2007-04-09 11:03:56 · 33 answers · asked by jeders 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
It's possible that, if it has only been for few days, you have burst a small blood vessel through 'pushing' too hard.
That should clear up quickly.
However, if you have been bleeding for a week then get to your doctor, this is one of the signs of bowel cancer and needs investigated ASAP.
This is how mine started 4 years ago.
GET IT LOOKED AT if it doesn't stop.
2007-04-09 11:14:17 · answer #1 · answered by Froggy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A lot depends on how much blood and how frequently this occurs. If just a small amount [a smear on the tissue paper] then this is more likely to have been caused by an anal tear or a hemorrhoid. Try increasing veg and fruit intake/eating liquorish and drinking real ale. Indian food a good bet to loosen up the internal workings.
If the blood is bright red and lots of it, go immediately to GP and ask for a referral. I have had a colonoscopy before and its not too bad as you are given a sedative to ease the discomfort. One of the most important things to be aware of is a change in bowel habits. Going to the toilet more frequently or being constipated when you are normally not are usually indications of a problem [not necessarily cancer]. Also is there a history of Bowel cancer in your family? If you are over 55, male and have a family history + bleeding please go to the GP as a matter of urgency. Even if you are diagnosed with this illness the treatment is very effective and life saving. A colleague of mine has undergone surgery in the past and now feels fit and well. I hope this has been helpful.
2007-04-10 04:30:19 · answer #2 · answered by yakyak 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To correct a couple of other posters. Tenesmus isn't the most telling sign in a rectal cancer, it is just a possible symptom. It is the feeling of incomplete empyting after defecation.
It is worth visiting your GP. If the blood is mainly after opening your bowels and/or accompanied by pain upon defecating then it is most likely to be piles or an anal fissure, as other posters have mentioned. If the blood is mixed in with the stool, then it can still be these, but it needs to be looked at in a little more detail. A GP will be able to investigate digitally, and see if there is anything he or she can feel in the rectum. If not, and he wishes to get a better informed opinion, he or she may well refer you to a hospital clinic for a rigid or flexible sigmoidoscopy. If there is mucus as well then this, in conjunction with the blood will require GP investigation.
Age is a key factor. If you are as another poster says under 40, then it is unlikely to be a tumour, but it really needs your GP to look at who can take any family history of Ca, FAP (basically multiple polyps), or to see if there are any indicators for inflammatory bowel diseases, if he or she suspects these clinically. Rest assured that in most cases, rectal bleeding is a symptom of the 2 compliants mentioned in many answers, but it is always something that should be checked by your doctor.
2007-04-09 21:22:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It must be worrying for you, do you have itching as well?. It may well be piles or haemorrhoids as they are called. This is often caused by diet. Not having enough 'roughage', veg, oats,bran. Also by not drinking enough fluid. Dont be scared about going to the Dr. it may well be that you will need a simple cream to sort it out. There are a number of reasons why this happens. This is a common problem, the Doctor will be able to put your mind at ease, go ahead. Marionx
2007-04-09 11:11:57 · answer #4 · answered by cornishmaid 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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There are two types internal and external. Internal are inside the anal canal in the lower rectum and external are at the anus. They result from increased pressure in the veins often due to straining during bowel movements and during pregnancy. Scratching in an attempt to relieve the itching symptoms further weakens the area and compounds the problem.
2015-01-28 11:47:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have to go have a camerato look in my bowel for the same thing on friday.it could be a tear (but generaaly you can feel that anyway) it could be internal piles,it could be colitis basically it could be a number of things,but only a doc will be able to tell you,it doesn't always mean it will be cancer,but any rectal bleeding should be seen by a doc,it's not easy getting your butt out for the doc but you have to to put your mind at ease.
2007-04-10 00:25:11 · answer #6 · answered by alittleminx01 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get to the doctors asap-this could be something basic like a cyst or piles,but on the other hand it could be a tumour/bowel problem. It needs looking at urgently though to be sure.
2007-04-10 02:58:01 · answer #7 · answered by munki 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry unnecessarily. I loose blood the same way, but it's been the same for 20 years! It doesn't happen all the time. I put it down to hemorrhoids. If the blood is dark red go and see your doctor now!
2007-04-09 11:14:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
This is an interesting web site that teaches how to get rid of hemorrhoids without drugs http://curehemorrhoids.toptips.org.
I recently bought their ebook. I'm trying their system with good results.
2014-09-25 23:11:13 · answer #9 · answered by Lesli 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How old are you?
Is the blood bright red? or black and tar-looking?
Is there pain involved, or just the blood?
Does the blood bleed into the bowl, or just on the toilet paper?
if the blood is bright red, little or no pain, and bleeds in bowl or on toilet paper, most likely it is hemmerroids or anal fissure.
If you are under 40 you really don't even have to worry about colo-rectal cancer
2007-04-09 11:09:49 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