In my opinion, unless your doctor can positively state that rectal bleeding is caused by a minor complaint such as haemorrhoids or an anal fissure, then it is advisable to ask for a colonoscopy - maybe as well as other imaging techniques.
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Morecambe
Hello
I Would like to talk about what is happening to me at the moment, just over a year ago i started to get back pain sometimes it was so bad i end up going to the doctors, first my doctor thought i had a infection, and gave me medication, As The Months went by the pain came from the bowel not my back, well my doctors As You Never Get to see the same doctor, sent me off to have a back scan MRI , Came back that i had a disc problem i said i have had it for years and its on the other side of where the pain is,also said i had IBS, You Name It I Had It..i got so many pills its not even funny, Anyway Going On The Last Three Months The Pain Now Is Really Getting To Be I Know Now That's Is Coming From The Bowel .. Almost Every Time I Try And Pass a Stoil There Is Blood In It The Pain Is Not From The Anal Area, Its Coming From The Rectum Sharp Pain That Affects My Left Side Only Even Now It Affects My Left Leg When Walking And Gets Worse, I Am Having A Colonoscopy Done On The 28th july which seems like forever, Iam So Worried, The Only Thing That Give Me Hope Is That I Have Been Bleeding For A Few Months Now And My Doctor Said If I Had Cancer I Would Not Be Sitting There I Would Be Dead, Plus I Have Not Lost Any Weight So Maybe There is help for me ;O/ xxx
anal fissure,,,they are sometimes hard to heal,,,you might have to get it froze,,cryo surgery...no biggy,,i had one as a kid.
What you posted reminds me a lot of my past. It started as you did. Sometimes when I used to go to the bathroom I would get a lot of pain on one part of my hole when passing stool. It was like a stabbing pain and the blood on the toilet paper was bright red. Turned out I had an external hemrrohid. Nothing serious. If the blood starts to get darker it might be more serious. If it starts to bleed more, say a few times a week it could be more serious and you should check with a doctor
I'm 22 and recently had that (2 weeks ago).
Since then, my stools have been thin/small, I've lost some weight, etc...
I'm getting a CT scan for Colon Cancer tomorrow.
It is rare in our age bracket, but it can happen. Colon cancer can be prevented 100% by catching it early (usually before symptoms). In my case, I'm afraid it may be a later stage.
Talk to a doctor ASAP.