Fit >400ug/g

Hello

i I was told yesterday that I have a FIT result of >400ug/g. I have been referred to hospital on a 2-week pathway. 

I presented at the GP on Monday as I had been suffering from diarrhoea since Wednesday of last week. Initially thought a virus. But as it hasn’t improved, I wanted it checked out. 

it was the last straw. For a few months, I had some mild and gradual changes in my bowel habits. I used to be a ‘regular 6am’ toilet trip every day with healthy looking stools. But it changed to every few days, random, no regularity and having to urge to go but cannot relieve the sensation and very bloaty and gas was felt but difficult to pass.

i did a York Test at home thinking it if had developed some sensitivities and it came back as ‘high’ for banana, lemon, lime, gluten, wheat, cows milk and yeast. I was sceptical. Tried to remove lactose but there was no change. TBH, I didn’t think it was reliable. 

my history of bowel issues has been since 2006. I was admitted to hospital August 2006 with severe non-specific colitis. Huge amounts of bleeding. X rays every day and treatment for ulcerative colitis and crohns before a colonoscopy six days later - I think it was too inflamed to do it. I signed a paper to say they would remove my entire colon if they deemed it necessary. I kept the colon! They found an ulcer and I am sure polyps. I had follow up tests but no treatment. My bowels settled after 18 months. 

Since then, all has been fine. 2020 I discovered I had an increasing sensitivity to duck egg. I removed it from my diet. I had 12 hours of severe stomach pains and diarrhoea. Then in 2022, I collapsed at work with severe stomach ache. I went to the GP at home and ‘failed’ a rebound test quite significantly. They suspected appendicitis. 2 days in hospitals and a CT scan and found nothing - slightly enlarged lymph nodes and some stuff not related to bowels. Then in 2023, I ended up with Egypt tummy. I wasn’t ill, but two weeks of severe diarrhoea - even fluids came out. Stool sample negative for four bugs they tested for. Bowels fine until mid-late 2025 when I notice a slight and gradual change in frequency, urge, stool shape etc to now. 

I am on day 13 now of severe diarrhoea with stomach cramps now and again presenting left side, top left side and top right side and back, urge to go constantly but most of the time there is nothing. 

I want to know how long people had to wait from the GP referral (mine was yesterday - Thursday 5th March) to their test (assuming colonoscopy). The referral says I should be contacted by 9th March but not sure if they work weekends! I am near York if that helps. 

I am aware that it doesn’t necessarily mean cancer but I won’t lie, it’s on my mind. Certainly reading about symptoms of others has opened my eyes as I have symptoms that would never have linked to possible cancer. The most obvious that is not directly linked to the bowel is fatigue. I put it down to my age (just turned 47) and no symptoms of perimenopause yet (regular as clockwork) but still I am exhausted each day (am a teacher) and it was ‘noticeable’ more in October when I struggled to walk the fells of the Lakes. Usually I can walk and hike 10-12 miles a day with no exhaustion but I had to halt half way up some fells with my legs feeling like lead. I am asthmatic but my chest was fine.