blood from rectum

[Junkjournal1]

Hi to everyone suffering from IBS I have suffered from it for quite a few years now it can be really debilitating. I’m 52 and as well as IBS I have suffered from anxiety and depression for many many years and now I’m also contending with perimenopause symptoms. However my question is I had a bowel movement the other morning and there was a bit of blood streaks on my stools then when I wiped there was bright red blood on the tissue from my back passage. It hasn’t happened since but freaked me out a bit. I was wondering if this could be from IBS or piles that I’m unaware of. So sorry to go on but I was wondering if anyone else has had this issue. 🙏

[winfong]

If it's bright red (like a cut on your skin), it's probably piles. Have you been diagnosed with those before?

[Junkjournal1 in reply to winfong]

Hi thank you for your reply no I haven’t 🤷‍♀️

[Merry_Widow]

I would talk to your doctor. Just to be sure, they could do some tests to rule out anything serious. Sounds like you're going through a bad time with one thing and another, last thing you need is more worry. 🙂

[Junkjournal1 in reply to Merry_Widow]

Hi thank you I feel that I’m going through a lot I struggle with anxiety and depression anyway then IBS came along and now menopausal 😩 but there are people far worse off than me and I feel guilty for the way I’m feeling. But thank you again and if it happens again will speak to my doctor.

[Merry_Widow in reply to Junkjournal1]

There are also people a lot better off than you, so don't feel either guilty or envious, that's just the way it is! We're not responsible for the IBS or any of the other things, it just happens. There is no need at all to feel guilty about it.

I know that's easy to say but believe me I'm a lot older than you and I've been through it all and feeling guilty only makes you feel worse for no purpose at all. Your pain and your illness is just as important as anybody else's and you have as much right as anyone else to feel as you feel.

Be good to yourself!

xxx

[MountainHare1]

Yes it is always good to get things checked out but it sounds like piles which l experienced before being diagnosed with IBS. If you spend quite of time during the day sitting down, this can lead to getting piles. 🙂

[Candy_Rain]

I would get it checked out with the doctor, better to be on safe side. Hope you get it sorted

[711debbie]

Did you eat an unusual amount of meat that week? That can cause the bright red bleeding.

[Misspomfrey]

It sounds like perhaps a small pile of a small tear, it happens through persistent straining. I've had one for years and sometimes it's painful, other times not. It's better to try and keep things moving smoothly through diet, exercise, drinking water. Walking calms anxiety. My anxiety doubled during menopause, sweating was awful 🥵 but walking kept me sane.

[Junkjournal1 in reply to Misspomfrey]

Thank you for your support people are so kind on here taking the time for others. I feel for you too regarding the menopause so many symptoms I suffer from but try to keep it together in silence most of the time. 🙏

[Ceasersalad]

Hi, sorry to hear about your issues. I agree it is best to talk to your doctor to rule out the nasties . Ahh menopause. I've been suffering since I was 44. I'm 50 now it seems a lot worse.

All I can say is hang in there , IBS is like a relative you don't want to see but have no choice as they always come around.

[Misspomfrey in reply to Ceasersalad]

I suffered for 10 years with my menopause 🥵 went to hell and back. I still suffer a bit and I'm 66 🥴 but I think it's more related to IBS now. Sorry I can't be more positive, I hope yours doesn't last that long.

[Junkjournal1 in reply to Misspomfrey]

Thank you sorry your menopause was like hell for so long and that things aren’t so bad now. I’m 53 this year and currently in hell so many symptoms but the two most awful ones for me are the anxiety and loss of the little self confidence I used to have. Thirdly the hot flushes and night sweats I’ll stop there the list is endless 🥹. Thank you ☺️

[Misspomfrey in reply to Junkjournal1]

Yes....it was the same with me, I swear this IBS started the same time as the menopause, no doubt about it. My self confidence went right down and the anxiety right up. The sweats were dreadful, not just at night but all the time. A lot of it is anxiety. It went on for years and years contrary to a male doctor telling me it only lasts 3 years! 😐 Gradually, I had to find a different way of living, a lot of my friends fell by the wayside and my day to day living changed. I still had my husband though and still do, he put up with a lot. I feel I'm not the same person now as I used to be, perhaps that's why they call it the change. The IBS started and has never gone away and I know I'll have it for the rest of my life. The anxiety has never gone away, but I have learned to deal with it. I have never taken HRT, didn't want it. I knew I would get through the menopause at some stage, it's what it's left me with that's so frustrating. I hope you get through it all without too much suffering and my thoughts are with you.

