I had a VERY large stool 3 days ago, every since then I have been bleeding from my rectum, i think its a hemorrhoid, but it bleeds all the time, not just during bowel movements. Its a bright red blood its not gushing but it looks like im on my period when i pull my panties down. Is this normal?

Recently I have been experiencing trouble defecating, its not so much constipation as my stools come out soft but I am not going as often as I should even though my diet has not changed. My stool is thinner for some reason and occasionally there is a bit of bright red blood on tissue paper when wiping. I noticed this happened about a month ago but it resolved. Is it internal hemorrhoids, I have to add that I weightlift frequently and have heard that squats can cause hemmorhoids. There is also a feeling of pressure in my lower rectum, but it is not painful. I am scheduled for a check up this friday and hope its nothing serious. Should I be worried that it is cancer? BTW I am hispanic male, not obese nor diabetic and there is no history of colorectal cancer in my family, but there is a history of diabetes and heart disease.

I’ve tried 3 different treatments.
1. Witch Hazel and Vaseline
Result: More burning than I began with.

2. Preparation H Hemorrhoid Cooling Gel
Result: Instant Cooling from the annoying itching but it only lasted about 20 minutes.

3. Preparation H Maximum Strength
Result: Lasting Relief but as soon as I stopped using it, they came back more vigorous than before.

My main problem is the itching! They aren’t really painful but they itch soooo bad!
I’ve had them for about 3 years now.

I’ve kind of determined that I have internal hemorrhoids because I have blood in my stool sometimes and my rectum just feels a bit swollen.
I also have 2 little polyps around the anus that I think are external but they aren’t severely thrombosed…just like BB pellet sized. I can I see swollen veins.

I KNOW I should go to a doctor. But it’s hard to even tell my parents about it to get medicine! How am I supposed to tell a doctor AND let him see my anus?
I’m such a prude. I don’t want some doc prodding around down there ; n ;

What can I do?

So today I noticed on my boyfriends butthole a piece of red skin sticking out slightly in between his rectum. It extremely red and kinda resembles a chewed red gusher candy. (i know gross, I’m just trying to get a visual for everyone) So I pointed it out to him and as he started to wipe it, and it started to bleed a lot. I asked him if it hurts and he said no, it just itches. I want to say its a hemorrhoid but I’m not sure because of the way it was bleeding, plus he never has any strain around the anus which is what initially causes it. Does anyone know what else this could be if it’s not a hemmorhoid?

I’ll start off by stating that I do not have IBS, at least I hope I don’t. This problem started about a month ago (July 25th) when I awoke one morning and felt like I had to have a bowel movement. My rectum felt very tight and full and almost constipated like. I didn’t think much of it and assumed the problem would rectify itself with time. It didn’t, and I simply assumed I was constipated. I was given a laxative which didn’t work, and was scheduled for a sigmoidoscopy. I refused to have the procedure carried out as I was almost positive nothing would be found. I’m 16 years old (male) and my diet isn’t very good but it’s not the worst by any means. I’ve never had any bowel problems previous (save for I was constipated once or twice as a toddler) to this and I’m baffled as to what it is. When the problem first started, my bowel movements seemed much smaller and the stool was smaller in size. This seems to have returned mostly to normal, except there appears to be a very small concentration of yellowish fluid when I wipe. I’m not positive on this though. The only time I have experienced pain is when I had a bowel movement which burned severely and also contained some of the yellowish fluid mentioned before. I did have a "finger test" done and the doctor said everything appeared normal.

The big thing is the general discomfort caused by the tightness/fullness in what I think is my rectum. Before, I felt I could ‘clench’ the muscle (sphincter ?) completely but now it feels like I cannot. I’ve turned my diet around (I understand dietary changes may take months before any effect is noticed) and I’m eating much better. Some aspects of the problem appear to be improving slightly but it’s difficult to tell as sometimes the problem is worse than at others.

Again, I noticed this overnight, literally. The onset was about as rapid as can be.
I hadn’t sustained any injuries prior to this

Any ideas here? Internal hemorrhoids? Growth in the rectum/anus?

Any help is greatly appreciated!

Thanks.
It’s not a rubber glove, as the feeling was present before the test was done. I’ve also not been practising anal sex under any circumstances. I understand that there’s a VERY VERY small chance that it’s a malignant growth, I was just wondering if anybody know’s what this might be. It’s not interferring with my life at all, it would just be nice to know what’s the cause and if any possible cure is out there.