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Posted 4/14/2017 1:38 PM (GMT 0)
I'm in the middle of a panic attack because I'm convinced I either have colon cancer or uc

I'm 28 years old and I've been experiencing lower back/ side pain. I found black specks on my toilet paper after a bm. I investigated one of the specks and it was tiny, round, and hard. Does this sound like blood? Would blood from upper bleeding be mushy or soft? Would it strain the toilet paper? Or can it be hard?

I tried calling my doctor but they aren't available today. Someone please help
Posted 4/14/2017 2:37 PM (GMT 0)
Sounds like something more like a seed than blood. Blood is not going to stay in your GI tract long enough to solidify into anything hard like you describe.

You don't have colon cancer. Please don't take this the wrong way, but you do sound like you suffer from anxiety and it's not helping your situation.

edit: Have you scheduled the colonoscopy yet?

Post Edited (Wolsnik) : 4/14/2017 8:59:17 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 4/14/2017 2:54 PM (GMT 0)
my guess is poppy seeds
Posted 4/14/2017 3:11 PM (GMT 0)
I'm going to see a GI doctor on Wednesday. In the meantime I'm going to get a psych eval at a hospital because I've been crying non-stop and haven't been eating much
Posted 4/14/2017 3:57 PM (GMT 0)
Have you taken pepto-bismol or iron pills lately? there are quite a few benign reasons that this could be. You are doing everything right, so try and calm yourself down with that knowledge. Most of the time we worry ourselves for what turns out to be not much.....I do that, too. Maybe try and stop googling until you've seen your doc?
Posted 4/14/2017 5:21 PM (GMT 0)
It sounds like you suffer from health anxiety. Self diagnosis is usually wrong.
Posted 4/14/2017 6:14 PM (GMT 0)
What exactly have you eaten over the past 3 days? Please list it.

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Posted 4/14/2017 8:43 PM (GMT 0)
I've eaten pizza which could have had black peppers. Honestly I haven't eaten much the past few days.

No pepto bismal or iron pills
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