please help!

sweetgirlt26
on 1/21/12 11:05 am
RNY on 01/04/12 with
 please help!
i just had a bowel movement and there was bright red blood! I was having some side pain not sharp on my left side and the bowel movement was soft. what can the blood be from, im freaking out
poet_kelly
on 1/21/12 11:09 am - OH
Hemorrhoids.

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on 1/21/12 11:15 am - OH
Yep.  If you were bleeding from further up in your intestinal tract it would be dark not bright red.  

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michelle42
on 1/21/12 11:30 am
Since you were having a little bit of pain on your left side, I think you should call your Dr. just to be safe.  It does not cost anything to make that call and better safe than sorry.  And you can have bright red blood from higher up that means it's a new bleed not old blood that's been in your intestinal tract for a while.  If it were me I'd call the doctor.  Good Luck and hope you feel better. 

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takqia1
on 1/21/12 11:30 am
maybe you should call your Dr to put your mind at ease. It's probably hemi's had that problem myself but still you should look into it.
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cjdupl
on 1/22/12 3:13 am
   Bright red blood can indicate internal bleeding.  I had the same thing and delayed going to the hospital until it was almost too late.  It was bleeding from diverticulitis.  I had to have 5 units of blood transfused.
   You need to check it out quickly.
sweetgirlt26
on 1/22/12 5:25 am
RNY on 01/04/12 with
Hey everyone thanks for the advice, since that occurred I've had 3 more bowel movements and no sign of blood, should I still contact my doctor or wait til it happens again? 
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