Just looking for some thoughts.
I had a pouchoscopy about 2 months ago that basically showed the pouch looking very good, no significant inflammation, no pouchitis, etc. The GI thought things looked great and said I probably wouldn't need another scope for 2-3 years.
Despite that, in the past month or so I've gone on to have maybe 4 instances of bloody stool--or at least what I think is bloody stool. I've had red or dark red stool, definitely appears to be blood and looks like what I had with UC. I have had bleeding before, but it's not usually mixed in with the stool, more on the TP when I wipe. Also, the odd thing is that it seems to occur more toward the end of the day, and in between, the stool looks perfectly normal with no evidence of any blood. And I can go days and days where things are fine, then suddenly, out of the blue, another bloody stool. I have also had NO other symptoms whatsoever. No abdominal pain, no diarrhea, no urgency, no change in frequency. Okay, perhaps I've had a little more gas/gurgling than usual, but I've always had a lot of noise through the old stoma site so I'm not sure if that means anything. This is DEFINITELY not anything I've been eating. I've been quite diligent in that department. Basically, if not for the blood I'd say my pouch is functioning fanastically.
So, I'm going back to see my GI on Tuesday.
Just wondering if anybody had any thoughts on what this could be. Considering my scope looked great I'm not sure he'll want to do another one. Maybe a stool culture? I was on antibiotics about 4 months ago for a chest infection. I did not react well to those, and in fact I would trace these transient issues back to about the time I was on the meds. So, that leaves me wondering, would it be possible to have C.Diff without major symptoms?
I've been lucky to really not have had any major issues with the pouch thus far, so I'm a little baffled by all of this, especially since the issue seems so transient and everything else seems fine.
I had a pouchoscopy about 2 months ago that basically showed the pouch looking very good, no significant inflammation, no pouchitis, etc. The GI thought things looked great and said I probably wouldn't need another scope for 2-3 years.
Despite that, in the past month or so I've gone on to have maybe 4 instances of bloody stool--or at least what I think is bloody stool. I've had red or dark red stool, definitely appears to be blood and looks like what I had with UC. I have had bleeding before, but it's not usually mixed in with the stool, more on the TP when I wipe. Also, the odd thing is that it seems to occur more toward the end of the day, and in between, the stool looks perfectly normal with no evidence of any blood. And I can go days and days where things are fine, then suddenly, out of the blue, another bloody stool. I have also had NO other symptoms whatsoever. No abdominal pain, no diarrhea, no urgency, no change in frequency. Okay, perhaps I've had a little more gas/gurgling than usual, but I've always had a lot of noise through the old stoma site so I'm not sure if that means anything. This is DEFINITELY not anything I've been eating. I've been quite diligent in that department. Basically, if not for the blood I'd say my pouch is functioning fanastically.
So, I'm going back to see my GI on Tuesday.
Just wondering if anybody had any thoughts on what this could be. Considering my scope looked great I'm not sure he'll want to do another one. Maybe a stool culture? I was on antibiotics about 4 months ago for a chest infection. I did not react well to those, and in fact I would trace these transient issues back to about the time I was on the meds. So, that leaves me wondering, would it be possible to have C.Diff without major symptoms?
I've been lucky to really not have had any major issues with the pouch thus far, so I'm a little baffled by all of this, especially since the issue seems so transient and everything else seems fine.
