stevemc5267
15-12-10, 09:54
Hello all, I've had a change in my Bowel movements over the last 6 months and bleeding, eventually I built up courage to go to the doctors as obviously this wasn't going to go away on its own.
My symptoms are as follows; I go regular every morning without fail and my first movement is a solid stool then anywhere between 15-30mins later I have desperately got to go again and this stool is then loose. I occasionally bleed say once a week and this is usually light blood on the tissue, however I have had the odd occasion lately where the blood has been heavy and within the bowl. My weight has been fine and generally I feel my health is ok apart from the above.
On visiting my Doctor he referred me to have a colonoscopy which I had yesterday, the results where fine with no cancers/piles/lumps or growths found and the endoscopist said that I had some spasms which sometimes was normal. However when I returned home and read the literature which was given to me afterwards it appears that I had a Sigmoidoscopy and not a Colonoscopy as the leaflet has Colonoscopy crossed out and Signoidoscopy ticked (although the procedure was very painful at times), I now realise that the Sigmoidoscopy only investigates the lower Colon and my worry is if everything was fine then why do I bleed and sometimes heavy. I actually asked the nurse not the endoscopist afterwards as I was still coming down off the gas & air as to why do I bleed and she said it may have been a Haemorrhoid, I thought surely this investigation would have found any Haemorrhoid if this was the case.
I’m confused and worry about the bleeding, is this normal. I am 43, healthy weight, smoker and occasionally light drinker. I belive I have a good diet with dailey fruit and veg although the Endoscopist suggested I may need to have more water in my diet.
Can anyone advice and reassure me.
Thanks
Steve
My symptoms are as follows; I go regular every morning without fail and my first movement is a solid stool then anywhere between 15-30mins later I have desperately got to go again and this stool is then loose. I occasionally bleed say once a week and this is usually light blood on the tissue, however I have had the odd occasion lately where the blood has been heavy and within the bowl. My weight has been fine and generally I feel my health is ok apart from the above.
On visiting my Doctor he referred me to have a colonoscopy which I had yesterday, the results where fine with no cancers/piles/lumps or growths found and the endoscopist said that I had some spasms which sometimes was normal. However when I returned home and read the literature which was given to me afterwards it appears that I had a Sigmoidoscopy and not a Colonoscopy as the leaflet has Colonoscopy crossed out and Signoidoscopy ticked (although the procedure was very painful at times), I now realise that the Sigmoidoscopy only investigates the lower Colon and my worry is if everything was fine then why do I bleed and sometimes heavy. I actually asked the nurse not the endoscopist afterwards as I was still coming down off the gas & air as to why do I bleed and she said it may have been a Haemorrhoid, I thought surely this investigation would have found any Haemorrhoid if this was the case.
I’m confused and worry about the bleeding, is this normal. I am 43, healthy weight, smoker and occasionally light drinker. I belive I have a good diet with dailey fruit and veg although the Endoscopist suggested I may need to have more water in my diet.
Can anyone advice and reassure me.
Thanks
Steve