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Q: colonoscopy for rectal bleeding
asked by: crystal89131 on June 19th, 2009
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i reently had a colonoscopy because for atleast 6 months i have pain going to the bathroom, rectal bleeding, solid small stool. i was told that i had nothing wrong but my colon looked red. nothing was done for me and i was sent on my way. no doctor will help me and ive lost hope. i need answers
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Dr. Robert Wascher , MD
replied on June 20th, 2009
It is impossible to offer any specific diagnosis over the Internet, and the limited information that you've provided really doesn't narrow the possible diagnoses down much, I'm afraid.

If your GI doctor observed inflamamtory changes in your colon or rectum, then he/she should have performed biopsies of the inflamed areas during the colonoscopy (you did not mention if this was done, and if so, what the results were). The most serious illnesses associated with chronic inflammation of rectum and colon are, of course, Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease, although there are many other potentional causes of colon and rectal inflammation (colitis and proctitis). Based upon the limited information that you have provided, these conditions need to be ruled-out.

Sincerely/ Robert A. Wascher, MD, FACS


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crystal89131
replied on June 22nd, 2009
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all they told me was that my colon was red. they did a biopsy but said i was fine...i called back to see what they biopsyed and never returned my call i had no pallops but what makes me concerned is that a friend has chrones disease and so does my cousin and i have almost exactly what they had symptom wise
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Fairy Godmother
replied on June 22nd, 2009
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I'd suggest finding another physican, one who will listen to your questions and give you some answers........I do thank Dr. Wascher for his professional opinion, and for being here on eHealth. Why keep wasting your time NOT KNOWING when you could find another Gastro Dr. who may very well do other test to get to the root of your problem?
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