Strikeman
03-01-17, 21:10
Sorry if this post goes in TMI but its one of those issues that to talk about it, instantly means TMI!! I have been going round the houses with worry thinking the worst and jumping from conclusion to conclusion
About 6 weeks ago I noticed fresh bright red blood spotting on the toilet paper on wiping after a BM. I thought nothing of it really as I tend to overwipe and dig quite deep to ensure I am as clean as I can be. I thought I might have just had a small tear on my sphincter from doing this. However this blood has persisted and has been gradually getting heavier and heavier over the last few weeks and now its starting to worry me more. The blood increased after a night out where I was using the toilet a lot more the next day (damn Guiness), which then kickstarted everything off much worse. It was after this point I developed a yellowy/clear/pinkish discharge from my anus which needed me to constantly visit the toilet to clean up as best I could with wipes (more soothing!!) :scared10:
So to summarise, my symptoms are:
1) Fresh bright red blood on toilet paper
2) Bright red blood at the end of each pinched stool in the toilet
3) Mucus generally pre-bowel movement ranging from clear water like to thicker yellow/pinkish
4) Discomfort on sitting, coughing, sneezing, laughing, walking
5) Itching which comes and goes and is intense when it does happen
6) A small hard nodule at the anterior that is very sensitive to touch and wipe, which sort of sits within the sphincter opening (sometimes its a little further out, sometimes its further in - itching occurs more when its out)
7) A tightness feeling in my anus, and sometimes feeling as though I need to have a bowel movement more than I really do
I have been to my GP (27th Dec) and he performed a digital rectal exam and said "everything seemed fine" inside, but did focus a little on the nodule at the opening and agreed there was something there. I had hoped he would say its a hemorrhoid and send me packing with some pharma grade cream to resolve it...but no, he never mentioned hemmorhoids at all
He asked me about healthcare and I told him I have private care through my work so he asked me to book an apointment with a colorectal consultant and he would arrange the refferal paper
I have since done this and am booked in on 5th Jan
I am freaking out somewhat about this and have been wishing the days away over the Christmas break to get to the consultants office in the new year
As you can imagine Dr Google hasnt been very helpful and has caused me more anxiety :(
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Further info:
Male
33
Overweight by about 3st
About 6 weeks ago I noticed fresh bright red blood spotting on the toilet paper on wiping after a BM. I thought nothing of it really as I tend to overwipe and dig quite deep to ensure I am as clean as I can be. I thought I might have just had a small tear on my sphincter from doing this. However this blood has persisted and has been gradually getting heavier and heavier over the last few weeks and now its starting to worry me more. The blood increased after a night out where I was using the toilet a lot more the next day (damn Guiness), which then kickstarted everything off much worse. It was after this point I developed a yellowy/clear/pinkish discharge from my anus which needed me to constantly visit the toilet to clean up as best I could with wipes (more soothing!!) :scared10:
So to summarise, my symptoms are:
1) Fresh bright red blood on toilet paper
2) Bright red blood at the end of each pinched stool in the toilet
3) Mucus generally pre-bowel movement ranging from clear water like to thicker yellow/pinkish
4) Discomfort on sitting, coughing, sneezing, laughing, walking
5) Itching which comes and goes and is intense when it does happen
6) A small hard nodule at the anterior that is very sensitive to touch and wipe, which sort of sits within the sphincter opening (sometimes its a little further out, sometimes its further in - itching occurs more when its out)
7) A tightness feeling in my anus, and sometimes feeling as though I need to have a bowel movement more than I really do
I have been to my GP (27th Dec) and he performed a digital rectal exam and said "everything seemed fine" inside, but did focus a little on the nodule at the opening and agreed there was something there. I had hoped he would say its a hemorrhoid and send me packing with some pharma grade cream to resolve it...but no, he never mentioned hemmorhoids at all
He asked me about healthcare and I told him I have private care through my work so he asked me to book an apointment with a colorectal consultant and he would arrange the refferal paper
I have since done this and am booked in on 5th Jan
I am freaking out somewhat about this and have been wishing the days away over the Christmas break to get to the consultants office in the new year
As you can imagine Dr Google hasnt been very helpful and has caused me more anxiety :(
---------- Post added at 21:10 ---------- Previous post was at 21:08 ----------
Further info:
Male
33
Overweight by about 3st