View Full Version : Saw blood on tissue after bowel movement - so so scared!
BrokenGirl
21-01-18, 13:39
I'm in a really bad place at the moment. Things are a bit stressful at home because both myself and my partner are out of work and finding it very difficult to get a job. So financial stress is a bit concern.
My HA has been very bad lately, unbearable at times.
And then this morning when I had a bowel movement I saw blood when I wiped. I'm completely panicking here, so scared it's the c word. It wasn't a bright red but it wasn't a dark red either. It was nearly like a pinkish colour. I saw it twice when I wiped. I had a quick look in the toilet bowel and didn't see any blood there. I do have piles but any time in the past that I've had blood from them it was a bright red.
Any thoughts anyone? Is this a really bad sign? I'm really so scared now, don't know how I'm going to get through another day being so worried.
I'd really appreciate any help or advice. Thanks.
ShaunRyder
21-01-18, 13:48
It's a sign of piles or a cut, I always get this and it is VERY common. That sort of blood you described does not sound serious
Anal fissure or hemmaroids. Extremely common. No need to worry. You'd know if you had blood in your stool
You have haemerroids (spelling?), it will be that certainly. Blood that is fresh and red, or pink in your case (meaning there is less of it and it was watered down) is from the exit area/low down part of the digestive tract. It could be that your stool was a bit hard, or that a piece of undigested food scratched the pile, causing what you are seeing. I have had exactly what you are describing a few times in my life, as has my husband. It should resolve really quickly (mine was gone by next bowl movement), but if it continues see the doctor to have some treatment for the piles.
BrokenGirl
21-01-18, 18:44
Thanks for replying. Ye did make me feel a little better for a while but the demons are in my head again.
Before today I haven't had blood from my piles for a long time and when I did have it it was bright red. But today's was different, it was pink and it's really scarring me. I know I'm in a bad place with my HA and general anxiety, so should I just wait for a few days till I have a few more bowel movements and see what happens? I'm just so scared it will keep happening :weep:
Right, so you've had it before. Pink just means there was less of it and it wasn't weaker than bright red,so, that's better than bright red. Is it a bad sign, no, why would it be.....?
So, now, you tell me....when you had it before what happened? Why would this be anything different than what you had before?
worrywart29
21-01-18, 18:56
Blood in feces will turn it a black or tarry color. Red, dark red, or pink blood indicate that it didn’t come from deep inside. I definitely think it’s the plies causing this for you.
BrokenGirl
21-01-18, 20:13
I don't know why I did it but I went to the toilet and checked that area about half an hour ago. I wiped there with some toilet tissue, had to push a little bit with my finger (sorry don't want to sound horrible) but there was blood on the tissue again. It wasn't bright red but a little pinker than earlier. I've never seen blood in between bowel movements before. I thought I felt a little bit sore in that area for a small while after, but I don't know how much of that was in my head!!
Of course anal cancer is what's terrifying me now. I'm 41 so I don't know how common/rare it is at my age.
So you purposefully poked somewhere that bled not long ago and it bled again? :shrug:
It's 'roids. If it persists go to the doctor. About 'roids.
Well, ok, so you've put your finger on the problem (ha ha , sorry about using that phrase!) you are 'a little sore in that area'. I stand by what I said earlier, this changes nothing, a bleeding haemorrhoid, a scratch or cut from the bowel movement, something like that is my guess. Look up haemorroids on www.nhs.co.uk.
Obviously, I'm not a doctor, you need to see your GP if you have a significant level of concern. You need to realise that the vast majority of blood after a bowel movement is for non-sinister reasons.
golddustgirl1000
22-01-18, 01:27
I had two hemorohhids.. I too convinced myself it was cancer.. on Christmas eve just before going out to breakfast with my mom... I was using sypossitories, and taking fiber... you know what worked for me? Hemrohhoid witch hazel wipes.. when I started using those to wipe each time I went to the bathroom.. it went away in a week!
BrokenGirl
22-01-18, 12:21
I've never heard of those witch hazel wipes but I might look out for them.
I went to the toilet again this morning and saw a some blood again. Usually in the past when I had blood from a 'roid it was gone the next bowel movement.
So i'm scared now that it was there again this morning.
I just have awful thoughts about it in my head, and I feel that my life is falling apart at the moment, nothing seems to be going right.
I don't know if I should go to the doc or not about this. I'm scared to go and scared not to go....
ShaunRyder
22-01-18, 15:43
Usually in the past when I had blood from a 'roid it was gone the next bowel movement.
