Joined: 02 Feb 2007 Posts: 2 Location: Bethlehem, PA
Bloody Stool....is This Bad? Posted: 02-02-07 19:26pm
I had the stomach flu twice back in late
nov/early dec. Of 2006. After this I
slowly began to see some blood in my
stool. I figured it was simply a small
tear in my anus or something from not
having any food in me and then having food
in me. But over the last 2-3 weeks I
have noticed more and more blood in my
stool and in the potty(sorry, I work with
small kids) when I have a bm. Could this
simply be that I need more fiber? I am a
vegitarian... Or could it be something
much worse like hemroids or colon cancer?
Is it worth going to the health center at
my school? I am really private about
stuff and I dont want to go to the health
center if this is something I can fix
myself...
Thanks for letting me vent/question stuff.
Hopefully someone will be able to help
me soon
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moravianchick
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Feb 2007 Posts: 2 Location: Bethlehem, PA
Bloody Stool Update.... Posted: 02-03-07 17:36pm
I forced myself to go to a general Dr.
Today. They did all the typical things.
Then they did a rectal exam.... Not as
bad as I had though it would be to have
someones hand up my butt. He said I
don't have hemroids, well at least her
couldn't feel any, and I didn't have any
tares. So that is good, but he did a
simple test for blood, and he said "it was
very positive for blood" he gave me a list
of colon specialists and told me to get an
appointment soon. I go back tomorrow to
get full blood work done before church....
If anyone has any ideas on what could be
going on I would really appreciate it.
My nerves are ranging from colon cancer,
or polyps, colitis, or simply ibs, but I
don't have any other symptoms of ibs, so
as much as I would rather ibs than
anything else, I am not looking too
closely towards that one. Please let me
know if you have any ideas!
