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Stomach/anal problems: hemorrhoids, nausea, bloody stool, constipation

Posted by deevon @deevon, Oct 6, 2024

I been experiencing stuff with hemorrhoids and I recently went to my dr to get checked and my dr said I have external hemorrhoids but before that I been getting constapted and been felling nauseous and blood begin dropping in my stool and I wanna know if it’s something else to cause all this I been stressed a lot and I have a lot of anxiety and I don’t know how to feel

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venture | @venture | Apr 8 7:30am
In reply to @ehdog "So I went to the bathroom 99% of my stool was a normal color but there..." + (show)
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So I went to the bathroom
99% of my stool was a normal color but there was a few black spots, and one that was like .5 inches wide and it looked like.. idk. Almost straight edged so I assumed it's probably zucchini peel. But got scared anyways.
Plus, some was on the TP when I wiped. Just a small amount. When it's rubbed it falls apart easily and looked like ash almost. Which was strange and idk if peel would fall apart so easily or look like that

Idk I'm just confused. I know it's probably not blood but I'm worried maybe it is. I also am curious why in Er settings I was immediately tested for blood but online people can easily tell me what is and isn't blood?

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It could be a few things. I was diagnosed with UC. I take a well know safe oral med. Get a colonoscopy

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lylii | @lylii | Apr 8 8:49am
In reply to @ehdog "So I went to the bathroom 99% of my stool was a normal color but there..." + (show)
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So I went to the bathroom
99% of my stool was a normal color but there was a few black spots, and one that was like .5 inches wide and it looked like.. idk. Almost straight edged so I assumed it's probably zucchini peel. But got scared anyways.
Plus, some was on the TP when I wiped. Just a small amount. When it's rubbed it falls apart easily and looked like ash almost. Which was strange and idk if peel would fall apart so easily or look like that

Idk I'm just confused. I know it's probably not blood but I'm worried maybe it is. I also am curious why in Er settings I was immediately tested for blood but online people can easily tell me what is and isn't blood?

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I've eaten a lot of vegetables and other food in my 66 years and have never seen food come out the other end that is black in color. Just to be safe, I'd ask your doctor to send you for a colonoscopy. That is the only way to be sure what is going on. In my opinion at least. I hope everything turns out fine for you!

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venture | @venture | Apr 8 10:02am
In reply to @ehdog "So I went to the bathroom 99% of my stool was a normal color but there..." + (show)
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So I went to the bathroom
99% of my stool was a normal color but there was a few black spots, and one that was like .5 inches wide and it looked like.. idk. Almost straight edged so I assumed it's probably zucchini peel. But got scared anyways.
Plus, some was on the TP when I wiped. Just a small amount. When it's rubbed it falls apart easily and looked like ash almost. Which was strange and idk if peel would fall apart so easily or look like that

Idk I'm just confused. I know it's probably not blood but I'm worried maybe it is. I also am curious why in Er settings I was immediately tested for blood but online people can easily tell me what is and isn't blood?

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Details with me was… my body was forcing me to poo hourly. Which was a result of UC irritations. I take balsalazide disodium. , generic Colazal. It took weeks to eliminate my symptoms. It has worked extremely well for 20+ years. No reoccurrence and colonoscopies been clear since starting the med.

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yooper1949 | @yooper1949 | Apr 9 1:08pm
In reply to @ehdog "So I went to the bathroom 99% of my stool was a normal color but there..." + (show)
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So I went to the bathroom
99% of my stool was a normal color but there was a few black spots, and one that was like .5 inches wide and it looked like.. idk. Almost straight edged so I assumed it's probably zucchini peel. But got scared anyways.
Plus, some was on the TP when I wiped. Just a small amount. When it's rubbed it falls apart easily and looked like ash almost. Which was strange and idk if peel would fall apart so easily or look like that

Idk I'm just confused. I know it's probably not blood but I'm worried maybe it is. I also am curious why in Er settings I was immediately tested for blood but online people can easily tell me what is and isn't blood?

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Spotty black stool is possible as well as all black stool. On me when I ate something it agitated a lesion and made it bleed, then it would clot and stop bleeding. On October 4 2004 it opened up and I lost so much blood I got a spinal cord injury at C5 C6 and a paralyzed left diaphragm from blood loss, all diagnosed at Mayo Clinic. If you see black, looks like coffee grounds, I recommend getting it checked. I wouldn't wish what I went thru on anybody.

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musicjewishcarp2008 | @musicjewishcarp2008 | Apr 13 8:28am
In reply to @ehdog "So I went to the bathroom 99% of my stool was a normal color but there..." + (show)
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So I went to the bathroom
99% of my stool was a normal color but there was a few black spots, and one that was like .5 inches wide and it looked like.. idk. Almost straight edged so I assumed it's probably zucchini peel. But got scared anyways.
Plus, some was on the TP when I wiped. Just a small amount. When it's rubbed it falls apart easily and looked like ash almost. Which was strange and idk if peel would fall apart so easily or look like that

Idk I'm just confused. I know it's probably not blood but I'm worried maybe it is. I also am curious why in Er settings I was immediately tested for blood but online people can easily tell me what is and isn't blood?

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Any blood in stools needs investigation. It could be anything from internal hemmroids, diverticulitis,colon cancer to nothing but the longer you want ,the worse the outcome. Go to GI md, please.

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