[Junkjournal1 in reply to Misspomfrey]

Hi so sorry you have suffered too I’m sure that my IBS started when I first began perimenopause as well. The perimenopause is certainly dragging on I had two periods last year two the year before and this year one so far. I understand completely when you said about not feeling the same person as before I feel robbed of part of me. I’m on antidepressants and have been for a long time as ever time I tried to come of them life for me was just trying to hide myself away from me and the world under the bed cover. A few years ago a tried the HRT patches and at the same time I was switched to taking a different antidepressant. I was suicidal. Through this experience I’ve never considered taking HRT again. I’m so glad that it sounds like you have a supportive husband. The awful thing is anxiety/ depression/menopause and IBS are not physical seen and because people can’t see these things ( example broken arm which for me would be preferred) as it heals, they can’t seem to grasp why you don’t feel better when you’re asked a week later for example how are you know 🤷‍♀️🙆‍♀️ so you end up saying you’re okay knowing full well you are not. Sorry for going on and thank you again and my thoughts are with you too. 🙏🤗😌

[Misspomfrey in reply to Junkjournal1]

You've been through the mill too and I really feel for you. People don't understand any of it, unless they've been through or are going through it themselves. I felt just like you and I'm sure loads of other women have been through the same. I know I could have got through it a little easier if it hadn't been for this IBS. I know it was menopause when it came on because I was quite well and happy before. It's the depression that comes with it, when I get a flare up now, I just can't shake off the depression, feeling of doom until the flare up has past. It's horrible 😞 On a positive note, Spring is here and I'm going to make the most of it, I hope you can too ☺️ take care 😘

[Junkjournal1 in reply to Misspomfrey]

Thank you so much for taking the time and understanding your words mean a lot And yes spring is my favourite season I hope you enjoy everything that you make the most of I’m going to certainly try. Take care of yourself too ☺️🤗😘

[Ceasersalad in reply to Misspomfrey]

I'm glad yours is getting better. I think I'm just getting started lol . Thank you so much for your kind words. It is appreciated x

[-lilybet]

junkjournal1 it is very scary especially if it’s the first time, but as I was once told of the blood is bright red then that’s a good colour!!! I had it and I had piles /anal fissure that I wasn’t aware of but to be extra cautious go to dr/nurse just to put your mind at ease

[Karendeena]

I had this a couple of times and not always after a bowel movement. The blood was minimal but bright red. Doctor said I had a small cut just outside the rectum. Recently had bowel screening and all ok.

[Blueboy1946]

ii would ask your doctor for a FIT test, just to rule out any nasties.

it sounds to me like a fissure or piles.

[Superzob]

I agree that these things are always worth checking out but, to put your mind at rest, it is far more likely to be piles than anything else. You can definitely get piles which are not obtrusive or itchy, but bleed when subjected to the trauma of IBS. Happens to me a lot!

[Poppyseed8]

I had a bleed like that it’s scary spoke to a Gp at the surgery they didn’t seem concerned it was definitely fresh blood so was told probably a hemoroids/piles that had burst and when I asked how can they be sure via a phone call I was made to feel like I was making a fuss but I wasn’t going to give up so the she agreed to see me and do an investigation which she did and confirmed I had piles and that one looked incredibly sore I decided to thank her for confirming that and now I need not worry that it’s something else .. why don’t people realise this is exactly what triggers IBS because you worry until you can speak to someone so I spent 2 days waiting for the surgery to open feeling sick inside .. I had a colonoscopy no mention of piles then just some diverticulitis pockets & polops personally I need answers to many health issues but can’t get them so IBS will continue to run my life

[Junkjournal1 in reply to Poppyseed8]

I understand all that you have said sorry you had this experience too. Trying to get to the bottom of our IBS after seeing different doctors and having different tests is basically left up to us to deal with when they can’t find a specific diagnosis. I suffer with social anxiety and general anxiety now I have the anxiety of soiling myself if I’m not near a toilet and if I am near a toilet anxious about other people in there as the noise is so loud and explosive. Sorry to be graphic but that’s how it is.

[Poppyseed8 in reply to Junkjournal1]

Totally understand you

[Poppyseed8]

I had no idea I had piles till this happened to me lots of very fresh blood after a hard bowel movement but next time I went to the loo it had all stoped as quick as it started but worrying all the same as if I need yet another problem to worry about just all adds to my anxiety and on going IBS

[Junkjournal1 in reply to Poppyseed8]

I could have written these exact words I feel for you I really do. The same as you everything was fine the next time I went but yes it was scary and worrying as it just appeared with no other symptoms of piles well at least they’re tidily on the inside 🤷‍♀️. Thank you for sharing 😌