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Posted by alienatari on June 30, 2005, at 7:48:06
Ok well I went to the toilet and well a lot of blood was in the toilet and when I wiped there was a lot of blood. It looks red and fresh, but I am in no pain. I know that if you have bowel problems it is suppose to be black/dark red and have a weird smell or something like that. This just looked like something has been cut and bled a lot. It wasnt just a few spots of blood it was a lot.
I dont know what to do :(
LOL I should just live at the dr's office hehe.
Take care all
Posted by ed_uk on June 30, 2005, at 9:48:59
In reply to SCARED!!! Can meds do this?, posted by alienatari on June 30, 2005, at 7:48:06
Hi Alien,
>Ok well I went to the toilet and well a lot of blood was in the toilet and when I wiped there was a lot of blood. It looks red and fresh, but I am in no pain.
That's happened to me loads of times. It happens whenever I've got 'hard stools' - it causes anal bleeding. The 'bright read blood on the toilet paper' suggests that it's anal bleeding.
I went to the doc and he said I was bleeding from a blood vessel near my anus. I don't have haemorrhoids though.
Clomipramine usually causes hard stools so that's probably the cause. I think you should take some more stool softeners. You're taking senna + docusate at the moment, right? Perhaps you should go to your doc and get something else.......or something to take in addition. He'll probably do an anal/rectal exam. Here in the UK, almost all laxatives are OTC. Once you've got checked out by your doc, you'll probably be able to buy something from the pharmacy.
Love
~Ed
Posted by mworkman on June 30, 2005, at 9:58:54
In reply to SCARED!!! Can meds do this?, posted by alienatari on June 30, 2005, at 7:48:06
light red and smooth is nothing to worry about. Dark red and coffee ground type texture is what you need to worry about.
Posted by Phillipa on June 30, 2005, at 19:03:34
In reply to Re: SCARED!!! Can meds do this?, posted by mworkman on June 30, 2005, at 9:58:54
After I had my first child I bleed every morning until I went for my annual check-up. The doctor said why didn't you tell me? Take MOM each night and it will go away. I had terrible hemmoroids. It went away. But I was only l9. Fondly, Phillipa
Posted by fachad on July 2, 2005, at 1:48:34
In reply to SCARED!!! Can meds do this?, posted by alienatari on June 30, 2005, at 7:48:06
This happens to me every once in a while. It can be from a blood vessel breaking, or worst case what is called a "fissure".
In either case, a doctor will tell you to eat more fiber, drink lots of water, and take a stool softener (not a laxative) like Colace (docusate sodium) every day for a few weeks after the last time you see blood.
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