2 days ago I had a bowel movement and was shocked to see it was covered in blood.It wasn’t mixed in it was just on the top. When I wiped there was a small amount on the tissue also. Today it happened again but not as much. I do have external hemorrhoids that don’t hurt but they’ve been there for awhile. I wonder if I could have internal hemorrhoids. I have a burning feeling in that area but nothing major. When I had the first bowel movement I had gas and had to go 3 times resulting in the last stool being bloody. I wasn’t constipated so that wasn’t the problem. I have no health insurance and am worried that I need a colonoscopy
Everyones answers have been so comforting to me. Thank you all so much. If you ever post a question I hope that you get comfort from the yahoo answer community also.

Yesterday I went to see my doctor and she examined me and said I had some blood in my rectal area. She said to go to the ER if it gets any worse. It hasn’t gotten worse but its been bleeding for two days and I’m kind of concerned. Its bleeding even when I am not having a bowel movement. So my first question is should I go to the ER?

Also I wanted to share with you my symptoms. I have had alternating constipation and diarrhea for the past month and small bleeding after bowel movements. and like i mentioned above, for the past 2 days it hasn’t stopped bleeding. Could anyone maybe help me out on what this might be? I am also only 18 years old if that makes a difference. I am not in any type of pain.

I was sick the other day, and had very little to eat. When a woke up the following day, I went to the bathroom, and was very alarmed by my stool. It was darkish red in color, and did not look "normal". Due to lack of sleep, and that being my first bowel movement since I ate the night before, I freaked out and thought I had rectal bleeding! So my mother rushed me to the E.R. and I got checked out. My blood and urine tests came back normal, as did the rectal exam. The doctor suggested getting a colonoscopy done, to see what could be wrong, if anything. I didn’t remember until a few hours later that I ate beets the night before! I was incredibly sleepy, so this little info slipped my mind when I freaked over the red stool. I really wish I would have remembered before going to the E.R.! It certainly would have saved me a lot of money, and less embarrassment!! ANYWAYS, I had about 5-6 whole beets (egg-shape), no pain, no reason to believe something could be wrong. When I seen the red stool, it was my first bowel movement since eating, and I have not experienced this since. So, is possible that what I seen came from the beets?
I haven’t called to schedule the colonoscopy yet. I’d rather not get that done, unless I see reason to. I only ate beets that day, so I’m really thinking it HAD to be the beets! Thanks for all your responses! =)

Gets worse every time i eat particularly with milk. Haven’t had a bowel movement in several hours and that was a small amount of diarrhea, and that was only after taking a laxitive. Am I lactose intolerant? Is it something else?
sorry, reasking same question and copied and pasted the last bowel movement i had was about 24 hrs ago.

Gets worse every time i eat particularly with milk. Haven’t had a bowel movement in several hours and that was a small amount of diarrhea, and that was only after taking a laxitive. Am I lactose intolerant? Is it something else?
sorry, reasking same question and copied and pasted the last bowel movement i had was about 24 hrs ago.

I weigh 130 and am 20 I may not be over weight but I’ve had bad eating habits sometimes I don’t eat till 4pm and then i stuff myself I don’t eat much fruits or grains I’ve been drinking water daily Its hard to drink the recommend a amount of glasses and alot of it makes me bloated sometimes I’ll eat in the middle lf the night I try and diet sometimes but they don’t last very long anyways I’m usually home laying on the couch or in bed which prolly doesnt help. Anyway I’ve gotten acid reflux I’m constantly bloated I get a bad taste my bowel movement is irregular sometimes I’m constipated and sometimes I smell I feel like Becouse my digestive system is slow that some lf it goes out through my pores? I want a strict diet that will clean out my digestive system any info is appreciated

I haven’t had a regular bowel movement in about a week & I can feel it. I feel so bloated. What are some ways to clean myself out? I’d like to stay away from laxatives… What about drinking nothing but prune juice & water today? & no foods
I’d also like to add that I work out a lot, drink about 100 oz water a day, no soda, & get plenty of fiber so idk what’s causing it

i am 18. i’ve been on a diet over the past 3 weeks. you know, healthy eating, lots of whole grain in my diet, veggies and fruits as well. i lost a few pounds for the first 2 weeks of my diet and with regular bowel movement. however, these days, i have been eating well and yet i’m not losing weight anymore. i also noticed that i defacate every 2 days and that i’m suffering from constipation. the past 3 1/2 days have been exceptionally tough as i haven’t taken a sh*t for the past 3 1/2 days.

this sucks. any health tips for me that are safe. again, i’m only 18.

i’m a confused teen. what would you recommend??
i think i’ve had included lots of fibrous foods in my diet on a regular basis which include apple, wheat bread, whole grain cereals, veggies like spinach and cabbage… it’s so frustating! or is it not enough?

