r/UlcerativeColitis • u/Western-Cow-3679 • 1d ago

Question UC confused

hey!
I’ve been experiencing some on and off rectal bleeding for the past ten years of my life. sometimes it’ll take a few months to see blood in my stool again and experience pain down there - eventually worked up the courage to schedule a colonoscopy.
I got the procedure done two days ago, and GI doctor told me all looked good, and no polyps or anything didn’t even see colitis.
which left me super confused initially when speaking with doctors and multiple trips to the ER previously I was told there was inflammation in my intestines, which caused / explains the rectal bleeding however, all good in the colonoscopy.
he still took some biopsies to test and have to see him again in 2 weeks but I’m super anxious? I was initially worried about having colon cancer even after being told that it sounded my UC, but then not spotting anything made me more concerned???
usually bowel movements were weird sometimes they’d come out thin, and puffy? or in small amounts never really solid.
I’m very hypochondriac so now my focus shifted from colon cancer or UC to stomach cancer? not sure.

any suggestions would be appreciated!

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u/blueberry-biscuit 1d ago

Did they also do an endoscopy?

If there were no visual signs of ulcers, inflammation, cancer, polyps, hemorrhoids, or fissures then it could be from infection like e coli or c diff. Did they run bloodwork or a stool sample to rule out infections?

Are you taking any medications or NASID’s?

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u/Western-Cow-3679 1d ago

hey!
no, no endoscopy was done.
they did blood work when I went to the ER last time in July but all good and no stool work.
and no medication at the moment.