Hi,
So been doing pretty well at controlling the HA beast but I am having a bit of a panic.
I've had IBS for years and was also told years back after a sigmoidoscopy for bleeding that I have internal piles.
For the most part I'm fine but last year I was having problems with a severe discomfort in the rectal area, felt sore, costantly feeling like I need to go etc. Visited the GP who prescribled some cream, did an internal exam and said everything felt normal but I had a small prolapse a rectocele, which was probably part of the problem.
Anyway, everything returned to normal but over the last couple of months I've had a few occasions where I've thought there might have been a bit of blood on the stool and coupled with the pain etc, I've put it down to piles.
I've been worrying about this so needless to say the IBS is in full force resulting in my having the constant urge to go and my bowel movements seem to be really soft and not formed. I've now noticed some blood on the stool, not a lot and not streaks but more like a patch on the stool.
I called the GP yesterday as I'm in a lot of pain and discomfort and she thought piles or a fissure so has prescribed some strong suppositories for a week and I need to go back in it's still happening.
The thing is I'm already down the bowel cancer rabbit hole and this morning, sorry this is really gross but I checked my stool and it looks like part of the stool looks red in colour. I haven't eaten anything red so it can't be that and I think it's blood, also not bright red blood. It's also really hard to tell if it's mixed in or outside as my stools are so soft.
On top of that, I'm having really bad wind so convinced this is something terrible other than piles as everything I read said , non worrisome is bright red streaks which I don't seem to have.
The Dr felt because of the pain and discomfort it pointed to piles but I'm on the verge of ringing Bupa to try and get a sigmoidoscopy.
Sorry, just felt I needed to vent as in a bit of a state. Has anyone else had these type of symptoms with it not being something bad? Weird thing is, when I wipe nothing, no blood, just looks like part of the stool has blood on/in it but not all of it, if that makes sense.