For the past few weeks I guess (I lost track), I get a bad cramping stomach ache before I have to go to the bathroom but I hate going now. When I do....it hurts. I believe that some of the blood on my stool and paper is from rectal tears probably but i have mucus too more often than not. I am only going to be 20 next month so I am doubting cancer of any type but at this rate I don't know. I havn't told my fiance or my doctor yet because I want to do some investigating but I don't know what to search for. It seems that no one has the same thing I do. My paper is BRIGHT red, somtimes with very small clots but they could also just be mucus (though I think the first is a better assumption to the looks of it).
Someone please help me figure out whats going on. I am not going to the doctor if I just have some tears, I suppose I will just buy stool softener and deal with it.
2007-04-26 06:31:11 · 12 answers · asked by chauntel 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
You should get to the doctor. It could be hems, but it could be something more. The only way to know for sure is to see the doc. Good luck.
P.S. Thank you for taking my appetite away. I was just about to go grab an ice cream bar. I didn't need it anyways...
2007-04-26 07:30:30 · answer #1 · answered by cutesy76 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're right to make an appointment - good for you. I noticed you mentioned your babe has had milk-based formula - is she still on that formula? A common but relatively unknown symptom of a milk allergy is blood in the stool, so if she still is, that could be what's going on. As others have said, could be fissures, or sign of a more serious problem. Good luck.
2016-05-19 03:49:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I could guess like everyone else is doing but, it could be anything from the simplest to the very worst and, in between. I hope that scares you enough to get you to a doctor right away because it can be serious.
More than likely it's a nervous bowl syndrome from an allergic reaction to alcohol or gravies, spices, anything on this order but, have it checked out now.
2007-04-26 07:44:37 · answer #3 · answered by cowboydoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to your doctor. Any kind of rectal bleeding is a concern. If it was just bleeding, it could have been piles, but as there is mucus too and stomach pains, you really need investigating. It sounds like it could be higher up in your colon. One possibility is irritable bowel disease or even Crohn's disease, but you need to rule these out as well as anything more sinister. Don't want to scare you, but these are red flag signs, even at your age, and any doctor would want to refer you for investigations. So please, do go down to your doctors. :-)
2007-04-26 06:39:34 · answer #4 · answered by Nicky T 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is absolutely a sign that you should be seeing a doctor right away. Doctors are not only train in body disfunctions they have a tremendous pool of information to draw from. They kno look and what to look for.
The worst case is advanced colon cancer; do you want to take that chance?
2007-04-26 06:36:38 · answer #5 · answered by ttpawpaw 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might have irritable bowel syndrome, crohns or colitis. Gastrointestinal disease. Get it checked out, blood in your stool IS NOT NORMAL.
Cramps and blood is a sure sign that something is wrong and it can be healed or maintained if you go to your doctor.
2007-04-26 06:54:27 · answer #6 · answered by hello 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it DOES sound like anal fissures and tears, the bright red blood is the clue. mucous is the body's normal way of trying to accomodate the stools thru lubrication. colace is a good stool softner to use. cancer would present itself as pencil thin stools. black tarry stools with real dark blood is internal bleeding.
2007-04-26 06:47:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Those are urgent signs that you need to see a doctor...There are so many things it could or could not be so it is hard to say.
Just because you are young does not necessarily exclude you from cancer, there are young people who have strokes and heart attacks. See A Doctor!!!!
2007-04-26 07:09:46 · answer #8 · answered by InquisitiveMind 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should let the doctor investigate the situation. You can't get any better unless you get help. You may pass something on to your girl friend; that wouldn't be very nice.
2007-04-26 06:37:02 · answer #9 · answered by Barbra 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my boyfriend had that very problem, he let it go until it was so bad he had to go to the emergancy room. he was 16 at the time and it was cancer. he lived in the hospital for over a year and is now completely cured. GET IT CHECKED OUT.
2007-04-26 06:37:38 · answer #10 · answered by How to make love stay 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