Over the last few months have had tiny bright red drop on toilet paper after BM, which I put down to haemorrhoids, without any worry. They would come and go and be accompanied by itch/sting a couple of hours later, or perhaps the next day.
However, more recently i’ve found streaks of blood on my stools. It’s not bright red but is not dark red, somewhere in the middle I believe and doesn’t seem particularly fresh. Have worried it might be maroon a couple of times, but might be my anxiety that remembers it darker than it was.
Not always blood on the paper anymore, apart from a couple of times where I had very pale pink liquid after wiping. Have also had a very very slight tight feeling on lower right ab (when asked for pain betweet 1-10, I’d say 1)
The majority of stools tend to be solid rather than loose and the issue doesn’t turn the water colour at all. It seems either to be small dots on the stool or more recently longer streaks across the stool. However, I’ve not had any pain associated with this over the last few days which worries me. No weight loss.
Around once a month (ish) I’ll get severe stomach cramps in the mornings, which is relieved after 30minutes following diarrhoea.
Even though I’m 24, I’m obviously worried for the worst and swing into the usual panic/depression when i get extremely worried about it. Anyone have any ideas on this one? I go away for 9 days to USA next week and am worried sick this might either stop me from going or is going to be an issue out there