Blood in b/m

[Babe123]

blood in b/m

wel today i noticed red blood in my b/m it wasnt in the water or anything.. its jsut that part of my b/m was red. ive never noticed it before. i cant think of me eating anything red.

i dont know what to do cos its never happend before. i havent got D im more constipated at the moment

hmm
x

 

[mikeyarmo]

The blood might be from having to force a bit more than usual due to the constipation. Either way it probably makes sense to start using your home bathroom detective kit (everyone with IBD should have one ) and start monitoring your BM to see if there is continued bloodshed. Also see if the constipation remains. If you are starting to feel weaker than usual, the blood lose may be draining your iron (which means you may need to increase your food intake of iron or use a supplement). Drinking more fluids and eating more fibre (that you know you can tolerate) as well as exercise can help with the constipation.

 

[D Bergy]

I do not even try to use Iron supplements because they are so hard on the stomach.
If you can tolerate them, that may be the fastest way to increase Iron.

I try to eat food with Iron, such as Apricots. I do not know if this is enough to help as I have just started to try get my Iron up a bit. I need to find some more high Iron foods to work with.

This is a bigger problem for young women.

Once in a great while I will see a couple of drops of blood in my stool. I really do not know if it is from Crohn's or not, since I have always had this. When I had a lot of blood I assumed it was from Crohn's.

Constipation can cause a broken blood vessel.

Are you in a flare right now, or are you currently in remission?

Dan

 

[MINI Cooper]

Hemmoroids can also cause blood in the stool.

 

[AgB621]

Are you on Asacol by any chance? Because the medicine is absorbed from inside the pill, and the shells come out in your stool. I thought it was blood the first time I saw them.

 

[Babe123]

no im only on omeprazole and antibiotics for a chest infection. i dont know.. i havnt officially been diagnosed with anyhting although my Dr is sure its crohns or IBd.


i was really anemiac a while back.. i could tolerate iron tablets but they did make me slightly constip[ated.

im feeling quite light headed and getting confused.. i dont know why though. i havnt been confused before lol

im seeing the dietician tomorrow.. should i let her know?X
xx

 

[drew_wymore]

Yes you should let her know. Did I miss it? Bright red blood or dark blood?

 

[Babe123]

bright red
xx

 

[Babe123]

true.. yeh i had black b/m when i was taken into hosptial.. i got a stern telling off for not telling my mum when it started lol.

whats in a detective kit by the way?X