*sighs* My health anxiety is rearing its head today yesterday after I had a bowel movement, which as I felt it scrape the back passage wall, and I wiped and there was just a faint tinge of blood on the toilet paper, It was like light pink, not bright red or dark, none in toilet none in bowl or on stool. I was like okay it caused a small tear, no biggie, now mind you my diet hasn't been good lately, not much fiber lately, and I do mean lately, not enough water. So I went again last night, the same thing, I am like okay just irritated it again, today had another bowel movement, same thing again, I don't feel any pain, or any lumps are anything indicating it could be a fissure, and as I said the blood is light pinkish, not bright red nor black or dark, my stool looks normal and haven't had any symptoms of what bowel or colon cancer has, it doesn't run in our family, I am thinking maybe lack of fiber, not enough water and some irritation? I hope I am correct my husband doesn't act concerned, I am sitting right now and it does feel like there may be some slight irritation on the right inner side of my anal area, but as I said its no painful at all, and I did have to push a bit to go. Should I be worried? I am only 45 and here they don't really do tests until you are 50. I am overweight, but have lost 60 pounds, I don't smoke, nor do I eat much red meat maybe once a week, I don't eat fried foods at all everything is baked or steamed or cooked in the convection oven and I don't eat a lot of processed foods anymore and have cut my sodium way down, I do not drink or smoke. I hate health anxiety.
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