Blood in stool

[protitis]

can blood in stool or blood with mucus not be from hemmrhoids?

 

[GlasgowGirl86]

With haemorrhoids you might see bright red fresh blood and I think you can get mucus as well. You might also experience pain and itching in the anal area

 

[protitis]

I have had times in the past where i have felt like passing a stool and i pass mucus instead. Often this mucus had specks of blood in it. Does this sound like colitis?

 

[FrozenGirl]

Hard to say. I can say bright red bleeding can also be from the sigmoid colon or rectal inflammation. I do have the same feeling with my ulcerative colitis but that doesn't mean you have it. Regardless as I mentioned in your other post I would get it checked out. Not the most fun experience but you need to know what you are dealing with.

 

[GlasgowGirl86]

Sorry as a fellow undiagnosed I can't really answer that but I've also had instances where I've passed nothing but mucus tinged with blood. Hopefully someone else can give you a better answer.

 

[protitis]

Hard to say. I can say bright red bleeding can also be from the sigmoid colon or rectal inflammation. I do have the same feeling with my ulcerative colitis but that doesn't mean you have it.

why is it hard to say though? I have definite symptoms. So why is it so hard to say what is casing it?

Mucus and blood can come from IBS and hemorrhoids but it can also come from IBD. However do they cause the same kind of bleeding?

and would hemrhoids and ibs together cause the feeling of wanting to pass stool with passage of mucus blood?

 

[protitis]

Hard to say. I can say bright red bleeding can also be from the sigmoid colon or rectal inflammation. I do have the same feeling with my ulcerative colitis but that doesn't mean you have it. Regardless as I mentioned in your other post I would get it checked out. Not the most fun experience but you need to know what you are dealing with.

and surely when we say blood in stools, if it was ulcerative colitis it would cause massive bleeding would it not? Mine was a drop or two sometimes just specks of blood which i could see under a light. So if it is IBD its more likely proctitis but even then, you would expect more severe symptoms surely

 

[FrozenGirl]

I don't usually have massive blood. Sometimes I do but on a usually basis it is just a bit. As they are both in the lower digestive tract the blood is the same in terms of color generally.

Now that said ibs can cause the feeling of have to go. I'm not sure about the mucus but hemorrhoids can cause as I said the same color blood.

So yes it could be ibis and haemorrhoids, it is a possibility for sure. But so is proctitis.
Do you have abdominal pain? Does any kind of food make it better or worse?

Ultimately I can't say exactly what you have since those are symptoms of both diseases. I would recommend finding a good doc you trust.

 

[protitis]

I don't usually have massive blood. Sometimes I do but on a usually basis it is just a bit.

how much is a bit? a bit can be a teaspoon, 2 teaspoons, a speck. A bit can mean anything.

If it is only a speck or a few specks, chances are you dont have it because I know that bleeding is a sign of inflammation. Ulcerative colitis is not a minor illness.

yes i have started to have abdominal pains. But this too can be due to IBS.

and i have had this 8 years. Can it go undiagnosed for so long?

I am thinking i may as well leave it as it is. Even if its IBD, it wont kill me.

 

[FrozenGirl]

My 'bit' is maybe a teaspoon but like I said when it flares it is worse.

It could go undiagnosed that long yes, I know there are members here who went 10+ year before diagnosis.

I know you might not want to do anything about it, and that's your right but do be aware it can be dangerous and get worse. At the very least get regular comprehensive check ups and call your docs if anything gets worse or new symptoms appear

 

[2thFairy]

how much is a bit? a bit can be a teaspoon, 2 teaspoons, a speck. A bit can mean anything.

If it is only a speck or a few specks, chances are you dont have it because I know that bleeding is a sign of inflammation. Ulcerative colitis is not a minor illness.

yes i have started to have abdominal pains. But this too can be due to IBS.

and i have had this 8 years. Can it go undiagnosed for so long?

I am thinking i may as well leave it as it is. Even if its IBD, it wont kill me.

