Re: Colon
From: Steph (steph_at_vancouver.island)
Date: 11/10/04
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Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 08:29:23 GMT
"Paul" <pfrank26@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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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?
>
It could, but it's very unlikely.
> Many thanks for your opinions (I recognize that they're merely
> opinions).
>
> Paul.
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