Questionhello there. im horrified about colon cancer. im an 18 year old
female. i have been to doctor after doctor, even a gastroenterologist was unable
to find answers. your help would mean the world to me. i was on a very big diet,
high in protein and my stomach would make the funniest gurgling noises after i
ate. i also got terrible, explosive diarrhea from hard boiled eggs and too much
greens. i went back to my old eating habits (very unhealthy) and i was under
alot of stress. i had horrible stomach cramps and terrible diarrhea. the cramps
were in my lower left and right abdomen and my back. i also saw black in my
stool. the doctor wasn't sure what it could be and ran a fecal occult test. i
did two slides and both were negative for blood. the stomach pain continued and
my appetite went. it went into my back all of the time. i would also bloat after
meals. i felt constant pain in the lower right of my back. it feels like i have
to pass gas but i can't. my bowel movements would rotate between hard stools and
loose, watery stools that smelled and looked like diarrhea. my symptoms
continued so i went up for a full blood work up (which i would imagine reveal
any serious issues). i had a full CBC count (red & white bloods) cells, they
looked at my platelets, my liver function and my sugar..they looked at how
everything was functioning. everything came back great. my stomach pain
continued so i went to another doctor, she strongly felt my symptoms were
attributed to IBS & possibly crohn's or UC but i don't have bloody diarrhea so i
doubt it. these symptoms did come on when i became very stressed out. i finally
saw a gastroenterologist who believed my symptoms demonstrated IBS but he wanted
to do a colonoscopy. im only 18 years old so i said no and accepted the IBS
diagnosis. my stomach makes violent growling noises after i eat & gurgling. the
abdominal pain moves into my back. it almost feels like a big gas pain. my
bathroom habits have changed. i also have some stomach acid that comes up to my
throat at night. maybe stress has affected my digestive system? does this sound
like IBS? they thought it might've been a kidney infection because of the pain
in my back but they tested my urine. how about gallbladder attacks? it feels
like trapped gas but im really not sure. im not about to put myself through a
colonoscopy if it is believed to be IBS. does this sound like IBS? can IBS move
into your back? im sick of suffering & i want some advice from people who know
their stuff. i don't want to hear "just go for the colonoscopy." i want insight
based on the symptoms i have mentioned. i am mostly scared about colon cancer
because i read online that young people get it but then again i heard the
opposite that it is so extremely rare in teenagers. for a long time, i had a bad
habit of holding in my stool..does this lead to colon cancer or no? i heard it
just leads to stomach aches but i was worried you can get colon cancer from it.
should i be worried about this? im not sure what to think. help please.
the doctor did a full blood work up. he did the following tests. can you tell me
what issues (intestionally especially) the blood work would reveal? i also had a
pelvic ultrasound, a urinalysis, a rectal exam....
i had a full CBC count
my platelets were looked at
they look at my hepatic function
renal function
blood sugar
albumin
bilirubin
blood glucose
everything came back good..what do you think these blood tests were looking for
& what do my results rule out?
Answerunless many people had colon cancer in your family, then you don't have that. more likely a food intolerance/allergy. Most common are milk/lactose allergies... I would stop all milk cheese butter yogurt for a few weeks and see if it helps... second most likely is IBS- irritable bowel syndrome where your bowels simply are either overactive or underactive or both. Inflammatory bowel disease (crohn's and ulcerative colitis) are way down the list... if you had a sed rate (ESR) and it was normal, it probably isn't that. I would get the sed rate blood test, and try the diet restrictions of various foods (start with milk products) and go from there. If the sed rate is abnormal, get the colonoscopy
