For the past week I’ve been getting this dull/sharp pain in the side of my abdomen. It seems to be under my rib and radiates down to where my hipbone is. I don’t know what is causing it, sometimes...
Thanks for all the replies. You guys have been a ton of help. Just to update, I told my pcp about my concerns and she agreed that we should do a small bowel study. Just for my peace of mind, she...
Thanks. I have heard about the capsule endoscopy, do you think that I should ask for that or would an MRI or CT be better? I just want to make sure whichever I choose shows everything, whether...
Thanks for the advice guys. I will definitely pursue the anemia thing. Just wondering, if I did have something in the small intestine, wouldn't the TI biopsy have shown that? I thought that biopsies...
A bit of background: I started noticing a change in my bowel movements back in August last year. In September, blood tests showed slight anemia, even though I was taking all my vitamins and eating...
soynomore - I try to eat as healthy as I can - lots of fruits and veggies, grains, and nuts. I would say I'm 80% vegan. But I also stress eat, and for the past few weeks I've been eating pretty badly...
noodlesnoodles - the blood is occult - meaning I can't actually see it but I know it's there because of the positive stool test and low iron levels. I have only seen bright red blood about twice, but...
Hi everyone, I made a post on here a while ago regarding my symptoms. Basically, I have been experiencing blood in my stool (detected by a stool test) and had a colonoscopy in September to find a...
Thanks for all the advice you guys. It feels nice to talk to people without them telling me it's all in my head. daddysgirl23 - The main reason why my PCP referred me to a gyno was because she was...
I actually did have a celiac disease panel and it came back negative, which makes sense since it didn't show up on the biopsies. I actually changed my PCP, and I'm getting a new GI as well (and an...
And no I've never had a history of anemia, even when I experimented with veganism two years back....
Yes, colon cancer was my main concern. The GI who performed the procedure reassured me everything is fine, as he also took tissue samples which came back normal as well. But I'm just worried about...
Ok so here's the thing. I'm 16 years old. Last September, I underwent a colonoscopy and endoscopy because of a positive FOBT test and slight anemia. Both scopes showed nothing, biopsies were negative...