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I just went to the bathroom and it hurt a bit going but, when i wiped i had red blood on the tissue and looked in the toilet and had red blood in my stool. Is this hemeroids or something else? I am very worried...
Jenny
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I've had hemorrhoids for over a year now and I agree with Nancy that it could be your problem, but scary to deal with.
I used to have them on and off but have had both internal and external for over a year now. The GI's have been rather harsh about it when I bring it up but I've always known that they were there because I can feel them but that's not true for everyone (I think). At my worst, I could barely walk and ended up telling co-workers it was a back problem just to dismiss it. I rarely have them bleed but it is bright red when it happens and is not in the stool itself.
Oh yeah, I had one removed once and I WILL NEVER DO THAT AGAIN, EVER. It was really painful as well as the healing time.
I used to have them on and off but have had both internal and external for over a year now. The GI's have been rather harsh about it when I bring it up but I've always known that they were there because I can feel them but that's not true for everyone (I think). At my worst, I could barely walk and ended up telling co-workers it was a back problem just to dismiss it. I rarely have them bleed but it is bright red when it happens and is not in the stool itself.
Oh yeah, I had one removed once and I WILL NEVER DO THAT AGAIN, EVER. It was really painful as well as the healing time.
I've lived with internal and external hemorrhoids for my entire adult life (since my first pregnancy). They don't usually bleed, but last summer I was taking Pepto Bismol prescribed by my GI doc, nine tablets a day for three months. I had to stop taking them a couple of months early because I still had D, and it was black and sticky, and causing blood I could see in the toilet and on the toilet paper. The bleeding only lasted a couple more days after I stopped taking the Pepto. Hopefully that's all it is for you, too, Jenny!
Pat C.
"Don't sweat the small stuff.
P.S. (It's all small stuff!)"
"Don't sweat the small stuff.
P.S. (It's all small stuff!)"
Hi Jenny,
Yep, 'roids are very common for those of us with MC. Whatever causes the inflammation associated with MC, also inflames and weakens the blood vessels in the anus. A GI doc warned me over 25 years ago that I might as well go ahead and have the surgery, because sooner or later, I would need it, but I happened to know someone who had been through that, and as DebE pointed out - that didn't appeal to me at all, so I ignored him. After I got my MC symptoms under control, I never had another 'roid problem.
If you're having severe cramps, it could be C. diff or UC. Otherwise, it's very likely to be hemorrhoids.
Tex
Yep, 'roids are very common for those of us with MC. Whatever causes the inflammation associated with MC, also inflames and weakens the blood vessels in the anus. A GI doc warned me over 25 years ago that I might as well go ahead and have the surgery, because sooner or later, I would need it, but I happened to know someone who had been through that, and as DebE pointed out - that didn't appeal to me at all, so I ignored him. After I got my MC symptoms under control, I never had another 'roid problem.
If you're having severe cramps, it could be C. diff or UC. Otherwise, it's very likely to be hemorrhoids.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Thanks guys. I guess I am just a bit confused bc for the past 5 days I've had formed stool once or twice a day. Not a compete Norman but def formed compared to my usual D. I did have blood work done last week and I do know I am low on my WBC count so I hope it is just hermorrhoids and nothing something worse
Could be a fissure. How long has it been since you had a normal BM prior to that? You wouldn't be the first MCer to develop a fissure from a normal BM after a long period of D. That would explain the pain, also.Jenny wrote:I guess I am just a bit confused bc for the past 5 days I've had formed stool once or twice a day. Not a compete Norman but def formed compared to my usual D.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Hmmmm. That sounds like 'roids. I would think that a fissure would usually be more painful, though I suppose anything is possible.
Tex
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.