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369533 tn?1207588462

ibs or colon cancer ???help please

male aged 42
12 months ongoing problems
14 months ago filled toilett with blood2 days on trot
had lumps appearing on stomac
had lumps all my life had 1 took out of arm 20 years ago told it was lympoma
went to docs told the above was lypomas and the blood was nothing to wurry about just what i have been eating ?
went to docs regulary after that and was tested for heli bacter stomac bug came back possertive and treated for that.
kept going to docs regarding lumps appearing he sent me to a surgen who felt them and confermed lympomas
i changed docs after this
have had stomac pains down sides across the top and now bad back pains also prickly burning pains all over stomac ribs and up my back.
have had loads off blood and urine test all ok
also endoscerpy reveiled hiatus hernia and inflamed stomac.
ulta sound scan on liver stomac kidneys bladder.found a 3mm kidney stone in right kidney.
also ivu exray  on kidneys to see if stone is moving and causing me the pain waiting for resuls?
the consultent doesnt think a 3mm kidney stone will cause me the pain i am describing.
new doc is saying it most be all in my head i know itsnot pain is getting worse and unberable
seen another doc last week who says it sounds like ibs
current medication
amlodipine high blood pressure

simvastatin colestol

ranitidine     stomac

colafac         ibs

fluxetine       anti depresent

cocodamol   for pain
realy had a nothe medication doesnt seem to help  any ideas thanks
have recently tryed ibs tabletts doesnt seem to help
also getting prickly burning pains in stomac chest up my back driving me mad
am now waiting to go for a colonoscopy and scared of what thay might find?
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369533 tn?1207588462
would you beleive it got home from work got a message to ring hospital have a appointment on the 18 march to see a consultant.not looking foward to it but its for the best i hope, keep u informed if you dont mind thanx
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You should phone the doc and ask what's going on.
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369533 tn?1207588462
if you are in the same pain as me as you can see from forum its best to have procedure and to see whats going on.i am scared stiff of having it done and or what thay will find
doc said he would have me in ,in 3 weeks that was 6 weeks ago sick of waiting hope you dont have to wait so long keep me informed .
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just joined this site. have left ab pain 6 weeks bm constipated then large amount. bm movements like this for years. have rectocele since last child  born 3 yr ago. suffer gas alot. doc say need colonoscopy waiting for aapt. terrifed dad died bowel cancer age 54
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369533 tn?1207588462
thanx will try that
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Proteins stay in the stomach for a long time, since they are digested there. If you drop all animal food (meat, eggs, milk), your stomach will empty much faster. This may help.

Also avoid fibers (fruits/vegetables) which may yield a lot of gas.
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