When I was about 10 years old I had to have a colonoscopy, lower GI, and several other tests ordered by different physicians for bleeding when I had a bowel movement. I am now almost 22 and the symptoms are back with avengince! They have persisted now for about a year, but are getting worse each day. In October 2008 I was scheduled for a colonoscopy, but I could not get all of the pre-op liquid down so it was cancelled! I just rescheduled another appointment for the colonoscopy for March 2nd with my pre-op appt. on February 26th. I have procrastonated as long as I could to reschedule because I just dont want to hear any bad news....but now I figure its better than not knowing at all, right? So I am extremely scared and nervous about the procedure (even though I have had it before) and the results! My worst fear is the doctor not finding anything (because I had inconclusive results when I was younger) or finding cancer (long family history of cancer and my dad just passed away 1 year ago from Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma)! So despite all of these fears I rescheduled because I cannot take the stress or the pain anymore! I have extreme amouts of bright red blood on the tissue paper, mixed in the toilet water, and surrounding my stool (even some darker blood too)! Also, I have the white mucus mixed in with my stool and surrounding it as well. And I have noticed lately that I have what seems to be blood clots coming out with bowel movements, more gasy, some pain in my lower abdomen and anus, and mixture of constipation and dierrea. I am just worried, confused, nervous, scared, and frustrated! But most of all I just want it to be over with!

Well, I have been using the rectal enema's with the mesalamine every day for 7 weeks straight but... I still have the mucus and blood! Last week even accompanied with a lot of pain in the lower left part of my belly.
I guess I will have to call the doctor to see if there are alternative options. *sigh*

hi, what is ulcerative colitis and ulcerative proctitis?
i had coloscopy done...the report says ulcerative colitis...but the doctor said i dont have inflammatory bowel disease.
I am confused. please help...as i am still having same symptoms as spoox..almost...i get bright red blood and sometimes i get mucous

Thank you spoox for your honesty in discribing your symptoms. I too have in the past been diagnosed with having proctitis. About 6 years ago i had my last colonoscopy when they diagnosed me. Now.. its back which totally sucks. I experience the same EXACT, symptoms as you. It seems to get worse with time, and the symptoms are extreemly embarassing.

next week i go in for my colonoscopy.. and Im scared. i dont like being sedated, or the feeling of being put under, it makes me nervous. How did you get through that part? I wonder if you have to be sedated for a colonoscopy..

i donno, i just want everything to be the way it used to before all of this stuff. Ive had symptoms on again off again for years, but right now its worse. Gas, bloating, slight constipation, pus like mucus, blood etc. it sucks! and is embarassing.

Have you had much success with treatment after your diagnosis? do you have to have frequent colonoscopy's now- like every 2 years or so?

Hi izzy...i had colonoscopy done...they give you a relaxant only...u dont get sedated...ur awake during the procedure and its not painful. u just get an enema to clean you from inside so dont worry...i didnt get much improvement...but with time...controlling my diet..eating more healthy food with fibre...like fruits and vegies and avoiding chillie in food has helped me alot...also there is a fibre called ispaghol...having it daily in the morning helps with constipation and its otherwise very healthy too....

Soo.. after a very long day of prep on Sunday, i went at 8am and scared out of my mind, they started to give me a slight pain killer though an IV that calmed me enough for them to sedate me a little. I dont remember anything but waking up which was nice!

I was diagnosed with having Ulcerative Colitis.

And internal/external hemoroids. I dont understand the whole external hemoriods deal, because i dont visually see them so wouldnt that mean they are internal?

They took some biopsies of throughout the whole colon and more lab results are being process. But nothing terrible.. or life threatening with is a RELEIF! i can finally get back to the gym, start over and eat a diet that will help me keep this under control.

