Should I WORRY!!! HELP?!
Question: okay so i tested positive for occult blood in my stool maybe umm 3 weeks ago.. anyway today i notice fresh blood on my stool.. now the occult blood was hidden in my stool now i see fresh blood.. is that weird? im not on my period either nor will i be getting it.. im 20 years old and suffer stomach pains over a year.. the doctors ive been to told me not to worry its nothing due to i was under a lot of stress.. is it something to worry about tho? im kinda scared!
Answers: okay so i tested positive for occult blood in my stool maybe umm 3 weeks ago.. anyway today i notice fresh blood on my stool.. now the occult blood was hidden in my stool now i see fresh blood.. is that weird? im not on my period either nor will i be getting it.. im 20 years old and suffer stomach pains over a year.. the doctors ive been to told me not to worry its nothing due to i was under a lot of stress.. is it something to worry about tho? im kinda scared!
go back to that doctor and demand your money back, tell him he is worthless and to kiss your ***.
Please find another doctor, I am not one so I can not make the call for your question, but please do these things, do not worry about it yet, nothing is wrong hopefully and i wish you the best.
take care and do not go back to the same doctor... just because he has a diploma on his wall does not mean he is dumb as hell
You need to worry until the doctors do tests to determine the cause of your 'occult' bleeding. Weren't any tests offered???
They certainly should have been. There are many things, other than cancer, that can cause bleeding: colitis, ulcers,
diverticulitis, just to name a few. They are all treatable, but you need to find the root cause.
You need a series of tests. I don't care how old you are, if you have had stomach pains for over a year, you have something that needs to be looked into. Don't be scared, just demand the tests.
First of all find a different doctor... Probably in the field of Gastroenteritis.. This doctor will do a colonoscopy to see if you have any polyps.. I'm sure it's nothing but get more testing done..
Good luck..
what is a stool?
Sounds like you have Crones disease or Colitis. See an emergency room doctor and bring in a stool sample when you do.
FIND A DIFFERENT DOCTOR. Could be hemmoroids, but it could be ulcers or something else. Young women have a terrible time being taken seriously be doctors. YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO GET AN ANSWER. Keep pestering them until you get one! Learn this lesson now and it will carry you well though life. Women have a right to quality healthcare. Being told "don't worry" IS NOT quality in any way shape or form. You have a right to answers and you have a responsiblity to fight to get them. Do not take this, or any other unsatifying medical answer, lying down.