Stomach and bottom issues...

[SunshineSusan14]

For the past few weeks I have been experiencing slight, bright red blood when wiping. There isn't a huge amount but it's noticeable.

I've also been feeling quite bloated and have had pain in my stomach and lower back. The pain comes and and goes and at the moment I feel ok. I rang my GP more for the bleeding than the pain. They asked if I suffer from piles which I do and basically surmised that that must be the problem. And to ring back if it continues for another month.

Is that an adequate response at this stage or should I try and get a second opinion? Admittedly the piles are probably the cause of the bleeding but I'm not sure how other things can be ruled out without me even being seen.

Yes I am the OP, apologies I name change a lot - because I talk about things like my bowels on the internet! I should have explained.

Thank you. I do hope they offer a colonoscopy. It's just a really bad time for referrals and appointments at the moment. The GP said they will look at my results along with her notes on my symptoms and make a decision based on that. I have to say my symptoms and the bleeding have settled down a bit now but the abnormal stool result did frighten me.

I have to say my symptoms and the bleeding have settled down a bit now but the abnormal stool result did frighten me.

I've always had a lot of day to day, week to week variability in my UC symptoms, and you often won't notice the bleeding.

They may put you on a course of prednisone to see if that clears it up. If it works, that would also point to some type of inflammatory disease.

Feel free to PM me with questions if you like.