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Has anyone else experienced bleeding from the rectum from pmr/prednisone? I know this sounds insane, but it started happening to me a couple of hours ago. Never happened before! I DO have Crohn's disease as well, but I've had that for 2-3yrs and not experienced this! Advice?
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amkoffee lynda62707
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If it's bright red blood it just means that you've burst a hemorrhoid. Definitely not something you need to rush to the ER for. You typically have this happen if you've been straining to go a lot. It can be a lot of blood and can make you kind of freaked out of it. And this being your first time would probably warrant a trip to your doctor just so he can take a look and make sure that nothing else is going on or that the Hemorrhoid that has burst doesn't need attention. Sometimes you need a few stitches but even that's pretty rare.
However if it is a dark-colored blood and the blood is actually in the stool making it appear to be black then that's a serious situation and you need to see your doctor asap.
lynda62707 amkoffee
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Thanks for the info. It is bright red and seems to have subsided pretty much. I'll keep an eye on things....sure don't need to borrow trouble!