Hi all. I’m new here and just needing to hear others experiences if possible. I have just had my FIT results come back with a level of 54. While I know this isn’t exceptionally high, I also have the following symptoms:
around 4 weeks ago I started bleeding from my back passage. Large amounts of blood (literally pouring out of me and filling the toilet) several times a day. This lasted just over a week. The blood cleared up and since then I have experienced extreme tummy cramps every time I eat - sharp pains in my lower left abdomen and then period like cramps for a good couple of hours after I eat. I have Constant back and Hhip pain, like a pressure causing them to ache. I feel nauseous all the time but even more so when I eat. I’m extremely gassy and my stomach makes the most horrendous sounds. My feet and calves feel a little swollen and ache as though I’ve done a long run. Despite not eating much because of how it makes me feel I’ve put on around 5lbs in 4 weeks and feel incredibly bloated. I’m knackered beyond belief all the time, zero energy.
my bloods came back with high B12 and Ferritin levels but low iron. I also had increased nucleated red blood cells. Then the fit came in at 54 and the other stool sample (can’t remember what it was called) showed inflammation.
for context I’m a 46 year old, otherwise healthy, female.
my gp has put me on a two week referral for colonoscopy. I’m scared, I can’t lie.
