I'm 41 yo female...about 2 years ago, I started having really bad bloating, nausea,feeling full easily... etc...
1/06 u/s of abd -normal
7/06 colonoscopy-chronic active proctitis/mild active inflammation
11/06 upper gi w/sm bowel -normal
11/06 hida scan-normal except for 10 % ejection
1/07-abd sonogram-normal
1/07 sigmoidoscopy-chronic colitis/chronic proctitis/active imflammatory bowel disease
2/07 endoscopy- mild chronic inflammation/focal intestinal metaplasia identified on blue stain
The bloating had gone away for a while, and things were pretty much back to normal..I changed my diet, added probiotics,acupuncture, and things just started to feel much better.
The issue is that the bloating has started up again..not as bad, but still there, and a little bothersome.It's only been about a week, but I feel a little nervous about it.
My husband was diagnosed with colon cancer last year...and now I'm a little freaked.
Is there any way that this could be cancer? stomach or colon? I am due for another colonscopy/endoscopy in April 2008...just to watch the proctitis.
Other than the bloating, I have no other symptoms...no changes in bowels, no diarrhea...the only time I have a tiny bit of blood in my stool or on the tissue is if I strain or push...( which is usually if I don't eat flax) and that has always been the case since this whole thing started 2 years ago.
Just a little nervous since this thing with my husband...
thanks for your input on this.