I have suffered from rectal bleeding for 20+ years - I am 47 and otherwise a very fit & healthy male.
I have had a sigmoidoscopy in 2008 & a colonoscopy in 2013. Both showed some evidence of fissures & hypertrophied paphillae as well as a small skin tag.
Back in September I had a painful BM & a lot of blood - since that incident i cant seem to clear this up. The skin tag is larger & can get quite sore - it seems as though the tag is bleeding.
I have been using Diltiazem for about a week & it has reduced the pain but the bleeding continues if the stool is large.
I am worried it is something more serious - could the colonoscopy have missed something?
I have been to my GP a few times since September - he said its nothing serious, first advising lots of fibre/water & then more recently the Diltiazem. As it is not healing he has recommended me to see the CR surgeon again in the New Year . Just worried that this persistent bleeding is a sign of something more serious.
Do my symptoms sound normal?