When I've had this they do normally get better the next day but I have also had occasions when it can be constant for a few days. It is your anxiety making you feel worse about the situation.
tryingtosurvive1
23-01-18, 06:20
I get a little blood when I wipe too hard or too enthusiastically. Honestly it never bothers me. I think I'm deficient in poo related anxiety . . . (well at the moment anyway. I had an IBS obsession in 2012)
I also have internal hemmie. Freaked me out too when I first saw blood, that was maybe 10 years ago. Tbh I'm still a bit wary now when that happens cos well, it's blood.. but I try to assure myself that's just my hemmie acting out. I went to the doctor back then, and after one quick look she told me what I had. When my diet is bad, it can stick around for a while. I know how it feels to feel scared to go cos you're worried of what you're going to find, but not going will make it even harder when you do finally go and that won't do well with your fisures/hemmoroids. Just try not to push so much. You're fine!
BrokenGirl
24-01-18, 14:40
Thanks for the replies everyone - I do appreciate it.
I had a bowel movement yesterday and everything seemed fine, was relieved for the day. But then when I went this morning I thought I saw a little blood again on the toilet paper. I panicked, got really scared again, but when I looked a little closer I wasn't sure if it was blood or some carrots I ate yesterday.
But I'm feeling uncomfortable down there today, as if my 'roids are at me and sort of tingling all the time.
Can hemorrhoids give a tingling and full sensation down there? Has anyone ever had this?
Hi BrokenGirl
I get this all the time (I mean most if not all the time) due to piles or wiping/pushing too hard. I have IBS and go a lot so don't think about it. No need to worry in my opinion :-)
HI BrokenGirl,
You've said you have suffered from piles before, so I guess you would know if you can get a tingly 'full feeling' from them. Did you have that before? Personally, yes I have had what you are describing, its quite uncomfortable and makes you want to itch.
BrokenGirl
24-01-18, 19:15
HI BrokenGirl,
You've said you have suffered from piles before, so I guess you would know if you can get a tingly 'full feeling' from them. Did you have that before?
That's the thing about my HA though, I start to forget what "normal" things felt like before, so I'm not sure if I'd had this feeling or not before. Something tells me I may have had it but I've no idea how long it lasted for. I know my anxiety is through the roof, and that in itself could be effecting my whole digestive system. And I think I read somewhere before that stress can cause piles to flare up, so maybe that's what's going on with me.
If I could just stop seeing blood then that would be a starting point for me.
nomorepanic
24-01-18, 20:29
Go and see the doctor. I have been this evening, had an examination which confirmed piles (I have had a LOT of bleeding this month alone), got some suppositories to use - job sorted!
BrokenGirl
25-01-18, 10:32
Go and see the doctor. I have been this evening, had an examination which confirmed piles (I have had a LOT of bleeding this month alone), got some suppositories to use - job sorted!
I'm taking your advice Nicola and am going to the doctor soon.
I'm absolutely terrified, about what she'll do and what she'll say.
I'm hoping that she will say it's just my piles.
Never been so scared in my life :weep:
nomorepanic
25-01-18, 12:33
It will probably be piles just like mine is and you will get some cream or other treatment.
You will get an internal examination.
BrokenGirl
25-01-18, 19:59
Well I went to the doctor today and she gave me an internal examination. Not very pleasant but not the worst. She said she couldn't feel any piles but sometimes they can be far up. She's referring me to a specialist for a camera to have a look but I'll be waiting about 6 months for it.
I was hoping for a definite answer from her today but she said she doesn't think it's anything sinister.
I'm really going to have to work on my HA if I have to wait 6 months.
Doctors usually know if something is wrong, don't they? I mean is she was suspicious surely my referral would be quicker.....
Yes, if you have a 6 month wait then that is a good sign.....referral for bowel cancer, as for breast cancer has a 2 week 'urgent rule' if there is even a slight feeling by the GP that symptoms could be concerning.
nomorepanic
25-01-18, 20:04
6 months blimey that is a long time to wait.
Yeah she would have done an urgent referral if she was worried.
Sorry you have no definitive answer now
BrokenGirl
31-01-18, 13:20
I'm just having a bit of a wobble with the whole bowel cancer scare.
It's something the doctor said to me last week when she examined me has been like a nagging voice in my head.
When I asked her after the examination if she felt any piles she said possibly one up far but too far up for her to reach comfortably. I can't help worrying what if that was a lump or tumor. Even if she could just barely reach it with the top of her finger, would she have known if it was something that needed further investigation?
My bowels haven't felt right for the past few weeks. I'm eating a lot of fibre, hoping it's possibly too much I'm eating cause I think too much of it can do damage as well.
