Bleeding accompanied with a high dose of anxiety! Help!
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Hello fellow Hemorrhoid sufferers. I have 4 children and with my last pregnancy I noticed a small lump while I was washing (4.5 years ago). After doing a bit of research I concluded that it was a Hemorrhoid. After having it for quite awhile it became thrombosed(very painful) and eventually disappeared. All was fine until about 6 months ago when I noticed blood streaked on my stool. It's continued ever since. I do believe it's bright red and it's not very much. I believe I still have Hemorrhoids although the doctor said she didn't see any. I don't have any external hemorrhoids that you can see unless I bear down, then my anus is surrounded by large purple bumps/veins that bulge (not even sure if they would be considered internal or external). Is streaked blood on the stool almost daily normal for Hemorrhoids? It seems that most people on this forum that experience blood have pools of it in the toilet. Also, are they internal or external hemorrhoids if you only see them when pushing? I do have a colonoscopy scheduled in 2 weeks.
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Sorakingdom95 may00640
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Hi May00640,
Sounds like hemorrhoids to me. Try changing up your diet to include more fiber (at least 25 grams a day) and drink a lot of water. This will make bowel movements easier and will help you to not strain. You can also take fiber supplements such as Metamucil, with a lot of water. If it does become an issue, you should consider getting it/them removed. Mine only bled every so often due to not eating enough fiber and having a "flare up". Hope this helps.
Best Regards,
-Sora
may00640 Sorakingdom95
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Thank you so much! I've been taking a fiber supplement and drinking a lot of water. Hopefully it helps!
thomas79405 may00640
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first of congrats on having great kids ok. god bless you i hope there all healthy. any way i had surgry about a 16 months ago and had 2 of them removed as of today i,m doing great i,m back too running strong working out hard . have the surgry ok too get it removed ok. its worth it .
thatslife81947 may00640
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if it bulged out during bowel movement it could be an internal hemorrhoid. I had it for 11 yrs of my life. I had to push it in back in every bowel movement later on and start to get worst like thrombosed most of the time last year. I was in excruciating pain everyday. I had it removed last month and it's my best decision ever!! I'm a normal person now. hem free and pain free !! Definitely best choice in my life. my advice to have it remove once and for all!!!