the gastroenterologist suggested having a colonoscopy to see if anything else was going on.
So I recently got my report which says I have patchy unspecified colitis in at the rectosigmiod and rectum and ulceration at rectum. Inflammation in the upper rectum. Biopsies were taken including some random ones. My Biopsies came back all normal.
I haven't seen the doctor about my results yet, I have an appointment in January. I was given the results of the colonoscopy report straight after the procure, and the biopsy result were given to me over the phone, which they said came back normal.
What could this mean?
If my Biopsies came back normal does that mean I don't have colitis or crohn's?
what else could be causing these symptoms?
Could it be IBS? and in that case, what support and help can I get to help manage my symptoms?
Sorry for all the questions, but...
My symptoms are really effecting my life, and I really just want to get to the bottom of this. And I'm just really anxious with having to wait so long, with no idea of whats going on. I'm assuming that it's nothing serious, otherwise I would have been given a sooner appointment, so I guess that makes me feel a bit better.
However its a long time to wait, especially when I'm in so much pain and how much its impacted my life. And not know why I'm in so much pain and constantly on the toilet makes it that much worse.
Many thanks!