Hello!
Im female and 21 years old. About a month ago I noticed that I had very large amounts of bright red blood in the toilet with my bowel movement. It occurs about once or twice a week. I try and see if there is any blood in the actual stool but there is so much blood in the toilet I can’t see the stool. When I wipe it is like someone just had a VERY VERY heavy period. I went to the doctor and he said that I don’t have any internal or external Hemorrhoids or anal fissures. He thinks it might be ulcers and put me on a high fiber diet and Prilosec and this still occurs. I was supposed to go back after 2 weeks, but I work 2 jobs and haven’t had the time. Since I already know its not Hemorrhoids or anal fissures, what else could cause A LOT of bright red blood in the toilet when I make a bowel movement once or twice a week?

I went to the washroom and everything felt fine no pain nor strain during my bowel movement, but I looked down in the toilet and it was just bright red, then when I wiped my bottom the toilet paper was pure blood. I had not ingest beets, tomatoes or any sort of supplements, so i went to a walk in clinic, the doctor asked me some questions, touched my belly and asked me for a urine sample, then she wrote up a prescription and referred me to the ER in case it happens again. 2 days later (I was constipated) I finally have bowel movements and so I check in the toilet, again bright red so I went to the ER. The doc from ER took blood samples (results were normal) and examined my rectum..both doctors I went to believe it was "most likely" internal hemorrhoids but isn’t that suppose to hurt ? I felt no pain at all and had not been constipated till these past 2 days…I am just frustrated that they haven’t told me specifically what is wrong with me instead just the possibilities (colon cancer is ruled out since I am only 20) and keep sending me home with prescriptions and tell me to wait a few days exactly how long am I suppose to keep monitoring myself when there is an alarming amount of blood that keeps reappearing. Does anyone know what is wrong with me?

so, i’m not sure if this is my hemorrhoids r something serious. i just had a bowel movement and when i wiped i had bright red blood on the toilet paper on…there was none in the actual stool. i took at mirror to look at my buttocks and it seems as if my external hemorrhoids are enlarged and one sorts of hurts a lot and stings. i’m not sure if i strained or tore something down there. what do you think it could be…i don’t want it to be cancer ;-/

p.s. i have had hemorrhoid problems before where they got irritated and enlarged and hurt to sit. so, i’m not sure if this is the same thing.

they are not bad they dont bleed or anything and im not 100%sure i have them it just burns down there after a bowel movement. They won’t discharge me the day i leave for them will they??

I started getting hemorrhoids yesterday when I have a bowel movement, and noticed blood on the toilet paper. It went away a few seconds later. Online it says to let your doctor know if you experience any rectal bleeding, but I know what it’s from, so do I worry about it? Thanks. (22 weeks pregnant)