blood in stool

[Dannie1]

My husband has been having this problem for three years or more and I am very concerned about him. He has blood in his stool on a weekly basis. It is bright red and lots of it. He has been to the doctor four different times about this, because it's so scary. The doctor has examined him and he has had a colonoscopy, and everything seems to be normal. The doc says the bleeding comes from hemmorhiods and fishers, Can they really cause that much bleeding? I just don't know if we should go to a different doctor or maybe it is normal to some extent.

[stillcurious]

Hemmorhoids and fissures can cause enough bleeding to be alarming.  Has the doctor suggested any course of action that he can take to reduce the bleeding?  A high-fiber diet with plenty of fluids should keep things running smoothly, and reduce straining to pass stools, which increases the bleeding.  It sounds like you are doing everything you need to do to take care of this.  But if you are not satisfied, a second opinion can't hurt.  Better to be overly careful than to be dismissive when it comes to something as serious as potential colon cancer.

[onelifetolive]

Thats good that he has had it checked out. If its fissures than it would hurt and the blood should mainly be on the tissue paper. If thats what it is he can take a soapy bath and drink lots on water and try not to get consupated. If you didny know a fissure is the tearing of the anal canal, babies get them often.