I've been doing so well regarding health anxiety issues after having CBT last year but seem to have spiralled with symptoms.
There will be TMI in this thread so warning So, I've had hemorrhoids since birthing my son 4 years ago, maybe before that but prominent since. Without being crude they literally stick out, have considered surgery but apparently recovery is awful.
If I ever have to strain I will bleed, usually find culprit as a fissure right near the anus. Not inside just to left of it. One time I bled from bottom 7 months ago, and had pooped hours before.
I'm a regularly regular pooper, once a morning. Fairly healthy 31 year old female.
I started taking iron supplements without being told to, just thought I'd add extra vitamin to my day and problems started. This was a month ago and 2 weeks I noticed I wad pooping less, often needing to and not happening. I used logic and saw iron supplements cause constipation and common side effect, then occasional acid reflux in throat, again logic saw this was a side effect if iron. However I stopped taking 2 weeks and symptoms are still there, I rang a doctor who said it could be easing out but usually leaves system after 10 days and I'm here still.
Only thing that may have changed is I'm starting to try eat better and less calories
I wasn't worrying about bowel cancer until I let myself google and now I'm sure I have every symptom.