I think that my symptoms started occuring when i changed my diet- and started drinking lots of diet water instead of soda. My symptoms were much WORSE! when i would drink anything with diet sugars in it.

thanks 23_yr_old_Gastro

I am 29 so..I too have had the same problems since i was YOUR age. If you need anything, definately contact me! Thank you!!!!

what did the doctor say about ulcerative colitis...i was diagnosed after colonoscopy with the same thing...but my doctor said its not inflammatory bowel disease...i dont know what did he mean exactly...thanks for the diet sugar tip....my symptoms are better now...as i dont eat alot of spices and masalas typically found in indian/pakistani foods...and also i drink more water now...so its better...i dont know if i have hemoroids...can i know?? can you tell as there is nothing visible....im suspicious coz i also got blood slightly on the wipe once recently...i was also and still slightly am suffering from constipation...any further tips...i know that drinking water right after waking up helps alot...and also drinkin water right before meals....do tell me about your condition...as i guess we have the same thing...hope you get well and stay well...take care

So, I had a colonoscopy on monday- my mom said the practioner told her that they took some biopsy's of my colon, yet... they said not to worry, that I have ulcerative colitis.

so why did they take biopsy's?

lastnight Which was Wednesday- only a couple days after my colonoscopy I had a Fever, dizziness, and diarreah? Today I feel better, but im a little worried.

I hope theres nothing more serious behind my symptoms and colonoscopy biopsy.

Im really nervous, i just want things to go back to the way the used to be.

they take biopsies to check if something is cancerous...or to check for the inflammatory bowel disease which i dont what it is exactly...i hope things turn out well...eat fruits and vegies and drink water alot ..you will be fine

I am glad the colonoscopy wasn't a big deal for you. I thought it was pretty easy and quite interesting! I loved seeing everything on a huge flat screen HD tv haha. The sedation worked well and at one point it hurted a little and the nurse immediately sedated me more and I woke up after everything was done. I will never worry again for a colonoscopy though.

I have Ulcerative proctitis which is the same as Ulcerative Collitis except the proctitis only concentrates in the last 6-8 inces of the colon by the exit and with milder symptoms. Ulcerative collitis however is spread through out the entire colon.

I am taking small enemas now before I go to sleep and they seem to help, but as soon as I stop for a day or two the blood and mucus comes back twice as bad! Today I am seeing a doctor about that and to see if there is an alternative medication we can try instead.
The bleeding has been quite bad at times and still freak me out even though I know what the cause is...

Good luck to you both!

PS izzy, if you keep having fever you should call your doctor though!

I saw my doctor today and now I have to try cortizone enemas for 21 days straight next to the mesalamine ones every other 3 days... blah! hehe

I would definitely go to the docs to get this checked out.

What is your diet like?

Is it possible that you may just have a hemorroid?

Having a good clean out may help. Also, do you eat any foods that you find hard to digest?

Good luck

Hey spoox- Thanks for starting a great thread. I have noticed the same type of 'fluffy' whitish/bloody mucus in my stool, to which my family doctor chaulked it up to "losing a few pounds". How professional. He didn't even mention any other reasons(Even the simplest- like you just had a baby so it could be a hemmroid). It honestly seemed like he didnt want to be bothered to investigate it.

I, too, have just been diagnosed with ulcerative proctitis (just a few days ago- still waiting for the biopsy results) My concern is NONE of my doctors have taken stool sample to see if what caused these ulcers. Can they find out through the biopsy? I really suspect that it is just a bacterial over growth. (I really noticed these syptoms around April 2009, after trying a diet 'fiber' pill and also having a very bad flu that sent me racing to the potty every two minutes.) I think that the flu I had shocked my immune system. Maybe I just need an antibiotic?

I just want some solid answers, this whole experience has altered my confidence in health care providers. My GI Dr. had originally guessed that it could be Crohns or Colitis, and he has yet to tell me if these diagnoses are still possible. Bottom line is: I know something is wrong with me, it's like a switch got turned off. I don't want Dr's to fumble or neglect the situation, and then tell me in a years time it's advanced into something else. I just want to feel like I used to.

Well, I just heard back from my GI, and biopsy tests confirm that I have Ulcerative Colitis. Was really hoping it was something else.

I have to take Canasa for 28 days and hope for the best. Guess that's all I can do. I really feel defeated.

