Went to Dr for a feeling of sweeling in my left upper groin area .He checked prostate and thought it to be a little inflamed .He gave me cipro and took 4 blood test ,all come back good .Dr also ordered a pelvic ct scan.after taking cipro for 21/2 day I got diearria that looked like raw hamberger.Went to er and they put me on fladgyl ,diearria is getting better .CT results showed thickining or inflamation of colon wall .What could couse this ? Is it cancer ?45 year old male
Hi thanks for your question. Thickening and inflammation of colonic wall on CT pelvis does not mean only cancer of colon. It could be due many more conditions like ulcerative colitis, chron, s and non-specific colitis, although all these conditions will produce additional symptoms in addition to thickening of colon. The best way out is to go for a colonoscopy to determine the exact nature of this swelling and inflammation and if necessary diagnosis can be confirmed by biopsy taken during colonoscopy. Consultation with a fusion who may be able to perform colonoscopy on you is advisable. Diarrhoea could be part of same disease or could be due to operated infection due to prolong course of Cipro and may get settled with a course of Flagyl. Hope this answers your question