End Ileostomy and Mucus/Blood Discharge Worries

So I've had my end ilesotomy since August of 2013 (about 6 months ago). I'm 21 years old and happily back at college for my final 2 semesters (had to take one off when I got sick in June 2013).

I still have the "stump" of my colon and my rectum inside of me. My doctor said that I was better off waiting a few years before having them removed too, because I still had considerable inflammation back in August.

Since the surgery I have always had some mucus/blood discharge out of my anus, varying in amount of frequency. Never anything too serious, and I was told by my doctor that it was normal and to be expected. But over the past 4 or 5 days the frequency of the discharge has increased to 4-6 times a day, with more and more blood. The urgency has gotten worse as well, and I have been forced to rush to the toilet sometimes barely making it in time. Worse yet my butt is starting to get soar/raw from the frequent discharge.

So now I am scared that there might be something seriously wrong with the rectum/stump that is still inside of me. Or maybe this is just a weird phase for a few days and the discharge will return to "normal" soon? Also as a side note I have notice a slight increase in fatigue over the past few days, which I'm thinking may be because of loosing blood in the discharge. I'm waiting on a call back from my GI doctor tomorrow morning and trying not to freak out too much.

Any and all advice/thoughts are welcome!

Yeah, it's almost definitely some kind of inflammation in the retained rectum, either diversion colitis or plain old IBD disease activity.

As long as you're staying hydrated and the pain is tolerable I wouldn't go to the ER, but definitely reach out to your doctor ASAP.

Thanks for the quick responses!

I dont know if I would say that I have "cramping" per say, but definitely some weird feelings down in my bowel region, similar to the kind of pain I remember from before getting the surgery but not nearly as serious.

I figured that it was some sort of flare or inflammation in the stump/rectum but I was hoping I was wrong. I'll be speaking with my doctor tomorrow morning, but since I am at school I will need to go see a different, local GI doctor some time soon.

In terms of treatment/medication, what am I looking at over the next few days/weeks?