Okay so I am new to this so forgive me if I seem ignorant or clueless to some things. I am currently queery crohns disease. It started about two months ago with classic symptoms such as bloating, blood in stool, constipation and diarrheah. This went on for a few weeks I didnt do anything about it just incase it cleared up on its own. I was then admitted to hospital through a&e with sever abdo pain turns out it was a ovarian cyst so unrelated however I mentioned the gastro problems I had been experiencing and bloods and stool samples were taken.
2 weeks later I went to my GP who had the results and said my procaltectin levels in my stool were 311 , anything above 80 is considered raised. My GP perscribed more pain relief and an "urgant referal" to the gastro specialist was made. 24 weeks yes 24 weeks later I was seen by the specialist where I had more stool samples and bloods taken and a rectal examination where he said I had some small hemorides ( I believe these were caused by the months of constipation and not the reason for the blood in stool). He referred for me to have a colonoscopy to examine further as he believed I have crohns.
The waiting time is 4/5 months for the colonoscopy I honestly dont know how im expected to suffer with these symptoms and pain for much longer. I know NHS is busy but it is stressing me out the longer I go undiagnosed. I am 21, female in south Wales with family history of crohns disease. I have lost a stone and a half since Ive been expericing these symptoms. My GP seems reluctant to start me on any medication other than pain relief. I dont know what to do I just want to know either way what is wrong with me.
**sorry for spelling mistakes was pretty frazzled when writing this**
2 weeks later I went to my GP who had the results and said my procaltectin levels in my stool were 311 , anything above 80 is considered raised. My GP perscribed more pain relief and an "urgant referal" to the gastro specialist was made. 24 weeks yes 24 weeks later I was seen by the specialist where I had more stool samples and bloods taken and a rectal examination where he said I had some small hemorides ( I believe these were caused by the months of constipation and not the reason for the blood in stool). He referred for me to have a colonoscopy to examine further as he believed I have crohns.
The waiting time is 4/5 months for the colonoscopy I honestly dont know how im expected to suffer with these symptoms and pain for much longer. I know NHS is busy but it is stressing me out the longer I go undiagnosed. I am 21, female in south Wales with family history of crohns disease. I have lost a stone and a half since Ive been expericing these symptoms. My GP seems reluctant to start me on any medication other than pain relief. I dont know what to do I just want to know either way what is wrong with me.
**sorry for spelling mistakes was pretty frazzled when writing this**
