Hello and thank you for reading my post. First I have not been diagnosed with CD or UC but am having several symptoms and an looking for some advice and would appreciate to hear others experience of being diagnosed. My doctor has referred me to a GI Specialist and I am currently awaiting for my apt which will hopefully be soon. My symptoms include:
5-10 bm a day-seems it is increasing
constipation and diarrhea
abdominal pain, bloating, gas and discomfort
blood in stool a few times
rectal bleeding often
fatigue
headaches
lower back pain
any yesterday threw up bloody tissue
I can not eat anything without it bothering me anymore, this has been going on nearly 3 wks and getting worse.
Today I ate (1st time in 2 days) and within mins had an accident in my pants : ( this is just horrible, I feel so defeated and overwhelmed!
My doctor did an abdominal x-ray, urine, blood, stool sample pap and a physical exam of my bum. The only thing that has showed up is a high white blood cell, elevated liver enzymes and she felt what she thinks is an internal hemorrhoid.
Today I had a CAT scan and it showed no concern, so I am just wondering if CD or UC shows up on a CAT Scan? At first my doctor said he thought it was UC and would need to go to the specialist for a colonoscopy, but then after the cat scan results can back with no inflammation he said maybe IBS, he sent me home, reassured me they would get me into the specialist ASAP, gave me a prescription for nausea and another to help with the diarrhea and told me to stay well hydrated and call if ANYTHING worse happens
Any thoughts will be very much appreciated, thank you!
5-10 bm a day-seems it is increasing
constipation and diarrhea
abdominal pain, bloating, gas and discomfort
blood in stool a few times
rectal bleeding often
fatigue
headaches
lower back pain
any yesterday threw up bloody tissue
I can not eat anything without it bothering me anymore, this has been going on nearly 3 wks and getting worse.
Today I ate (1st time in 2 days) and within mins had an accident in my pants : ( this is just horrible, I feel so defeated and overwhelmed!
My doctor did an abdominal x-ray, urine, blood, stool sample pap and a physical exam of my bum. The only thing that has showed up is a high white blood cell, elevated liver enzymes and she felt what she thinks is an internal hemorrhoid.
Today I had a CAT scan and it showed no concern, so I am just wondering if CD or UC shows up on a CAT Scan? At first my doctor said he thought it was UC and would need to go to the specialist for a colonoscopy, but then after the cat scan results can back with no inflammation he said maybe IBS, he sent me home, reassured me they would get me into the specialist ASAP, gave me a prescription for nausea and another to help with the diarrhea and told me to stay well hydrated and call if ANYTHING worse happens
Any thoughts will be very much appreciated, thank you!