I’m a college student so I don’t really have time to cook anything. The only type of food that I am able to eat are sandwich and microwavable frozen vegetable. So, the only types of grain I consume are stone ground whole grain and whole wheat. I recently noticed that I have been getting diarrhea more often and I know that it’s because of the high amount of fiber I consume everyday from eating whole grain/wheat sandwiches (Usually 8-9 servings of all wheat/grain per day). I try to drink 10 glass of water a day, but I can usually make it to around 8 and that’s it.

How long does it take for my body to get used to a high fiber diet?

Okay, before I start, this may not be for the faint of heart. Just a Warning.

So I’ve been having these problems for quite some time. It started way back in May…of 2007. I was noticing that there was a lot of blood on the toilet paper after I had gone the bathroom. It was pretty much more or less just blood on the toilet paper until one time the water in the bowl was pretty much completely red. That only happened once. I did go to the doctor and all he said was it’s not external hemorrhoids and gave me a number to a gasteronologist. Only problem is is that I do not have health insurance. So I never went. Now The bleeding kept up for some time but it has stopped in the past few months. Only thing now is that I occasionally get pains in my lower abdomen and my stool can be any from diarrhea to solid but soft consistancy, or sometimes both in one sitting. For the first time in my life I’m passing stools…or rather a stool. It sticks completely together, for the most part, and is one long deposit. I don’t mean to be disgusting but it’s hard with the topic at hand.
Well, I know IBS is something that is in my family. My cousin got treated for Chron’s after being severely sick for about a good chunck of a year but I don’t believe she was ever tested positive for Chron’s. Either way, this stuff does run through my family. My doctor kind of sucks in the sense that he really doesn’t seem interested in what I, the patient, has to say. I think it’s time to change Doc’s.

I think i have bowel or colon cancer because i have been having a really hard time going to the bathroom lately. I have been like this since nov, i started with constipation every now and then and then as the months went by it started hurting more and more to go to the restroom, i bleed bright red blood from my anus and i find it in my stool. The last 1 month have been the worst, i have had excruciating pain when i go to the restroom, i don’t go to the restroom for approximately 4 to 5 days :/ which is horrible last friday i drank a magnesium citrate bottle and it helped me for the day, although my stool came out as diarrhea it still hurt and burned like hell!! on sunday i found a hemorrhoid and i have been putting preparation H. Since sunday i have been drinking Metamucil 2 times a day. since sat the only day i went to the restroom was on wednesday, only because i did an enema wash but even that didn’t help, my stool didn’t come out the way it was suppose too. I have lost a big amount of weight the past week and my appetite has dramatically reduced, my stomach always just feels uncomfortable, and is always hurting. This includes drinking lots of water and eating very healthy each day, especially eating a lot of fruits. :/ im really worried and i know i have to get it check out, but my parents don’tt always take it too seriously, it just worries me the most because im only 16 ;( so yeah i have tried everythingg from laxatives, to washes, stool softenersrs everyday, to fiber cereals and now the fiber drink but nothing is working, i really cant handel the pain anymore i cry every time. whats your guys opinion? please and thank you:)
so my problems are stomach pains, extreme constipation, weight loss, blood in stool and i bleed every time i go which isn’t often combined with a lot of pain, also a hemorrhoid and lately my anus gets itchy. also a mucus comes out too. please help

So I’m 35 weeks. I was put on Nifedipine last week for contractions. It gave me diarrhea and began aggravating my hemorrhoids. I called the doctor and they said there was no substitute medication, and to basically deal with it. Well, I haven’t been working because it’s just too bad. And now, they’re bleeding and won’t stop. The hemorrhoid is about the size of my fingertip, and is extremely painful. Is there any way to stop the bleeding on my on, or should I be heading to the ER?

I was sick for about 3 weeks and had severe diarrhea. From this, I developed what I believe is an external hemorrhoid. I just started to use Preparation H medicated wipes after I go to the restroom, and I’ve been putting on the ointment as well. I am 20 years old, and this is my first time having one :’( Kind of scary!