Colon

From: Paul (pfrank26_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 11/09/04

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    I'm posting here due to what I hope is just a mild case of
    hypochondria, and just typing this makes me feel very embarressed.

    For almost a year I've had diarrhea about 50% of the time I use the
    toilet, which is once a day. On a handful of occasions I've seen blood
    (bright red) on the toilet paper, so I saw a doctor.

    She did various tests (a stool sample and blood test, testing for IBD,
    cealic disease, blood count and probably others). All showed normal,
    and she told me to live with it and to return if gets worse. Another
    doctor did the same tests, and told me pretty much the same thing.

    Three months later I've seen blood one more time, although I felt a
    bit sore as well at the same time. Stool color varies every time from
    light to dark.

    In short, do you think I should trust these doctors? I'm 20 years old.
    Could it be the 'C' word?

    Many thanks for your opinions (I recognize that they're merely
    opinions).

    Paul.

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