Bleeding from bottom - is it ever normal?

[vivarevs]

NC as embarrassing topic but long term poster.

Have had this for years as well as quite noticeable lumps around the bottom. Sometimes i go for weeks without any blood then I have phases (like now) where it’s happening after every bowel movement. Have seen GPs on at least 3 occasions in the last 5 years. All said piles. Had a colonoscopy about 6-7 years ago which was clear. Clear fit test last year too.

I use the prescribed creams when I get these flare ups but it doesn’t seem to do a lot and frankly even after all this time I still find it quite alarming to see bright red blood. Given my history is this just my ‘normal?’ I’m cautious about being fobbed off but also don’t want to keep going back to the GP. It’s not a pleasant experience and I worry i’ll look neurotic after so many trips already.

If this has happened to anyone else i’d be interested to know how you coped with it?

Yes it would be normal to have some fresh red blood if the “bumps”are in fact piles. But please check with your GP that is the case.

Yes I had both internal and external piles (bumps) and I bled so much I became anaemic. It only stopped after I had an operation to deal with my piles. As it's a few years since your colonoscopy I'd ask if it would be good idea to repeat it. You can't be too careful. See if you can get referred to a surgeon to have your piles removed.

Yes, piles are really common.

Yes sounds like text book piles. I ended up in hospital with huge PR bleeds, scared the life out of me. It turned out to be bleeding polyps that were clipped and all resolved now.

go back to the Dr, you may need the piles banded.

Piles and fissures. Normal but unpleasant.

Try eating psyllum husk every day. It's just fibre, but even if you think you are eating enough fibre this stuff makes you realise that more is good. I put a teaspoon in porridge or yoghurt ar breakfast, and have gone from bleeding several times a week to not at all. Grape Tree sell it, and others, I'm sure.

I’ve been to the GP recently. They mentioned banding but other than the bleeding there isn’t any issues or pain etc so I don’t really want to go down that route now.

If you have piles it us not uncommon for them to bleed on and off. The creams are mainly to help pain and itching. It's important that you don't get constipated as the trauma of passing a hard stool or straining can make it worse.

If bleeding worsens or you notice any other symptoms do see your doctor again.

Or capsule form from Holland and Barrett. You need to drink lots of water with them and start with lowest dose.

I had it a couple of years ago before I fell pregnant with my son, the blood level in my stool sample was so high that they put me under the 2 week wait referral. I had a colonoscopy 10 days later and they found I had diverticulitis, a couple of polyps that they removed there and then and internal piles from my previous pregnancy. X

I had this for many years after pregnancy.
The more fresh fruit and veg you can eat, the better it will be, in my experience. Natural fibre that your body needs and is designed to use occurs in fresh fruits and vegetables. Other types of food and processed foods exacerbate things.

If it's piles, you are lucky that they are not causing you pain or discomfort. Unfortunately the only sure treatment is removal. The creams are only a temporary solution and become less effective as the piles get worse.

For me, fibre exacerbated things. And seeds were the absolute worst.

I am lucky that I've never had constipation though.

Yes piles are common and do occasionally bleed

I had a sore bottom with fresh bleeding. I went to the GP and it was lichen sclerosus. I got some creams and it seems to be better now.

I do get occasional itching and obviously after a bad flare up the area can be sore and swollen. But it soon resolves itself. Bowel movements are pretty normal, no constipation. The area itself is unsightly. I think there is a combination of piles and skin tags - a doctor told me that skin tags form when the pile shrinks as the skin has stretched and can’t go back to normal so that’s lovely. But nobody sees my anus so is not a problem aesthetically! It’s just sometimes i bleed and look at the area and think jesus that can’t be normal. I would reiterate i’ve had this to varying degrees since my twenties and im 41 now so it’s not a new issue.

maybe you need to aim for slightly looser stools so when they pass the piles they just squish by instead of squeezing by? that would be my aim. increase your “5 a day” veggie intake by two a day every day and see if that changes anything. or one fruit and one veggie. you dont want too much fruit as it’s full of sugar but i’d defo not want blood when i wipe.