Hi everyone,
This is my first time posting here but I'm looking to see if anyone can help a little bit with some of the things I've been experiencing over the last couple of weeks.
I'll give a little bit of background info first. Since I was a child (I'm now 25)I've suffered from constipation sometimes only having bm's 1-2 times a week. Sometimes the stools could be quite large and sore to pass and often after wiping there would be a little bit of bright red blood on the toilet paper but the stools looked normal. I went to the Dr in December and he reassured me it was something like a fissure and gave me lactulose which I have been using since then and has made such a difference, my stools have been softer there is very little to no blood (the only time when there is a little bit blood is when I've maybe forgotten to take lactulose for a week or so.) However this has caused me to always check my stools everytime I have a bm.
Last night I had a bm and when I checked to see how it was I noticed a tiny little red bit in stool. On closer inspection it turned out to be - the best way to describe it - little red flakey bits in my stool, I found another couple of similar pieces as well. Tonight I had another bm and once again found more of these little things, only this time they seemed to be slightly bigger and chunkier. I am completely perplexed as to what these things are. Last night was the first time I noticed them but I don't know how long - if ever- I've had them but they're really starting to scare me. As well as that over the last 3 weeks I've had what I can only describe as constant gnawing, hunger, hollow aches in my upper middle abdomen which I sometimes feel in my top left and top right rib on and off and on occasion I get the odd rumble/ pop sound feeling which mostly seems to come from the upper mid-left part of abdomen (where I think the stomach is) I don't call it pain as such as it doesn't feel painful ( 2-3 out of 10) I mentioned it to the Dr a couple of weeks back and they seemed to think it was excess stomach acid (the month before that I had a constant burning/stinging sensation in my throat which could be contributed to that) so I've been given 2 months worth of omeprazole however I'm not too sure if it is that as I've never had any stomach problems before. However I am wondering if these aches are related to the strange things in my stools.
I've been dealing with a bit of health anxiety over the last 6 months and I feel these strange bm's are just yet another thing to worry about. I'm due to start a new job this week with a 6 month probationary period and it's Monday - Friday 9-5 which will make it harder to get a Dr appt. I don't want to be asking for time off for appts as I don't want to look unreliable in this new job.
I'm so worried about everything just now. I know this post has gone on a long time and I appreciate in advance people taking the time to read and offer any advice to me. I know it may seem strange as well but I've attached some pics of the pieces I found in the stools so people get a better idea of what I'm talking about. The first photo is of what I found yesterday and the second is what I found in tonights.
Many thanks once again!
Kind regards.
This is my first time posting here but I'm looking to see if anyone can help a little bit with some of the things I've been experiencing over the last couple of weeks.
I'll give a little bit of background info first. Since I was a child (I'm now 25)I've suffered from constipation sometimes only having bm's 1-2 times a week. Sometimes the stools could be quite large and sore to pass and often after wiping there would be a little bit of bright red blood on the toilet paper but the stools looked normal. I went to the Dr in December and he reassured me it was something like a fissure and gave me lactulose which I have been using since then and has made such a difference, my stools have been softer there is very little to no blood (the only time when there is a little bit blood is when I've maybe forgotten to take lactulose for a week or so.) However this has caused me to always check my stools everytime I have a bm.
Last night I had a bm and when I checked to see how it was I noticed a tiny little red bit in stool. On closer inspection it turned out to be - the best way to describe it - little red flakey bits in my stool, I found another couple of similar pieces as well. Tonight I had another bm and once again found more of these little things, only this time they seemed to be slightly bigger and chunkier. I am completely perplexed as to what these things are. Last night was the first time I noticed them but I don't know how long - if ever- I've had them but they're really starting to scare me. As well as that over the last 3 weeks I've had what I can only describe as constant gnawing, hunger, hollow aches in my upper middle abdomen which I sometimes feel in my top left and top right rib on and off and on occasion I get the odd rumble/ pop sound feeling which mostly seems to come from the upper mid-left part of abdomen (where I think the stomach is) I don't call it pain as such as it doesn't feel painful ( 2-3 out of 10) I mentioned it to the Dr a couple of weeks back and they seemed to think it was excess stomach acid (the month before that I had a constant burning/stinging sensation in my throat which could be contributed to that) so I've been given 2 months worth of omeprazole however I'm not too sure if it is that as I've never had any stomach problems before. However I am wondering if these aches are related to the strange things in my stools.
I've been dealing with a bit of health anxiety over the last 6 months and I feel these strange bm's are just yet another thing to worry about. I'm due to start a new job this week with a 6 month probationary period and it's Monday - Friday 9-5 which will make it harder to get a Dr appt. I don't want to be asking for time off for appts as I don't want to look unreliable in this new job.
I'm so worried about everything just now. I know this post has gone on a long time and I appreciate in advance people taking the time to read and offer any advice to me. I know it may seem strange as well but I've attached some pics of the pieces I found in the stools so people get a better idea of what I'm talking about. The first photo is of what I found yesterday and the second is what I found in tonights.
Many thanks once again!
Kind regards.
