To ask if this is likely/necessary to try and get a gp appointment tomorrow? TMI warning bowel issue

[bowelshmowl]

Posting here for traffic, I apologise but I’m panicking. I’m relatively youngish, nearly 30 but I have 3DC who I’m terrified of leaving behind.

I have had dodgy bowels for years. Family history of chrones, colitis, ibs etc. In the past, GP suggested that I could have ibs but I was never diagnosed with it. I have told them for a while about frequent blood and mucus in stool but I’ve always been told it’s not worrying, perhaps internal piles.

Lately, I’ve had quite bad breath. My teeth are good and I don’t have gum disease so I think it could be internal; it’s noticeable as dh has commented on it (not unkindly). I can kind of feel it come up when I breathe in my mouth and hold it.

I went to the toilet this morning and the smell nearly made me sick. It was a really rotten egg smell. I’ve never had that before, I’ve sprayed and opened the window but it’s lingering. I don’t know if I should try and get a gp appointment tomorrow? It’s honestly an alarming smell. I haven’t really drank alcohol for about a year, but I can’t think of anything I’ve eaten recently that could’ve caused dodgy bowels. I haven’t had eggs for a few days, I did have fish yesterday if that could’ve caused it? I don’t have regular bowel movements, sometimes can be up to 5 days so I don’t know if that could cause it??

I just don’t know if this is justifiable to try the 8am onslaught tomorrow, especially as doctors surgery have been very short staffed lately. And the odds of me being able to do a sample is slim to none. What do I even say if I do try to get an app?

I swear I’m not a troll, I’ve been here for nearly 10 years, MNHQ could verify this if needed, I have obviously nc’d as this is very embarrassing. I’m panicking insanely and holding my youngest dc terrified that I won’t be here to see her grow up. She’s only 7 months 😭

Yes, go to the GP ASAP. Insist on stool samples testing. It will be OK, OP, deep breaths - first step is to know what the issue is and then the right help will come, try not to let your mind wander to worst case scenarios because you may well be wrong (I have anxiety and every sympathy, so heart to heart, please don't let your brain do that to you now). 💐

Putting aside the breath issue, if you've had blood in stools for a while with no actual checks to confirm it is only piles, you need to be pushing harder for some testing - from my experience the minimum would be a FIT test and other stool sample tests. They shouldn't be writing off blood as piles unless they have either actively proved it's piles, or actively disproved it's something else.

So on that basis alone you need to get back to the GP, and definitely bring up the other issues too.

Whilst it is almost certainly not cancer, it's shocking you aren't getting more active support giving how much cancer rates in younger people are rising. You might need to make yourself the sqeaky wheel I'm afraid.

Blood and mucous in stools is not normal and needs investigation.

However as the problem has been going on for years is unlikely to be cancer. You don't typically get mucous with cancer either , nor smelly poos and bad breath. Time to see the GP.

Sensible to see the GP to discuss blood and mucous in your stools.
The bad breath and one off smelly poo does not indicate a serious bowel problem.

My poos/ fart can very occasionally smell like something died inside me …. I’m fine ! I’ve either eaten something that did not agree with me or been constipated .

It's appalling that they haven't referred you. Whilst piles can explain the blood, the mucus is the red flag. Especially with the family history of IBD.
You need to push for a referral and put in a complaint if they don't.
A doctor cannot say there is nothing to worry about with blood and mucus.
P.S. there is no need to panic. At worst likely to be ulcerative colitis. But it needs referral for treatment and you need to keep insisting this happens and not let it go.