My referral is a non urgent referral so I'll be waiting about 6 months for it.
Is this my HA mind being irrational? This thought has come into my head over the past week but I somehow managed to deal with it - until today :weep:
It's a sign of piles or a cut, I always get this and it is VERY common. That sort of blood you described does not sound serious
Agreed. :)
BrokenGirl
02-02-18, 14:04
It's something the doctor said to me last week when she examined me has been like a nagging voice in my head.
When I asked her after the examination if she felt any piles she said possibly one up far but too far up for her to reach comfortably. I can't help worrying what if that was a lump or tumor. Even if she could just barely reach it with the top of her finger, would she have known if it was something that needed further investigation?
My referral is a non urgent referral so I'll be waiting about 6 months for it.
Is this my HA mind being irrational? This thought has come into my head over the past week but I somehow managed to deal with it - until today :weep:
I just can't get rid of this thought from my mind about what the doctor felt last week.
There's a little voice telling me it's my HA mind being irrational, because I know HA can make very irrational thoughts seem like they are definitely true.
When the doctor said everything seemed fine in the examination, does that mean that she didn't think what she felt could possibly be sinister?
Will doctors always tell you if they think something might be wrong, even though further testing will have to prove it?
Sorry for going on about this, but I hate feeling so scared all the time...
BrokenGirl
02-02-18, 19:27
Does anyone have an opinion on this? I don't know what to think any more.
I'm trying so hard to tell myself that it's my HA telling me to worry but I'm really spiraling...
I'm so tired from being stressed and worried all the time
ServerError
02-02-18, 20:41
I'm surprised you're even being given a camera for this at all, to be honest. Blood in tissue after going to the toilet is insanely common. I get it regularly and I don't even have haemorrhoids. The skin in the area is sensitive and easily irritated.
Doctors worry when you tell them your bowel movements are very very dark. Red blood on your toilet tissue is indicative of a cut.
MyNameIsTerry
03-02-18, 02:22
I'm surprised you're even being given a camera for this at all, to be honest. Blood in tissue after going to the toilet is insanely common. I get it regularly and I don't even have haemorrhoids. The skin in the area is sensitive and easily irritated.
Doctors worry when you tell them your bowel movements are very very dark. Red blood on your toilet tissue is indicative of a cut.
Not read the thread, just this post and wanted to add that when I was diagnosed with piles after a few visits over it and being treated my GP did do a sigmoidoscopy but stated it was just to rule out anything despite thinking it was nothing more. All I had was typical pile symptoms, no issues with even bowel movements and no anxiety back then either.
BrokenGirl
08-02-18, 12:01
I need some help to be rational about this. I hadn't seen any blood for about the last 10 days, until this morning. Saw some reddish/pinkish blood on the tissue after bowel movement. There wasn't a lot of it, but any bit of it at all sends me into a spiral.
And I've got a breast clinic appointment tomorrow which is really stressing me so I could have done without this this morning.
Am I being irrational worrying about the blood?
I need some help to be rational about this. I hadn't seen any blood for about the last 10 days, until this morning. Saw some reddish/pinkish blood on the tissue after bowel movement. There wasn't a lot of it, but any bit of it at all sends me into a spiral.
And I've got a breast clinic appointment tomorrow which is really stressing me so I could have done without this this morning.
Am I being irrational worrying about the blood?
I'm trying to put this delicately...
That area is a sensitive area that we sometimes put through a lot... it's a miracle there isn't more blood when you think about it! This happens to me quite frequently, and I don't tend to worry (bar the odd wobble) because I'm prone to both IBS and 'roids and the two don't play nicely together.
BrokenGirl
08-02-18, 18:10
I get what you're saying axolotl but I'm really spiraling with this.
I don't have IBS, I wasn't constipated so I don't know why it keeps happening. When the doctor examined me about 2 weeks ago she said she couldn't feel any piles. I definitely had them before, and to be honest I thought that once you get them they never go away. Was I wrong on this? Do they go away?
I just can't stop thinking that "blood = something is wrong".....
I can understand your worry, but how are you going to manage for the next 6 months whilst waiting for your appointment? Can you afford to go private for the procedure?
BrokenGirl
08-02-18, 20:00
I can understand your worry, but how are you going to manage for the next 6 months whilst waiting for your appointment? Can you afford to go private for the procedure?
I can't afford to go private so I've no choice but to wait about 6 months. The thought of it is killing me :weep:
I just don't know if I'm over reacting or not, which is my biggest problem with HA...
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