Hi all,
I'm currently awaiting diagnosis.
I've had problems for a few months - loose stools between 3-7 times a day, with occasionally blood in the stool and loads of yellow/white/pinky mucous all the time. Stomach pains all the time, nausea, fatigue, hot sweats. I have to use wet wipes all the time and once a week I have such a bad episode of loose stool that I have to have a shower after.
I'm an executive assistant in financial services and my GP refered me to a colorectal surgeon at hospital, it was urgent so I was seen last week. She also wrote me a fit note for work so I've been mainly working from home.
I'm having a gastro endoscopy and colonoscopy next week. The doctor was very nice, asked about family history (aunts have UC) and if I had any history of RA. Funnily enough I have - couple of years ago I saw a rhemotologist and had blood tests and x-rays for hand swelling and pain - but nothing was ever found and I was discharged and it's not flared up again. I also have inhalers for mild asthma.
My recent blood and stool tests were normal and I've only lost a couple of kg. Left hand lower sided pain is there pretty much all the time now.
So will see what happens next week!
I'm currently awaiting diagnosis.
I've had problems for a few months - loose stools between 3-7 times a day, with occasionally blood in the stool and loads of yellow/white/pinky mucous all the time. Stomach pains all the time, nausea, fatigue, hot sweats. I have to use wet wipes all the time and once a week I have such a bad episode of loose stool that I have to have a shower after.
I'm an executive assistant in financial services and my GP refered me to a colorectal surgeon at hospital, it was urgent so I was seen last week. She also wrote me a fit note for work so I've been mainly working from home.
I'm having a gastro endoscopy and colonoscopy next week. The doctor was very nice, asked about family history (aunts have UC) and if I had any history of RA. Funnily enough I have - couple of years ago I saw a rhemotologist and had blood tests and x-rays for hand swelling and pain - but nothing was ever found and I was discharged and it's not flared up again. I also have inhalers for mild asthma.
My recent blood and stool tests were normal and I've only lost a couple of kg. Left hand lower sided pain is there pretty much all the time now.
So will see what happens next week!