Question:
Kind of an embarrasing question re hemmoroids
OK I have never had hemmoroids before. My pre-op colonoscopy showed I had a hemmoroid inside but that was the first I ever heard of it, as I had never had any symptoms that I knew of. Now I am 4 weeks post op and lately have been a bit constipated. This week whenever I have a bowell movement the toilet is full of blood. SCARY! Is that a hemmoroid? I sure hope so! I hope I don't have colon cancer on top of all this. I suppose I don't since my colonoscopy was fine, but is there something I should be doing? HELP! — [Anonymous] (posted on June 15, 2001)
June 15, 2001
i have internal hemoroids and when they are "active" there shure
is blood on my stool and in the toilet... i will ask my pcp on june 26
because i see her then. i hope its realy hemoroids and not polyps. :( good
luck and talk to your doctor :)
— carou1313
June 15, 2001
I had a colonoscopy and was diangosed w/ that.. I take a stool softener and
that helps.. I don't have problems very often anymore. Funny thing is I
don't know if it ever really bugged me.. it didn't hurt.. the blood on
occassion was odd.. but I was told if its bright red blood its fresh and
caused from that. Good luck.
— Dawn R.
June 15, 2001
Don't be embarrassed by hemorroids! The stigma of not discussing issues
like hemorroids, blood in stool, etc. must end if we are ever going to stop
colo/rectal cancer. Don't misunderstand...I don't think you have cancer
since your colonscopy was fine. Hon, this is a very true accurate way to
determine if there is a problem. Did you have any polyps in your colon? If
so, I am sure the colonscopy got rid of them. I have a history of colon
cancer in my famiy--both mom and dad so I have to stay on top of this at
all times and have regular screening. It was probably the internal
hemorrhoid since you say you were constipated. Keep checking regularly and
if this continues see your doctor. It could be an ulcer but most likely
just the hemorrhoid and the fact you were constipated. If constipation
continues, try Ducolax suppositories or a stool softener to help. The
Ducolax brings on a bowel movement within an hour and no cramping. Just a
natural like bowel movement. I used to have internal hemorrhoids too but
since surgery I haven't had any problems with that. The wt loss and less
pressure on the rectum apparently relieves this too. Please see your
doctor if the blood in stool continues or if the stool is black. Good luck!
— Marilyn C.
June 15, 2001
I'm no doctor, but I have had colon polyps and colonoscopy. If you aren't
experiencing pain, and the blood is bright red, it's likely the internal
hemorhoid they saw finally burst. That happened to me once and scared me
half to death. Shortly after, I had a colonoscopy with no problems
reported. If the blood is brownish in color, it might be old or from
highter up in the colon, which could mean trouble.
— Amy K.
June 23, 2001
I have had hemmoriods for years. I am pre-op and hope to have the
hemmoriods taken care of at the same time as my WLS.
To be sure you should have a sigmoidoscapy from a GI specialist. If you
have a family history of GI problems then you might need a colanoscopy.
Hemmoriods are harmless but quite annoying. You can have them banded off or
burned off with a laser by a colon/rectal sugeon.
— Chris H.
August 18, 2003
I had a hemorhoidectomy 3 months following my open Rny - probably lack of
fiber - I had previously surgery following a birth over 25 years
previously. Now 4 months and no problems jla
— Jana Lynn A.
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