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Rectal bleeding post repair?

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sarah71715
sarah71715

Hi all. I am 3 weeks post a & p repair. Apart from a bumpy start i have been recovering well.

I had a bm earlier. Soft, no pain, no straining so i was suprised when i went to wipe there was quite a bit of frank blood in the toilet bowl and on the toilet paper when wiping. Definitely wasnt vaginal blood.

Has anyone else experienced this? I dont know why it would have happened as from my knowledge nothing is cut or sutured rectally it was all vaginal?

Can anyone shed some light?

Ta

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  • Jan999
    Jan999 sarah71715

    Posted

    I think there was a post about this just the other day sarah and it tends to happen quite frequently. It's often not anything to worry about and can be a blood clot that hasn't dispersed or a stitch dissolving.
  • phyl_40063
    phyl_40063 sarah71715

    Posted

    Sarah, doesn't the posterior repair have stitched near to the back vag... wall, that when wiping may appear to be from rectum.

    I had a stitch end to side of perineum, that irritated me and when wiping must have stretched the area causing bleeding.

    Matron of course will know best and will no doubt answer soon.

    Phyl x☺

    • Jan999
      Jan999 phyl_40063

      Posted

      phyl you are absolutely right. Please stay on this forum when you return to work. I know you'll be busy but your advice is always spot on x
    • phyl_40063
      phyl_40063 Jan999

      Posted

      Thank you matron,

      But can only really draw on my own experience and compare, we still need you yourself Matron just to be sure nothing more serious to worry about!

      I really just parrot of advice that you yourself gave to me along with my own experience.

      Phyl x☺

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