Hi. So for a few years I've been prone to stomach pain, nothing serious, but sometimes pretty awful to deal with. For a little over 6 months I've had pressure point sensitivity in my upper right quadrant (gallbladder area). It always hurts if I apply even the smallest amount of pressure to it, and sometimes hurts with out me touching it. I sometimes get pressure point sensitivity in other abdominal sections, but it is most commonly in the upper right quadrant. A couple of weeks ago I had an ultrasound and they found nothing unusual in my stomach or my gallbladder. I also frequently get stomach aches, and bowel pain, too (can be anywhere but bowel pain is most commonly in my bottom left and bottom right sections of bowels). The stomach and bowel pain can be evil and extremely painful. I am also frequently constipated and usually have huge, solid bowel movements that often tear my anus a little bit, making it bleed. I had blood tests done, checking everything, but all that was abnormal was the fact I am still anaemic. I am soon going to give in a stool sample, which will hopefully give me answers. But what I mentioned first is what I am most focused on. I am just wondering if anybody here has any ideas of what could possibly be wrong and why it is like this? Thank you!
Have you had a fecal calprotectin test and colonoscopy to establish why you are anemic? Has your doctor looked for haemorrhoids to see if that is also causing bleeding and anemia?
no, my anaemia has only been confirmed through blood tests. My doctor hasn’t checked my anus, either. i have been in worse pain than usual the last couple of days, and despite being constipated i have had black diarrhoea today. not tarry or sticky, but black. i have just been put on a course for iron tablets and took my first this morning between 7-8 am, and 3pm today is when the black diarrhoea happened. my stomach and bowels are still hurting.
Iron tablets can cause black stools and can cause constipation and GI problems. I would ask your doctor to examine your anus for haemorrhoids and for further tests to establish why you are anemic.