Anyone else controlling this issue on their own? Using probiotics or eating a certain diet? Please let me know what could help KEEP it in remission.

Sorry to hear you have colitis

Since my diagose with proctitis not much has changed. I tried several enema treatments but I still have the urges, mucus and occasional blood. The last few weeks however I have been eating light yogurt with fiber one for breakfast each day and I am drinking one of those small immune drinks each day that taste like yogurt. I can't think of the name right now but they seem to calm things down a little?

I hope the Canasa will help you! Stay positive and keep us posted

Well, I tried the Canasa. After 2 weeks of using it, my hair is falling out! (One of the unforturnate side affects) I stopped taking it and called my GI. I told him I stopped taking it, and asked him what to do about my hair. His secretary told me he said to talk to my regular physician because he is not sure that the Canasa is responsible for the hair loss (even though it is clearly stated on the info given with it from the pharmacy. And,by the way, I have lost about a third of my hair or more, not in bald patches, but all over.), although he said it is possible that it is caused by the colitis. I don't know why he can't tell me what to do if it 'could' be caused by a condition he diagnosed me with.
The mucus is back, along with cramping that I never really had before. I think I am going to go to a holitic healer- what have i got to lose? maybe a course of probiotics will get things back in order.

Spoox,

I'm having some of the same issues as you and I have a colonoscopy next Monday to see what's going on. Here are my symptoms. I have a bowel movement every morning a few hours after waking. It's normal sized. The first part of the bowel movement is pellets that are stuck together with mucus wrapped around them that sometimes has reddish blood in it. The mucus is white and fluffy or brownish colored. The rest of the bowel movement is soft and formed with hardly any mucus and no blood. The hard and soft part of the movements are one piece if that makes sense. I never have any pain with the bowel movements, although I've had periods of rectal pain/burning that radiates up to the tailbone. It lasts for a few days then goes away, only to return a few days or weeks later. I can also go a week or two with no blood in the mucus, but the mucus is always there. Thanks for the help!

Hi cromartie, that sounds like my daily bowel movements haha. Yeah I usually have just air and some mucus drops before the actual stool comes out that has some mucus covered on one end. It doesn't always have blood with it. Lately I increased my fiber intake significanly and every day I drink a "danactive" immunity with is a probiotic diary drink. It seems to ease things a little in my colon.

Don't be nervous for your colonoscopy! It is actually pretty cool to see yourself on the inside. I was mostly awake during mine and tried to relax as much as possible and the only uncomfortable part was the air they fill you up with. The prep the day before is the worst I think. I don't think I can drink blue gatorade for a while hahaha. If you have to do the prep the day befor I suggest having some vaseline handy to rub on your skin after each bathroom use.

Keep us posted and good luck!

I have been having weird things going on with my colon for the past 8 months. It started all of a sudden with white like liquid stool movements when i go to the bathroom every now and then. I had a colonoscopy and she found ulcerative colitis. she said my ulcers are very small, nothing to worry about. And that i have internal hemroids, which I think never go away. Anyway, she put me on lialda and i took that for 3 months. No difference. Months go by, I've seen about 4 different GI's and they all tell me by looking at these colonoscopy results and biopsies, it doesnt match up to the symptoms i feel. (Bloating, gas, blood and mucis in stool, and White liquid stool.) They think its just really bad Irritable bowel disease. Meanwhile my symptoms have gotten MUCH worse and extreme since my colonoscopy and none of these doctors seem worried about it. For the past 2 weeks I have been seeing nothing but white liquids mixed in with a few light brown pellets of stool. And my colon feels like its going to explode. I cry every night and I don't know what to do anymore. I see this thread has been going on for quite a while so Im hoping maybe someone can relate or has answers. =(

Oh and I failed to mention that 3 weeks ago i took a random stool test and they found C Difficile infection in my stool and so I was put on the antibiotic to get rid of it and thank god its gone. But I have no idea how that came about because its caused by excessive antibiotic use and most people who are in hospitals long term usually get it. I think maybe because my intestines and colon are vulnerable, i picked it up somehow..who knows...