I have named changed for this due to embarrassment. Just to try and avoid any “interesting first post OP” posts
I’ve had mild ‘tummy troubles’ for years now. Nothing awful, but more episodes of having a dodgy tummy than most people seem to get. I gave up dairy about 5 years ago which seemed to improve things and other than always suffering from a bad upset stomach when I’m very stressed (sorry!) I’ve felt fine. I had haemorrhoids while I was at university and the doctor told me at the time that she thought I probably had IBS.
I dropped a stool sample off to the doctors last week after a couple of months of intermittent bleeding after going to be toilet. Other than one occasion where there was a little more it was only a very small amount and seemed to be fresh blood so I assumed it was haemorrhoids but the doctor advised doing samples just in case.
I got the results back today, the test for blood was positive but low (I don’t know how low) but the test for calprotectin was positive and high. I don’t know how high but somewhere over a thousand/in the thousands. The doctor has referred me to a specialist and I should have an appointment in the next 4-6 weeks. I can’t help but worry though, especially as the level was so high. The doctor seemed to think it was either Crohns or UC and not anything more sinister than that. I am in my late 20s and I don’t smoke or eat red meat so that’s three low risk factors for bowel cancer.
Other than occasional stomach cramps I feel fine in myself, I honestly thought the results would come back as negative and that I had haemorrhoids. Has anyone had similar high results and had a diagnosis of some form of IBD and not anything more sinister? I’d obviously rather not have either but IBD is definitely the lesser of two evils!
Thank you for getting this far, if you have. I know that nobody can diagnose me but I’m just looking for a bit of reassurance.
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High fecal calprotectin levels- a bit scared now.
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BottomStress · 23/02/2021 19:56
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