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my stool sample has come back clear so i guess maybe it is just a bad case of IBS ?.... who knows ! thanks for all the support.

no i have not been offered no tests , i have had this for 6 years and this is the first time my GP has offered me a stool test which is of no use because you are not meant to do it when you are constipated and i am having major problems with that at the minute *sigh* ... if i go back in a weeks...

inspiring story smiley thanks , will not give up , will just keep pestering till they are so sick they have to give me a colonscopy to rule it out , i am fine with my IBS diagnosis , but i am more narked that they refuse to rule out anything more serious ! , reading through the forums i keep...

not sure , all my symptoms point to gastroduodenal Crohn's but the gp tried to blame the buscopan for my symptoms so was reluctant to do anymore tests , i feel like the stool sample will come clear and i will be back to square one again , kinda feeling defeated already !!!.

oh thanks , maybe if nothing comes of this stool test , i can push for a GI , my gps attitude was " unless theres anything wrong we wont ring you " .. so in a week it will be up to me to go back and battle them again !! the NHS system !.

what is a GI doctor ? is it a american term ? oh im so confused ha.

thank you everyone , went back to gp and he has a took a stool sample to test for blood or bacteria , not sure how long the results will be , but i will keep pressing on to find out as nothing seems to be getting better. also buttercup - sorry to hear of your story , glad you mentioned it being...

thank you for all your reply's , i just wondered if constipation or lack of bowel movements is at all an occurrence in IBD? - only for the last month i have only passed movement once a morning and it has been painful and hard to pass , and now i can not pass anything at all , i tried sennokot to...

Thankyou for your reply , I have made an appointment for my GP for early next week and to hopefully nip this in the bud once and for all ! Indeed i feel like i have been neglected i have complained about weight loss and anaemia for years but i do not think they like to spend the money on things...

Hi all. I was diagnosed with Irritable bowel syndrome since the age of 16 , however i have always suspected my symptoms may be of a type of IBD instead. My main symptoms are - - chronic bloating after eating -cramps after eating - mucus in stools (yellow) - unintentional weight loss - feeling...