A complex case - what do you think guys?

LondonRed, I hope you are receiving therapy from a mental health professional who can work with you on your health anxiety issues. There is no rational reason for fear or anxiety or panic over any of the symptoms you are describing.

As for fecal calprotectin, this has been discussed multiple times on the board. It is an expensive test and it isn't used much in the US, but is done in the UK with regularity from what I can tell. It is a good way to detect inflammatory markers. If there are positive findings on this test you will absolutely need to be scoped.

Went to see the GI today.

I have an anal fissure and hemmies. He didn't see inflammation in the rectal area so said the blood must be from fissure and hemmies. He said my screaming when the tube was put in was also suggestive of a fissure.

To put my mind at rest for a few years he has ordered a faecal calprotectin and a colonoscopy.

My question today is why would he order the latter if he wasn't worried?

As an anxious patient it's hard to say no. Let's see yhe faecal test first.

I see red every time I drive in freeway traffic - GRRRRRR !

I could probably fill a kiddy pool with all the blood I've lost over the years - after a while it becomes like taking out the trash - it's just what you do -