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What Causes Diarrhea And Pain In Lower Abdomen And Back?
Question: i have very bad diahrea over the past 3months feeling very tired very bad pain lower right side traveling straight across my back my kidneys are fine but have blood in urine I am slightly overweight and am a hairdresser working 5 days a week I have a husband and 3 kids no bowel cancer in family but I am starting to worry myself now its been going on that long I do smoke 15 or less a day XXXX thankyou
Brief Answer:
need evaluation
Detailed Answer:
having diarrhea for 3 months is absolutely abnormal, and you need further evaluation. You will need to provide stool samples to make sure you don't have a parasitic infection, which could account for your fatigue as well.
Blood test are also necessary, particularly to check your thyroid (which if it is abnormal can cause change in bowel habits and fatigue). You can also get blood tests to check for inflammatory markers, celiac disease (gluten intolerance).
Ultimately if no improvement you will need an endoscopy and colonoscopy with biopsies all over. Inflammatory bowel disease (such as Crohn's disease) should be ruled out.
Inflammation in the bowels could explain the pain.
Blood in the urine is unlikely to be related to the diarrhea, but if you have back pain and bloo in urine, that could be related to a kidney stone.
I strongly suggest you visiting a physician for evaluation.
Hope that helps
need evaluation
Detailed Answer:
having diarrhea for 3 months is absolutely abnormal, and you need further evaluation. You will need to provide stool samples to make sure you don't have a parasitic infection, which could account for your fatigue as well.
Blood test are also necessary, particularly to check your thyroid (which if it is abnormal can cause change in bowel habits and fatigue). You can also get blood tests to check for inflammatory markers, celiac disease (gluten intolerance).
Ultimately if no improvement you will need an endoscopy and colonoscopy with biopsies all over. Inflammatory bowel disease (such as Crohn's disease) should be ruled out.
Inflammation in the bowels could explain the pain.
Blood in the urine is unlikely to be related to the diarrhea, but if you have back pain and bloo in urine, that could be related to a kidney stone.
I strongly suggest you visiting a physician for evaluation.
Hope that helps
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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