Losing lots of blood, rarely forming 'real' stools!?!

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Hey everyone :) I'm a new member here (even though I was diagnosed with Crohn's back in 2013, 15 years old) but have had some very, very odd symptoms recently that I would like to share and hopefully receive some feedback/insight as to what's going on!

For 2 years I had not seen blood/mucus when passing bowel movements. I was using the toilet normally, approx once or twice a day (normal for me anyway!! :shifty:) But all of a sudden, everything's changed (AND IT HAD TO CHANGE RIGHT BEFORE MY A LEVEL EXAMS)

Now I find myself using the toilet TOO frequently- maybe 6-8 times a day :redface: And it's not every time that I go to use the toilet that I'm able to form a solid, firm poo: this rarely happens. More often than not, I'm passing this weird brown, red fluid that will come out as if I'm peeing (so, it pours out kinda) but obviously from the other end! :p. When it comes out, it looks like very, very small bits/chunks of what looks like....tissue? MY INSIDES :cry: This then sinks to the bottom of the toilet bowl, and often leaves a red mark (blood most likely). A lot of blood is lost when I use the toilet, and from time to time I do see mucus.

When I get the urge to go- and very frequently this happens- I feel these bubble like movements within my stomach (it is REALLY bad when I wake up in the morning), and pain in my lower abdomen. This feeling tends to pass after I've used the toilet.

I have an endoscopy on Friday (even though I've been experiencing this for nearly 2 MONTHS and it's taken my hospital this long to try and help me out!!) The hospital did put me on the Modulen diet (not the exclusive one though, I am still allowed to eat solid foods). However, I rarely do want to eat any more to be honest- I'd rather just wait until it's time to have my next Modulen drink because I'm literally SO scared of what eating normal food could do to my insides :(

In the meantime, my mum and I have been attempting to do some research into what could be happening inside, because the thought of losing a lot of blood for a very long time is worrying. It's affected my revision for my exams over the following weeks, where it seems as though I'm using the toilet more than I am reading a Chemistry textbook!

If someone has experienced anything like this (or even has some knowledge of what could possibly be going on) please let me know! It would mean SO much to me if I could get some help!

Thank you so much!! :kiss:
 
most likely bit and pieces are undigested foods and not your insides. Sounds like you may be going through a flare though.

flares may be triggered by diet changes or coming in contact with bacteria from your environment, rotten food, pets, public places, etc could be sources of bad bacteria.

talk to your doctor about additional therapy and consider the above mentioned triggers for your flare.
 
I feel for you - had the same issues before my second practicum in university and the birth of my child. The bleeding turned into a three year long issue for me, so make sure you get that followed in addition to anything else that is going on with you.

Talk to someone in your school and let them know what is going on. They may be able to make some accommodations for you to assist you in this rough time. My university transcript would have looked a lot better had I taken the same steps when I went through. I found out after the fact that my profs would have been willing to help.

Fingers are crossed that all will work out well for you.
 
Butt peeing... I'm all too familiar with that. ;) I feel for you. Stress like your A level exams can certainly trigger a flare. It sounds like your disease is active in your colon/rectum. The amount of blood you are losing is likely a lot less than it appears, but seeing blood is never an easy thing. Definitely push to get some help from your healthcare professionals. Can they maybe prescribe something over the phone while you are waiting for your next appointment?
 

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