Do Haemorrhoids cause mucus in stool? (Also do you guys get strange intense throbbing pains? )
Posted , 4 users are following.
When i wiped the other day i saw a bit of fresh blood with a little bit of mucus on the toilet paper.
Doctors gave me blood tests and stool tests the other week (as I had been getting some streaks of blood in my loose stools and occasionally it looks a little mixed in) anyway, the tests only came up with a teeny bit of inflammation (indicating that it isn't something more serious)
so im thinking the haemorrhoids have caused the blood and mucus in my stool, combined with having IBS and loose stools, I believe this is why the blood looks more mixed in - the looseness rubbing against them?? - I have been having some very strange random intense pains coming from inside my anus every once and a while which is what made me think, ah must be haemorrhoids.
I'm thinking the mucus is from either IBS and the haemorrhoids - and the occasional blood that sometimes looks like streaks and sometimes looks mixed in is from the haemorrhoids.
Yes yes, i know, speak to a doctor - i'm currently still waiting on calprotectin tests, (it's been 4 weeks) - so i'd just like someone to help put my mind at ease.
Thanks
0 likes, 4 replies
Arok675 Joel53242
Posted
paul75665 Joel53242
Posted
I’ve done quite a bit of research on bowel problems over the past few years trying to find a reason for my symptoms. I have been diagnosed with haemorrhoids, and I have discovered that haemorrhoids can become inflamed, and inflammation can cause mucus production, so yes I do believe haemorrhoids can cause mucus. You’ll probably find that was also the reason for your slightly raised inflammation levels, although I wouldn’t be too complacent about low results meaning nothing more serious going on, depending on how they actually tested for inflammation levels of course. Just the fact that levels are raised should be cause for concern and warrant further investigation. I’ve spoken to people with calprotectin levels just over the borderline reading of >100, who have been diagnosed with an IBD, yet my calprotectin results were >300 and then >1400 yet I don’t have an IBD, my high results are likely to be the result of exposing myself to a food I was intolerant to for many, many months.
Take calprotectin results with a pinch of salt as they say, it’s not a definitive test, and is quite sensitive to other factors and can frequently throw up random results.
Joel53242 paul75665
Posted
Just got my calprotectin results back and they read 1800. Obviously this is strange seeing as my blood test and infection stool test only showed very slight signs of inflammation. I don’t suffer any other symptoms such as loss of appetite or fevers. I have mild stomach pain occasionally (before needing to pass wind or a bowel movement) and bloody loose stools occasionally for the past few weeks (bleeding on and off.) stress seems to be aggravating my symptoms!
Doctor wants to see me Monday to help me set up an appointment with a specialist so I’m just in the scary undiagnosed waiting game at the moment.
Your story of having a 1400 reading and it not being IBD has helped calm me down, although I’m trying to also mentally prepare myself for news that I have a long term disease, it’s nice to know that a high reading isn’t the be all and end all.
My doctor is treating it very seriously now they’ve finally got that calprotectin result. I guess he has to in order to eliminate anything serious.
paul75665 Joel53242
Posted
Calprotectin levels 'ARE' an indication of inflammation somewhere in your GI tract, and the fact that yours was 1800, and mine was 1400, indicates that at that time the sample was taken we both were showing signs of high inflammation in our GI tract. The GI tract is specifically described as any part of your digestive system from the mouth to the anus. My blood samples have never shown any signs of inflammation either, one doctor said to me that an IBD will usually give raised white cell counts during a flare up period. My symptoms are exactly like yours, only mild, sometimes moderate stomach discomfort, discomfort when needing to pass wind or have a bowel movement, I don't get fevers, weight loss or loss of appetite, however I hardly ever bleed now, and if I do its a few spots on the toilet tissue when wiping. Bloody, loose stools can be a sign of IBD.
I was probably wrong in saying that I don't have an IBD with my calprotectin levels at 1400, what I should have said was that they haven't discovered IBD yet. I've had 3 separate doctors views on my problems, two have said that they would not consider IBD to be a factor in my symptoms, however one has said he would remain open minded and would look into further investigation, this has now left me in limbo, and wondering if I should pursue this further or accept my main doctors diagnosis of IBS and haemorrhoids, which were found during my last colonoscopy (I have been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia and CFS as well, which would account for my other symptoms). My doctor also said that if I did have an IBD then I would, at times, be feeling much worse than I do get at present.
One thing I have learnt is that there is a whole host of factors that can cause raised calprotectin results, gastroenteritis, gastritis, stomach ulcers, NSAID's, food intolerances or allergies, inflamed haemorrhoids, plus others I'm sure, so the likelihood of the raised calprotectin results being IBD related are therefore reduced significantly, but that doesn't mean it's not a possibility. I have recently been tested positive for the following food intolerances, cows milk, sesame seeds, yeast, tuna, millet and wheat. Since eliminating these foods I have noticed a slight improvement in my symptoms, however I've only been eliminating for 2 weeks so far, so it is early days still.
Your doctor is right to treat your problems seriously now, personally they should be treating all of us seriously from the start. I do hope you get investigations into your problems under way soon, and you get the results you are looking for. Be prepared for a long haul when it comes to getting a confirmed diagnosis, I've heard of some people having to wait up to 5 - 6 years for a diagnosis, I've been waiting 3 years now and I'm still none the wiser, even though plenty of people have said that I should trust my current diagnosis.