Also how can I have a larger bowel movement? I am taking psyllium husk capsules and they seem to work..anything else I can take? I am also doing a 30 day cleanse. I would like to lose 10-15 lbs any tips help…PLEASE WRITE AS MUCH INFO AS POSSIBLE.. thanks !!

Every couple of months, I feel this extremely sharp pain in my rectum and when you push on my lower abdomen, it gets worse. It is unbearable and no position will alleviate it so I just lay on the floor and cry. It happened again yesterday and soon after I had a bowel movement. it was so bad that my mom almost rushed me to the hospital. I’m 17, a girl and have had chronic prolapsed hemorrhoids for 2 years now. My mom thinks it could be IBS but has this every happened to anyone else and if so what is it or what could it be?

I am going to get my first colonoscopy tomorrow (technically today). I have to be there at 7am. My procedure is at 8 am. I feel as if I didn’t go to the bathroom as much as I should have. I followed the exact instructions as they were given. So I guess my question is how do i know if my colon is cleansed enough for it. I am very nervous about the whole ordeal as it is. I am pooping semi solid turds and tons of liquidy green and it is 2 in the morning! I started drinking the stuff at 930 i took my laxative pills at 4pm like they told me and never had a bowel movement so i waited the 5 hours and started drinking. Any advice?? would help greatly.

I used to just have normal bowel movements…usually daily.Then ,in the last 4 months……..I push and push and very small bowels(the size of cat poop or less came out.)Now,I can only have a bowel movement with a laxative.But,I haven’t waited more than 3 days to do so

Ever since the 6th grade (im now in my mid 20′s) Ive been getting such a severe nervous stomach making me have to go home from school constantly and having to miss out on many social events. Ive also suffered from anxiety for most of my life due to this nervous stomach. I can’t even now do anything(job interviews, social outings,school,etc..) without feeling so sick to my stomach FEELING like im going to have a bowel movement (often times i actually do, sorry this is kinda gross)…It makes me so self concious that I came to the point where i dont even want to go anywhere anymore in the event im going to feel like this, it has severely damaged my professional and social life. It also gets really bad when i ride in cars for some reason. I know its normal to feel nervous at job interviews but its just not normal to feel the way i do,its almost so bad that i just dont go to them. Does anyone know what I could do to sure this? any doctor opinions? people that have the same symptoms?…Ive already tried changes in diets and anxiety medication which didnt seem to work at all (zoloft),massage,reflexology,fiber supliments, and various vitamins and colon cleanses. Im out of ideas.

I am currently on 16 MG of Suboxone a day. One of the side effects of the drug is constipation. Before even being on this drug I’ve had constipation problems now it’s amplified like I can’t believe. I’m 30 pounds heavier than I have ever been because of my irregularity and am very bloated. I took about 20 Senna all natural laxatives today, and have inserted three rectal suppository. I average about one bowl movement a week which is a very small amount, I know have much, much more to excrete. I also drank some prune juice as well today. I am at the end of my rope….I am off of opiates which I was addicted to for over four years of my life and basically ruined my life, the suboxone is a godsend but this constipation is driving me crazy. What can I do? I’ve read about Colon Detox and I’m also thinking of purchasing an enema. Please help, I can’t take this anymore. I need the suboxone but I need to make a bowel movement! With all of the bowel stimulants I’ve taken today, I’ve barely made any bowl movement and just mostly pooped out the evaporated suppository.

