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Blood in feces--HELP! What is wrong?!?

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craig13818
craig13818

Today when I used the bathroom, I noticed a slight red tint in the toilet water. My feces did not appear to be discolored or anything, but when I flushed the toilet, I saw that the red tint was indeed blood (it swirled around when the toilet flushed). 

The blood could have been in my urine, but I urinate on a fairly regular basis and I haven't noticed anything wrong with it in the past.

More information: I am not an active person, and my appetite is probably below average in size. For a while, I have defecating usually once every two days, which I know is not normal. Because of my obsession with school, I am often very stressed, and I don't get enough sleep (I usually go to bed between 11:00 and 12:00 and get up at 6:30). I sometimes have stomachaches at night, but in the past I chalked most of them up to stress. I occasionally take a dramamine pill to stop the stomachaches if I can't sleep. I'm a boy, so it isn't my period or anything. I'm sixteen years old.

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  • ihavenonickname
    ihavenonickname craig13818

    Posted

    blood in the toilet bowl always needs to be checked out.

    Tell tour parents and request a physician visit.

  • melody08508
    melody08508 craig13818

    Posted

    Was that poo very large or hard to push out? May have tested the skin causing blood.
    • craig13818
      craig13818 melody08508

      Posted

      As I believe I said in my first post, I often defacate every other day, causing my stool to sometimes be large. In this instance, it was unusually large, so your answer could be correct.
    • melody08508
      melody08508 craig13818

      Posted

      Prob that. Try increase ur fibre and water intake and eat foods starting with P (prunes, peaches etc)
    • melody08508
      melody08508 craig13818

      Posted

      Goodluck! I'm sure it's just that. Iv had it before myself, not pleasant

    • craig13818
      craig13818 melody08508

      Posted

      Today I was a bit nauseous and had a stomachache. I had almost no appetite, but this may have been because of stress. Does a tear in the skin cause a stomachache?
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