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My brother has had upset tummy for 4 weeks , has lost a stone , sore behind, not eating , passing mucus . He went to Gp 4 times -no joy so on Thurs said to him send me to hospital . He did, x-ray -all clear , blood tests all clear , found blood in stool , now he has to wait for colonoscopy. I`m thinking IBS , Diverticulitis, he`s mentioned internal piles -ie fissures. Doctors --at hospital don`t know but he`s out now and on strong painkillers.
Ros xx

How miserable for your poor brother. I do hope he finds out what is wrong quickly and receive treatment. I've felt very much under the weather this week with tummy probs, but nothing like as bad as his.

Sheila x

Hope its not anything worse Rosalyn :(


http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleid=1769

http://www.embarrassingproblems.co.uk/analbleeding.htm

It`s not fresh bleeding , they saw it in lab ,
Ros xx

Hello Ros,

My Dad had very similar symptoms 6 years ago, it turned out he had polys in his bowel, one of which had turned cancerous. He had a large part of his intestine taken away.

The good news is is has been fabulously healthy since and looks years younger than 75, still fixes cars , roofs, plumbing etc!!!


Hope all is ok, love,


Caz xxxxxx

could be wheat intolerance????????

hope he doesn`t have to wait long for colonoscopy

Hope your brother gets the colonoscopy soon and all is well, Ros.
So worrying and harder to cope with when embarrassing symptons and bit of your body you can't see!
Lizx

I was trying to make fun of it when he said he had a sore behind and suggested "SUDOCREM"
Ros xxx

I am sure he was very pleased with the sisterly sympathy Ros, lol

Lizxx

not very close to my brother -there is 8 years between us and my sister in between, Ros xx

I've had similar symptoms. But not the weight loss or not eating (would have been happy with that!!)

The runs or constipated...very rarely anything in between.
Blood & Mucus in stools.
Bleeding as going to loo.
Piles (internal n external)
Tummy cramp.

Had colonoscopy, given the all clear so Dr's have put it down to IBS.

Hope he gets it sorted soon....

Did I say I had the symptoms...I meant someone I know...lol ;o)

Good luck xx

My boyfriend gets simaliar symptons and he has IBS and Diverticulitis

Could be acute Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis

Beth

He`s paid for a private colonoscopy -nothing found , but now lost 2 stone . I said to him last week -that he`ll probably eat better now that`s everything is negative. My sister sent him a leaflet on depression and that`s what he has and been put on Citalopram. He`s a worrier--a lawyer, Ros xx

thats good that the colonoscopy is clear.....just a long shot but has he been abroad recently?

Karen x

no

ok...saw something in a magazine recently......same symptoms and the girl had got some insect inside her that was causing all the problems......was a long shot but worth a mention,

Karen x

Oh bless him

I hope it helps

xx

It seems to run in the family -my sister had depression at Uni , but I`m okay and I`ve had a lot more to worry about than them . My sister`s hubby and daughter both have / had depression.
Ros xx