I first noticed blood in the toilet December 2023.
I had my colonoscopy done June 2024, cleanest colon he's ever seen he said LOL. Yay for that!
It's now August 2024, and for the last 2-3 weeks, I have had bright red blood in the toilet again, only in the morning, which is also the only time I "go".
I was diagnosed with internal hemorrhoids, but can they make the toilet look like a mu*rder scene DAILY? I don't have constipation, so I'm not having to "push" anything out, so what gives?
I want to add that I am sugar-free, low carb, and anything sweet I eat is fake sugar, which can definitely be a culprit in the ease of me going every morning. If you know, you know.
I had also started taking a new digestive aid / enzymes, and I stopped those to see if maybe that was contributing to this, but I'm guessing not since I am still bleeding.
I have a tele-call with the Dr. that did my colonoscopy to ask him these same questions, but wondering if anyone has any experience with this. I went through Colonoscopy Assist (best thing ever for uninsured) so he's not "my" Dr., but I am super thankful he is willing to do a video call with me, and I'm hoping to get some answers.
If I look at the big picture, I have been bleeding since December 2023, off and on, but more recently it's been more on.
Feel fine health wise, but I *understandably* now have bathroom anxiety, and I know that doesn't help. I just "mind over matter" my days to get through them.
I guess I'm just wondering if it's possible that the sugar free crap I eat is the culprit, or if the Benadryl I take every night to help me sleep is causing this.
Anyone ever have a clear colonoscopy and then continued to bleed a mu*rder scene, and what was your outcome? I don't drink (QUIT July 2022 🎉), I don't take NSAID's or aspirin, I do vape and I am addicted to iced coffee.
Maybe it's my stomach. Maybe I need an endoscopy.
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51 / Female / USA