Hi everyone,
Its been about 7.5 months since my fistulotomy...it healed in about 3 months. All has been going well, but today when I had a bowel movement every time I wiped there was bright red blood. I haven't had anything like this since before the surgery (although, to be honest, it as fairly frequent for years before the surgery when I had hemorrhoids). Now I'm freaking out thinking my fistula is recurring. The area where the wound was feels fine and there is no bump or any other sign on the outside of a recurrence. The skin around my rectum and on the scar feels just like it always has since it healed. There's no pus (as far as I can tell) but the amount of blood scares me. Keep in mind, it wasn't dripping and there was none on the feces itself. I used a bidet and then wiped again and there was nothing. I have since put in a Prep-H suppository and it has soothed the mild ache a bit. What do you guys think? Fistula recurrence or just my first hemorrhoid flare up since surgery? My BMs the past few days have been consistently solid, I'm not sure if that is to blame...I have been eating plenty of fiber (maybe too much fiber?) and taking metamucil.