Ok so for the past 4-5 months i have been having abnormal bowel movements, and when i say abnormal i mean this is coming from a guy who could time when a bowel movement was coming and it was always a helthy amonunt and twice a day!…. but i had changed ALOT of habbits from different jobs, stress of moving alot, finacial things, not eating the way i used to. now i have had periods of constipation, very small stools, lately small stools, after small bowel movement, i still feel unsatisfied, i dont eat healthy anymore, but for the past week ive been trying other things like salads and high fiber breakfast, i only eat twice a day, morning and when i get home from work at 11 pm. i know i dont have healthy meals at all usually what ever im grabing out of the fridge i see, for instance, a can of diced pinapples, make a pbj sandwhich with a high fiber bread and a yogurt…. i know i know…and in the mornins is waffles (2 of them) or just oatmeal, or pb sandwhich… i also work in a bakery/deli/prep food area like a publix. so i nibble here and there on things, sweets, onion rings, cookie. Iam 21, 6’2” and 220, over the past 2 months i have gain 10-15 pounds…. i also always feel like something is bloking my rectum, i have examined my self (it sucks! dont do it unless you have too) i didnt "feel" any blockage, very smooth, no pain when i was examining around the rectum area, but why am i feeling this way? i checked colon cancer syptoms and i feel like i dont have much in common with the syptoms but just a few things. i get bloated sometimes some sharp pains just below the center of my rib cage, i also have stopped working out as well, ive tried to put more fluids back into my diet, but 4-5 months man? i hope i dont have anything serious to worrie about, if i do i have no health insurance, yet, iam waiting on my 90 day to get it through my work, and dont even make enough to cover all the bills, if it wasnt for the help of my gf. but shes not thinking anything of my syptoms,, and thats another thing, she eats the same way i do and shes fine!?!!? i dont get it,,, please help!

also before this problems started i was eating at least 3 meals a day, cereal in the morning or oat meal,(this was about a year ago when i was a contractor workin out side every day, now im inside not doing much!!!!!) subway for lunch, and usually a normal dinner that consisted of a meat with vegtables, and a starch…example steak with green beans and mashed potatos… now i have plumitted from that habbit… should i go back to that or no bc im not as active?

why is it affecting me and not my girlfriend though? weve been together for a year and a half, and shes seen the changes in me, but nothing to her? i just dont get it… and god bless her heart for having to put up with me…
lol, what i was saying is that we have had the same diet bc we live together, but this diet of eating unhealthy is affecting me but not her

I’ve been constipated over two weeks now. At first I was having the feeling I really had to go, but when I would sit down it wouldn’t come out. I barely had a single bowel movement where I passed thin, soft stools. My diet consisted of eggs, whole wheat bread/pasta, brown rice, bananas, chicken, steak and at close to a gallon of water everyday. I took two laxatives and nothing.

I saw my doctor briefly, and she said all the foods I’ve been eating are binding and cause constipation. She told me to pick up fiber pills, a stool softener, and a laxative. I had one very brief, watery stool while I was also drinking plenty of water in a short period of time.

This just doesn’t feel like regular constipation. Now I don’t even get the feeling where it’s all rushing to leave my body, like I really have to go to the bathroom.

My stools seemed regular color, no blood, but I hear that’s not in all cases of colon cancer.

Aside from regular constipation, the ONLY other diagnosis I see that has almost every symptom I have is colon cancer.

Gets worse every time i eat particularly with milk. Haven’t had a bowel movement in several hours and that was a small amount of diarrhea, and that was only after taking a laxitive. Am I lactose intolerant? Is it something else?

Ok so for the past 4-5 months i have been having abnormal bowel movements, and when i say abnormal i mean this is coming from a guy who could time when a bowel movement was coming and it was always a helthy amonunt and twice a day!…. but i had changed ALOT of habbits from different jobs, stress of moving alot, finacial things, not eating the way i used to. now i have had periods of constipation, very small stools, lately small stools, after small bowel movement, i still feel unsatisfied, i dont eat healthy anymore, but for the past week ive been trying other things like salads and high fiber breakfast, i only eat twice a day, morning and when i get home from work at 11 pm. i know i dont have healthy meals at all usually what ever im grabing out of the fridge i see, for instance, a can of diced pinapples, make a pbj sandwhich with a high fiber bread and a yogurt…. i know i know…and in the mornins is waffles (2 of them) or just oatmeal, or pb sandwhich… i also work in a bakery/deli/prep food area like a publix. so i nibble here and there on things, sweets, onion rings, cookie. Iam 21, 6’2” and 220, over the past 2 months i have gain 10-15 pounds…. i also always feel like something is bloking my rectum, i have examined my self (it sucks! dont do it unless you have too) i didnt "feel" any blockage, very smooth, no pain when i was examining around the rectum area, but why am i feeling this way? i checked colon cancer syptoms and i feel like i dont have much in common with the syptoms but just a few things. i get bloated sometimes some sharp pains just below the center of my rib cage, i also have stopped working out as well, ive tried to put more fluids back into my diet, but 4-5 months man? i hope i dont have anything serious to worrie about, if i do i have no health insurance, yet, iam waiting on my 90 day to get it through my work, and dont even make enough to cover all the bills, if it wasnt for the help of my gf. but shes not thinking anything of my syptoms,, and thats another thing, she eats the same way i do and shes fine!?!!? i dont get it,,, please help!

