About 2 days ago I noticed a bright red streak of blood after a bowel movement, naturally I freaked out and immediately became very worried, I looked up possible causes and found that it could be piles or an anal fissure, or at worst cancer, and found that if it is an anal fissure water and fiber will help. So I started to drink more water and eat foods with more fiber, the next time I had a bowel movement I could not notice any more blood and so dismissed it as nothing. Today though, my bowel movement was quite large and hard to pass, I also noticed a slight stinging/burning on one side of my rectum, and I noticed another small amount of blood in a small piece of stool. I haven’t been experiencing any other symptoms apart from the slight stinging/burning and otherwise feel fine, I should also mention that I only noticed the blood after a large stool that was difficult to pass. (as I said, I haven’t been drinking much water/keeping up my fiber intake) I will most definitely be seeing a doctor as soon as possible to rule out anything serious, but would just like to be reassured as I am a bit of a hypochondriac and tend to over think things and work myself up over something that’s not as bad as I’m thinking. In short, I had a large and difficult to pass bowel movement, after my next bowel movement I noticed blood on the surface and on one side of the stool, I worried and researched what it could be, started drinking more water/getting more fiber, next bowel movement was average and I couldn’t notice any blood, started to feel less worried, next bowel movement was again large and difficult to pass, I noticed a stinging/burning feeling that was present, and here I am now, worried again about what could be causing it, the blood is red, not exactly dark, just like if you were cut and blood surfaced, it appears to be normally colored/slightly more bright, and it appears to be on the surface of the stool, it doesn’t separate when in the water, so I’d say it is in the bowel movement, but on the surface, I’m 17 and am not exactly fit but also not too lazy, and I haven’t been experiencing anything else out of the ordinary. Sorry for the overly long explanation, needed to include everything so you could help with what it could possibly be, I’m leaning towards piles or a fissure, but would like a second opinion to help me calm down and be less worried before I see a doctor, thanks in advance.

Hi Everyone,

I have been on some herbal medicine for a month or so to clear mucous in the stool. This lead to piles and then I stopped taking the herbal (Ayurvedic medicine). During that time I had fever and I took some alopathy medicine to clear the mucous. But after taking this medicine I had anal fissure. I stopped taking alopathy medicine also and took homeopathy medicine to treat my anal fissure. But still my anus was bleeding so the doctor prescribed a laxative so that stool may be soft. The anal fissure stopped bleeding but now I am suffering from watery stool (6 - 7 times a day), blood clots in stool and pain in anus. I would request only professionals to answer my question as they may understand my problem and suggest some remedy.

Thanks in advance. God bless all of us.

Hi,

Last August I started getting blood spots on the toilet paper after a bowel movement. Upon finding this I immediately went to the doctors. The doctor referred me to a specialist. The specialist performed a Ridgid Sigmoidoscopy and said he seen two 2nd degree internal piles. I demanded further tests, however, and he booked me in for Flexible Sigmoidoscopy.

A few weeks later I had the Flexible Sigmoidoscopy and the surgeon performing it told me my sigmoid colon was fine, and the biopsies came back fine. He said he seen no piles, however. He claimed that the bleeding probably came from an anal fissure.

I have no pain during a bowel movement, only occasionally a burning sensation. As odd as it sounds, I felt around the anus after a bowel movement and felt a lump slightly protruding from my rectum, so i push it back in. A small amout of blood was on my finger. The blood is bright red and I have had a streak or two on the actual stool.

I have taken up bodybuilding again recently, and consume 30-40g of fiber a day. My stools are much larger than before I started this, and bleeding has worsened.

Is this piles, or something more serious?

Thanks

I had an anal fissure, but I’m pretty sure I don’t have it anymore since it’s been about 3 weeks and haven’t been experiencing pain or blood lately. What concerns me is that I still have this sentinel pile sticking out my arse. It doesn’t protrude as much as it used to, but I’m worried it won’t go away. Does anyone know if it naturally goes away?

Hey everyone. I took a number 2 a few minutes ago and I saw about half a pinky worth of blood on the toilet paper. It’s been happening for about a week now and I’m getting worried it’s an anal fissure. I called my school nurse (I’m 16) and she think’s it’s piles or haemorrhoids. I’m getting worried now and I don’t know what to do. A ate brunch recently and brunch had a bunch of lettuce, water, and fruits but it appeared as if it had no effect. I’m very freaked out right now.