Hello fellow members. For a number of years, I've been experiencing periodic blood in my stools and wanted to find out more on whether this is being caused by anal fissures, hemorrhoids, or another condition.
I eat a plant based diet that is high in fiber with no meat or dairy and drink a lot of water. I generally have two bowel movements a day, though with the first one in the morning, the beginning of the bowel is usually harder and dryer and causes some irritation when coming out. There have been times where the stool that follows has some blood on the side, a few drops of blood in the toilet water and on the toilet paper. The blood on the toilet paper looks similar to having a nosebleed. I do not experience any burning or irritating sensation after I finish the bowel movement. The bleeding might occur again the next several days then stops. I have been noticing and correlating that I experience blood in my stools after experiencing stress and frustration.
Have any of you experienced something similar to my situation? Does it appear that this is due to anal fissures, hemorrhoids, or something else? I appreciate your feedback and suggestions on how to deal with this!