Significant bleeding from penis. No pain.

Posted by hopeimok @hopeimok, Jul 18, 2021

Warning - This is pretty gross stuff.

I woke up this morning to somewhat bloody underwear. A few hours later, my underwear was pretty soaked in blood. When I investigated my underwear further, I saw a very small, membranous looking string of some sort. Very similar to when a woman menstruates.

I'm not experiencing any pain. This is not occurring during urination or ejaculation. I have not experienced an injury of any sort. No rough sex or any trauma. I did not feel or notice the bleeding taking place.

Something similar actually happened to me about 11 years ago when I was 24 (before I had health insurance - a very unhelpful doctor checked my colon, which was fine. no other tests).

I'll talk with my doctor tomorrow, but I'm curious if the community has any ideas. Most of what I see online does not really fit these specific symptoms (usually involves urination, trauma, pain, etc.).

Any ideas?

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I am having the same problem and I don’t know what to think of it. It’s very scary to wake up to. Waiting to see my urologist.

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@icemanglen

I am having the same problem and I don’t know what to think of it. It’s very scary to wake up to. Waiting to see my urologist.

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@icemanglen, any update? Were you able to get an appointment with your urologist?

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I'm currently having the same problem. I went an urgent care and got no answers. I then went to the ER and got blood drawn, urine samples and a CT scan. Still no answers. The ER doctor told me to see a urologist, but after all the tests I find it hard to believe they will be of any more help.

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@cent66

Same story....difficult bowel movement, and then some blood out of penis. Once I started the stool softener, and changed diet a bit, all cleared up.

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Thank you for your input,
I woke last night with a small coffee cup saucer plate ring of bright red blood on my bottom sheet. I had difficulty in having a bowel movement the previous 36 hours. I remember having to “bear down” to complete my bathroom business. When I went back to check my under after this discovery, I did notice a very small diluted ring of blood in my underwear. I’m 69 years old and concerned at this point.The information you supplied helped calm me, I’ll monitor and go from there. Thank you!
Tom

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@tomc1954

Thank you for your input,
I woke last night with a small coffee cup saucer plate ring of bright red blood on my bottom sheet. I had difficulty in having a bowel movement the previous 36 hours. I remember having to “bear down” to complete my bathroom business. When I went back to check my under after this discovery, I did notice a very small diluted ring of blood in my underwear. I’m 69 years old and concerned at this point.The information you supplied helped calm me, I’ll monitor and go from there. Thank you!
Tom

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Did you obtain any assistance for your finding of blood on sheets?

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My husband is going through the same thing right now and it's very concerning. Did you ever get any answers as to what was going on?
Thanks in advance!

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I am having a very similar issue, but I think I see some connections to my behavior.
I am 64 and started strength training about a year ago. I have dropped quite a bit of weight and have made very good progress strength wise. I do weight training on Mondays and Fridays and (what I call cardio) on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. It seems that I have the blood appear sometimes the day after one of my cardio days if it gets pretty extreme. I feel no pain. It has nothing to do with urine or semen. I have experienced none of the described causes or exhibit any of the symptoms of most of the sites talking about blood from the penis...

I am thinking that it is either a burst capillary either in the urethra or somehow blood is getting into my bladder and draining. It definitely has something to do with my cardio days..

Cardio days usually consist of 20-30 minutes on the elliptical followed by a bunch of core exercises... flat planks, side planks, leg crosses, sprinter crunches... and by then I'm pretty spent...

There is not a lot of blood and it is usually very dark red.

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@drctexas

I am having a very similar issue, but I think I see some connections to my behavior.
I am 64 and started strength training about a year ago. I have dropped quite a bit of weight and have made very good progress strength wise. I do weight training on Mondays and Fridays and (what I call cardio) on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. It seems that I have the blood appear sometimes the day after one of my cardio days if it gets pretty extreme. I feel no pain. It has nothing to do with urine or semen. I have experienced none of the described causes or exhibit any of the symptoms of most of the sites talking about blood from the penis...

I am thinking that it is either a burst capillary either in the urethra or somehow blood is getting into my bladder and draining. It definitely has something to do with my cardio days..

Cardio days usually consist of 20-30 minutes on the elliptical followed by a bunch of core exercises... flat planks, side planks, leg crosses, sprinter crunches... and by then I'm pretty spent...

There is not a lot of blood and it is usually very dark red.

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Welcome @dcrtexas, From what I've read your symptoms can be caused by extreme exercise.

"If you see blood in your urine after an intense workout, you may have something called “exercise-induced hematuria.” It is most common in runners, especially those running more than 10,000 meters (more than 6 miles). It can also occur after any prolonged, intense physical activity like high intensity interval training."
--- Ask the Experts: Can Intense Exercise Cause Hematuria?: https://www.urologyhealth.org/healthy-living/urologyhealth-extra/magazine-archives/summer-2022/ask-the-experts-can-intense-exercise-cause-hematuria

Have you discussed it with your doctor to make sure everything is OK?

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@johnbishop

Welcome @dcrtexas, From what I've read your symptoms can be caused by extreme exercise.

"If you see blood in your urine after an intense workout, you may have something called “exercise-induced hematuria.” It is most common in runners, especially those running more than 10,000 meters (more than 6 miles). It can also occur after any prolonged, intense physical activity like high intensity interval training."
--- Ask the Experts: Can Intense Exercise Cause Hematuria?: https://www.urologyhealth.org/healthy-living/urologyhealth-extra/magazine-archives/summer-2022/ask-the-experts-can-intense-exercise-cause-hematuria

Have you discussed it with your doctor to make sure everything is OK?

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John,
Thank you for the response and link.
My GP is also a personal friend of mine and I plan to ask him about it.
david

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I am male 26 this happened to me Twice. It was protected sex with a condom on and I bled both times with ejaculation. I am negative of STIs before and after. After it felt like some blockage and blood coming out when urinating, few trips after pieces of membrane escape from the penis until emptied did my urine clear back up and I was fine no pain? Thinking it just being abstinent the rest of my life!

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