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Posted 8/26/2015 6:14 PM (GMT 0)
Hi everyone,
I'm new to this forums just signed up also. I'm sorry If I posted this in the wrong section of the forum.
I've not been feeling well for some time and was searching online for somewhere to ask this and found this site. I wanted to know if anyone could help me by giving me a general idea of what is causing this.

43, Female.
Pain in the left part of my abdominal.
Watery or thin stool sometimes.
Burning sensation after passing stool.
A feeling of fullness but I constantly still get the urge to eat more.
Excessive gas.

I don't get the urge to go more to the bathroom so that hasn't changed.
I feel sometimes tired but not extremely tired.
There is no visible blood in the stool.
I have not lost any weight.

I am going to go to the doctor the day after tomorrow but I just wanted anyone's opinion on what is causing this.

Thank you for any help in advance.
Posted 8/26/2015 6:27 PM (GMT 0)
could be IBS or a case of proctitis. it's good you are getting to the doctor though. he will probably want to do a colonoscopy or a flexible sigmoidoscopy if he is a GI doctor. PCPs are generally useless when it comes to bowel problems.
Posted 8/26/2015 6:48 PM (GMT 0)
Yeah. If you are going to a regular family doctor then make sure you get follow up treatment from a GI. You should get a colonoscopy. It's about the only way to tell what's going on. Your reg doc can either schedule this or set you up with a GI appointment. I wouldn't settle for 2 or more months down the road. The colon heals very slowly so the more you let it get out of hand the worse it will be to treat and sometimes damage never completely heals. You need to get this figured out yesterday.
Posted 8/26/2015 7:10 PM (GMT 0)
I'm just hoping it's nothing to serious. Thank you for the replies. :-)
Posted 8/26/2015 7:52 PM (GMT 0)
The best "not serious" case would be a short term acute infection causing colitis, or some hemorrhoids. Everything else, from IBS to IBD to cancer is very serious.

Good luck.
Posted 8/26/2015 8:04 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you for the information :-)
Posted 8/27/2015 10:05 PM (GMT 0)
I was about to suggest Morgellon's Syndrome, but I think other replies provided are more likely.
Posted 8/28/2015 4:15 PM (GMT 0)
No point playing guessing games it helps you in no way psychologically/mentally. just get a colonoscopy they don't hurt and you don't feel a thing and it's over within the hour, then you'll know and you'll get treatment and diagnosis
Posted 8/28/2015 6:35 PM (GMT 0)
I'd go to the doctor, start off with stool testing, blood tests and referral to GI if nothing obvious discovered. If no problems found with digestive system, check ovaries. IBS that develops in woman over the age of 40, feeling of fullness and weight gain around abdomen can all be associated with ovarian problems - but this may be as simple as a parasite. Hope it goes well.

Post Edited (London Lurker) : 8/28/2015 12:38:08 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 8/29/2015 11:51 PM (GMT 0)
I second what London Lurker suggests. Please see a GI for some tests, and then see an OB/GYN. I am in my thirties and was diagnosed with both ulcerative colitis and endometriosis 2 years ago. They have very similar symptoms. I also have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. I have had all of the symptoms you describe and also bleeding and urgency when flaring.

Please seek help from specialists. The sooner you do, the sooner you'll know what's going on. Also, welcome to the forum, and please don't hesitate to ask more questions. We're all here to offer support.
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