I went undiagnosed for 18 years. Many people here have gone undiagnosed for just as long. Proctitis can be a one-off occurrence caused by many different things or can be a chronic condition of IBD. Ulcerative colitis generally begins as proctitis and moves upward higher into the colon. Untreated IBD (Crohn's, UC, microscopic colitis, etc.) can cause all sorts of complications and can lead to secondary problems that have resulted in death. Undiagnosed and untreated proctitis or ulcerative colitis carries a higher than average risk of colon cancer, which is a very good reason to get yourself checked out and not blow this off. I read in another thread you created that you are afraid of the pain associated with a sigmoidoscopy. You can ask to be sedated. Better yet, get a colonoscopy--you'll be knocked out. If you have a sigmoidoscopy and the doctor sees anything out of the ordinary, they will want to do a colonoscopy anyway. You are obviously concerned about this, so it is best to get everything checked out.

 

[protitis]

if you can go undiagnosed for 18 years and live normally, then you may as well not have been diagnosed at all?

 

[2thFairy]

Then why 2 years after diagnosis did I need to have my colon removed??? I was ill those 18 years having not been treated, and once a proper diagnosis was made, no drugs were effective. The sooner you know what the problem is, the better you can treat it. I NEVER said I lived normally those 18 years.

Are you living normally now? Why did you come to this forum?

 

[protitis]

Then why 2 years after diagnosis did I need to have my colon removed??? I was ill those 18 years having not been treated, and once a proper diagnosis was made, no drugs were effective. The sooner you know what the problem is, the better you can treat it. I NEVER said I lived normally those 18 years.

Are you living normally now? Why did you come to this forum?

so then how did it go undiagnosed for 18 years? i dont see how that can happen especially now that you say you were ill during that time. What symptoms were you getting all that time?

the main reason i have had no progress in getting a diagnosis is that i have chosen not to have invasive colonoscopies.

how can you be sure you were undiagnosed for 18 years?

 

[GlasgowGirl86]

IBD is not the easiest of things to diagnose. Many people go for years undiagnosed. How dare you call into question someone else's journey!! Did you actually come here for support or just to antagonise people?!?

 

[protitis]

Are you living normally now? Why did you come to this forum?

because there is nothing i can do right now for the next few weeks at least. I would like a calprotein test right now but unfortunately it could take many weeks or even months before i get one.

Because this forum is full of people who actually have IBD, naturally you will get a biased point of view. It can be misleading.

There is a chance i have IBD but there is also a chance it is not. It is not an easy time right now.

 

[2thFairy]

so then how did it go undiagnosed for 18 years? i dont see how that can happen especially now that you say you were ill during that time. What symptoms were you getting all that time?

the main reason i have had no progress in getting a diagnosis is that i have chosen not to have invasive colonoscopies.

how can you be sure you were undiagnosed for 18 years?

I am sure because I was there. I'm done with this conversation.

Please stop trolling this forum.

 

[protitis]

IBD is not the easiest of things to diagnose. Many people go for years undiagnosed. How dare you call into question someone else's journey!! Did you actually come here for support or just to antagonise people?!?

because its not about her journey. I am concerned about my own journey and to hear people confirm all my worst fears is not nice. I am trying to get reassurance that it is not IBD and all i am getting is people saying ''yes it can be IBD'', ''yes it can happen''

 

[GlasgowGirl86]

Well if that's how you feel I suggest you leave this forum

 

[protitis]

How dare you call into question someone else's journey!! Did you actually come here for support or just to antagonise people?!?

That is so hypocritical to say how dare i question her and you are questioning whether i am really here for support or to antagonise others. You dont know my journey.

 

[GlasgowGirl86]

You're right I don't know your journey but I'm not the one being rude to people who are only trying to help.

 

[Cat-a-Tonic]

Hi all, this discussion has gotten a bit too heated so I'm locking this thread. Please remember that this is a support forum first and foremost.