also before this problems started i was eating at least 3 meals a day, cereal in the morning or oat meal,(this was about a year ago when i was a contractor workin out side every day, now im inside not doing much!!!!!) subway for lunch, and usually a normal dinner that consisted of a meat with vegtables, and a starch…example steak with green beans and mashed potatos… now i have plumitted from that habbit… should i go back to that or no bc im not as active?

why is it affecting me and not my girlfriend though? weve been together for a year and a half, and shes seen the changes in me, but nothing to her? i just dont get it… and god bless her heart for having to put up with me…

Ok so for the past 4-5 months i have been having abnormal bowel movements, and when i say abnormal i mean this is coming from a guy who could time when a bowel movement was coming and it was always a helthy amonunt and twice a day!…. but i had changed ALOT of habbits from different jobs, stress of moving alot, finacial things, not eating the way i used to. now i have had periods of constipation, very small stools, lately small stools, after small bowel movement, i still feel unsatisfied, i dont eat healthy anymore, but for the past week ive been trying other things like salads and high fiber breakfast, i only eat twice a day, morning and when i get home from work at 11 pm. i know i dont have healthy meals at all usually what ever im grabing out of the fridge i see, for instance, a can of diced pinapples, make a pbj sandwhich with a high fiber bread and a yogurt…. i know i know…and in the mornins is waffles (2 of them) or just oatmeal, or pb sandwhich… i also work in a bakery/deli/prep food area like a publix. so i nibble here and there on things, sweets, onion rings, cookie. Iam 21, 6’2” and 220, over the past 2 months i have gain 10-15 pounds…. i also always feel like something is bloking my rectum, i have examined my self (it sucks! dont do it unless you have too) i didnt "feel" any blockage, very smooth, no pain when i was examining around the rectum area, but why am i feeling this way? i checked colon cancer syptoms and i feel like i dont have much in common with the syptoms but just a few things. i get bloated sometimes some sharp pains just below the center of my rib cage, i also have stopped working out as well, ive tried to put more fluids back into my diet, but 4-5 months man? i hope i dont have anything serious to worrie about, if i do i have no health insurance, yet, iam waiting on my 90 day to get it through my work, and dont even make enough to cover all the bills, if it wasnt for the help of my gf. but shes not thinking anything of my syptoms,, and thats another thing, she eats the same way i do and shes fine!?!!? i dont get it,,, please help!
also before this problems started i was eating at least 3 meals a day, cereal in the morning or oat meal,(this was about a year ago when i was a contractor workin out side every day, now im inside not doing much!!!!!) subway for lunch, and usually a normal dinner that consisted of a meat with vegtables, and a starch…example steak with green beans and mashed potatos… now i have plumitted from that habbit… should i go back to that or no bc im not as active?

why is it affecting me and not my girlfriend though? weve been together for a year and a half, and shes seen the changes in me, but nothing to her? i just dont get it… and god bless her heart for having to put up with me…

I used to poop whenever I felt like it or whenever I got the "urge" to. Then I did not have a bowel movement for five days(I ate a lot of peanut butter and jelly, cheese. After using Fleet enemas, Miralax, prune juice, and eight cups of water combined with a modified diet, I begin to have bowel movements(usually daily) but only in the afternoon and usually once. The thing is that I have to sit on the toilet and wait. No urge to defecate. I’m urinating frequently too.

Has my colon became inactive? I’m a 16 year old male. I took Miralax for only two days and used two Fleet enemas, a week apart. I have that extremely uncomfortable bloating. I have shortness of breath. I have done a sonogram which only revealed mild hydronephrosis in my left kidney.

I do have a family Dr that I have been going too and she was really great during my pregnancy..but since then hasn’t really been answering all my questions like I’d like so she is referring me to a specialist. I’m still waiting for that apt. so until then wanted to see if anyone else has been through what I will describe or has thoughtful advice/stories/messages of hope! anything..because this has been bringing me down…

OKAY! So December 19th 2009 I had my first baby and he was practically 9lbs.
I am 5"3 and was weighing 140lbs before pregnancy…and am now weighing 155lbs.
During my labour (which took approx. 14hrs) I didn’t have any problems ..Hardly had much pain.
By the 11th hour I started to push and push and puuush! and nothing. So by the 13th hour the Dr said nope he’s not making it through there we are going to have a C section. I was really scared for some reason of having surgery (although now I regret that!!) and said there was NO way of that I’m pushing him out now! annnd I did…about 20 minutes later he came out.

