Oh yes...He did rectoscopy with 4 inch scope...He found some irritation on Rectum...related to RT....But I find his protocol too aggressive....Some say...do not do anything ...T paper red blood spot will go away with time...so I have to decide ..;follow the protocol or let it heal itself... Some members may share their experience, as each person reacts in a different....manner... APC has such a heterogeneous behavior...
Anucort hc suspository or hydrocortisone rectal suspension 100 mg/60ml. TA right with His reply Lialda is the same good luck I wouldn’t do nothing it can can worse I’m not a dr hope u have a good one sometimes it takes years to start mine was over year did they use spaceoar a gel
Buy pitted prunes at Costco (good price) and eat them during the day as if you were eating cookies. Drink prune juice.....(Try some castor oil here and there)....
I live with it. In my case, it was damage from RT. I did have a colonoscopy which did not show any other issues. The surgeon did try and cauterize the blood vessels where the damage was, but he was not completely successful.
It will be worse if you have a particularly large bowel movement that strains your anal canal.
Try not push it through, but let it flow out slowly (the stools that is.).
Once a week blood on the toilet paper is livable. So long as it is bright red you are good (if everything else checks out). If the blood is dark or black, you need to get it attended to.
It looks frightening, but we have bigger fish to fry as my oncologist tells me.
Just another story that makes me fearful of radiation. I won't mention the treatment option I chose instead, 5 1/2 years ago. I don't feel like being scolded. Hint: it is a 4 letter acronym.
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