Booked in again for sigmoidoscopy after bottling out of the first.

Hi

I had one done in June this year and I was scared about it, but knew it was important what could be causing these abdominal pains. I told them I was nervous before beginning with the camera and they just kept talking to me, keeping me calm and helping me breath with the air.

As people have said it can be uncomfortable , I found it quite uncomfortable. I may have a small pouch on the small bowel it is a loopy thingy or could be a small tear or it may be nothing to worry for me. However my abdominal pains started with my Dad had to do his poop test bowel screening because of his age and his test result was fine.

Thank you all for your replies. I have 4 days till i have it done. I am trying not to think about it, my brother said to me that worrying about it will make me worse, and he said worrying before the procedure is pointless as i cant do nothing about it, hes right about that so i am trying to stay calm.

I will probably be a bag of nerves on the day, i am just trying to be brave, and get to the day first.

I worry about everything, but now i think i just want to know whats wrong and i know by having this will give me the answers i need. xx

I went for my sigmoidoscopy today. I hated it. I found it painful, and uncomfortable, and it felt like it went on forever.

I have early diverticula disease, they could not see anything else. They're not sure whats causing my bleeding, they say it could be bowel spasms.

I am relieved i finally know what i have after years of worrying.