They did attempt to use the suction thingy? that didn’t work.
They also tried the forceps..which they did kinda use but it was mostly me pushing.

Right after he came out they had to stitch me up to what I believe was around 10-15 stitches from Vagina to the Rectum.

What I’m now experincing is this:
-ALOT of pain when I have a bowel movement…Sometimes constipation…And it almost always re-opens my stitches
-my cliterus almost feels bruised when I have to pee really bad…And sometimes it burns
-I don’t have blood coming out anymore just a yellowish-whiteish discharge that has a horrible smell.
-I have a bath everyday with epsom salt and clean myself well and yet still the smell is really really bad!
-about a week ago I was taking a bath and cleansing myself and felt a piece of skin that was out of place…It doesn’t hurt or anything but its coming from the inside and just hanging out
-alot of dicomfort from standing for too long..the same for sitting up as well
-so far have not had sex or done excercise as I can imagine that being just way too painful as well
-also my stomach muscles are not back in place I know that can take awile but their really bad still
-and I might have a hernia

I know those are some gross deep details haha and Im sorry for randoms reading this! But I need some sort of answers as to How much longer will this go on this way approx? What did you experience that was like this and what did you do? or just any hopefuly stories like this where youve been fine after..cuz so far I feel like my vagina will never be the same and sex completely scares me now! and i dont want that to be the case..

Thanks everyone and plz waste your rude comments on stupid questions
I am also breastfeeding so don’t know if I could take much pain relief?? could I?
I know I really don’t want too while he’s feeding off me…Its not really how do I take away the pain NOW but will I be okay in the long run? Or is this going to be awhile?
Thanks for your suggestion 2010 unlike everyone else lol I KNOW it hurts..but anyways I did start the first month with taking stool softeners and for some reason they did nothing for me…

I also have been to my Dr and she seems concerned but doesn’t quite know what to do.

and I know usually it takes around 6-8 weeks for most women to heal but it’s been 3 months now! isnt that taking a little too long?

So for the last couple of months I have been experiencing digestion problems. At first I suffered from constipation along with excessive bloating. It eventually went away after taking natural colon cleansing pills. Everything was going fine I felt like it my stomach was slowly regulating. I started taking vitamins as well and after a week or so stopped because I felt pains in my stomach. I had never experienced any trouble with vitamins and I found them easy to take. I took them with food but after a week or I started having stomach pains and my stomach was bloated and hard. I stopped taking any kind of pill and it helped, but my stomach would still hurt and bloat up even if I hadn’t eaten. Up to now I can not take my multivitamins or any kind of pills because it bloats up the lower part of my stomach and I will experience pain and constipation. Even when I don’t take any pills I wake up with the lower part of my stomach bloated until I have a bowel movement, and depending on the size of it that’s how much the my bloating will go away. I eat healthy and don’t eat greasy foods. I went to the doctor and they told me I might have IBS but that my symptoms are a little uncommon for IBS. They gave me medication and since its pills my stomach bloats up. Can anyone help me? I feel like something else is wrong and it has to do more with my digestion and my intestines.

After I have a bowel movement I always cleanse myself with a wet washcloth or moist paper towel Just wondering if others do this as well. If not I leave marks in my underwear.

She seems to get bloated a lot and she doesn’t have a bowel movement everyday. And when she does, they smell abnormally bad and I’m afraid her digestive tract may be backed up.

I want to put her on a high fiber diet to get it moving.

Any suggestions on some high fiber foods I can regularly implement or any child friendly ‘digestive tract cleansing’ supplements?

Thanks!

PS. Please only give suggestions other than "bring her to the doctor"
She is already going today. But I wanted to hear some first hand knowledge/suggestions from other moms and dads as well.

Thanks!

Recently I’ve been having bowel movements every morning but the stools are thinner than they used to be, not too much comes out and I haven’t been had an "s" shaped bowel movement in awhile. I don’t have much stomach pain, just some aches every now and then. I bled once about a few months ago when i had a bowel movement and i was worried then. I’m worried again in regards to colon cancer. I am 19 years old and wondering why my stool is thinner and smaller..does that mean colon cancer??