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Postby Bleeder » 22 Feb 2013, 17:37

Not sure if this should be in intro or not.
The past few months I've been having some bowel issues. I've noticed by stool becoming more sizable and I was beginning to suffer some painful BMs. After a while, I started noticing little droplets of blood on the paper now and then- bright red blood, like from a nose bleed. Over time, however, it's become progressively worse and worse.
I just got out of the bathroom, having not had a bowel movement for the past two days while shoveling down fiber, drinking lots of water and popping a Dolcalax every morning and evening. I was in there for 25 minutes. Only the first thirty seconds or so entailed actually "going," (and not nearly as much as I expect considering how long it's been) while the rest of the time was spent mopping blood up from my anus. The first tissue also held what looked to be coagulated blood- it was darker and mucus-like, just a tiny bit. Everything after was bright red, fresh. I may actually be still bleeding now, but it seemed to slow down enough that I could come here and look for help.
So, is it normal for someone to bleed this much from a fissure...? I went to urgent care a while back and he told me I had a fissure, that I shouldn't worry about the blood, and gave me a lot of the same information I've found while lurking around these forums before actually making an account. I'm not light-headed or anything, I don't feel weak, I'm just using up a ton of toilet paper and it's a little frightening.
Help...?
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Re: Appropriately Named

Postby coconut » 22 Feb 2013, 19:51

That does sound extreme. I have only a few drops at a time. I've heard some people have more. The coagulated blood is also something I'm not familiar with.
It takes a lot of blood before you need to go to the emergency room. If you stopped bleeding and you aren't feeling weak or anything, I personally wouldn't do so. But I would be on the phone finding a good doctor tomorrow morning.
It sounds like a real reason to see an expert. Urgent care is not the right place to get care for this kind of thing. I've been to four reputable doctors and they knew very little about anal fissures. I only got proper care when I went to a CRS. The amount and type of blood you are describing makes me think that you may need a gastroenterologist, too. But if you think anal fissure is what's going on, a CRS is where you need to start, even if you aren't ready for surgery.
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Re: Appropriately Named

Postby coconut » 22 Feb 2013, 19:53

Oh, and welcome!
My intro was equally appropriate. I believe I was complaining about pain caused when I applied essential oils to the inside of my rectum.
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Re: Appropriately Named

Postby marg6043 » 22 Feb 2013, 21:17

Bleeder is common to bleed with fresh opened fissures, and when hems get trombosed.
I had from just a littler drop in the toilet paper to leaving the entire toilet bowl red with blood.
But is something that is consistent, I have never bleed consistently, just goes from a lot of blood on that first BM to just a littler bit on the next one.
If you are bleeding constantly finding blood in your underware then you need to see the doctor again.
It could be also an internal hem along with the fissure.
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Re: Appropriately Named

Postby CrackinUp » 23 Feb 2013, 02:28

Any sign of darker blood needs a specialist ASAP. Blood from a fissure or hemorrhoid is always bright red as far as I know.
I don't want to scare you but other underlying conditions can cause fissures, and darker blood with mucus is a symptom that needs investigating. The colour of blood was the first question my doctor asked me before letting me out with a prescription for Nitro.
It would be wrong to say eat vegetables and drink lots of water and it will go away. Someone who really knows about this (not us lot) needs to take a look.
I'm sure it will be nothing sinister but why take the risk.
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