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What Causes Persistent Lower Abdominal Pain Along With Diarrhea?

so long story short I was having left lower abdomen aches and odd stools and diarrhea for 3 months, I went to drs who sent me to see a Gastro, I was given a colonoscopy which found diverticulitis and hemorrhoids, which would explain all my issues, the Gastro office called me saying the the DR wants me to repeat another colonoscopy within a year because there was a little area that had stool in the way and he wanted to just clear that section, and that if I want to come back into the office for they could explain that it s nothing major and for them to read my pathogly results, I asked her if those results were ok and she said it wasn t marked serious and that it said no malignancies, and that was all she could tell me.... so my question is should I be concerned?? I already know I have diverticulitis, i understand he probably is just wanting to be complete... and are pathogeny follow ups routine? she said they were for people who get colonoscopy.... i am a 30 year old male.. I am just stressed out because i Know from the first test what was bothering me and now he wants to do another one to see a little area covered with a little bit of stool, I understand they wanna be complete but should i overly worry? I ve already accepted I have Diver, i just wanna move on..
Mon, 4 Jan 2016
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HI, thanks for using healthcare magic

The doctor likely wishes to be thorough, making sure all areas of the colon are assessed.

If he was not able to visualize the area properly and take a sample of the area then he would not be able to determine if it was normal or if any changes were present.

If it was urgent, he would have likely requested an immediate assessment.

It would be best to go back at the time suggested to have any additional tests done.

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What Causes Persistent Lower Abdominal Pain Along With Diarrhea?

HI, thanks for using healthcare magic The doctor likely wishes to be thorough, making sure all areas of the colon are assessed. If he was not able to visualize the area properly and take a sample of the area then he would not be able to determine if it was normal or if any changes were present. If it was urgent, he would have likely requested an immediate assessment. It would be best to go back at the time suggested to have any additional tests done. I hope this helps