Blood noticed on the toilet paper after wiping..

[ScaredRomeo]

My diet is primarily vegetarian ( includes egg and dairy products ). I'm noticing blood when i pass stools for over a year. I have diarrhea for a day or two ( not sure why ) and whenever i wipe on the toilet paper i see light pinkish red blood.  I have noticed blood even with soft stool for a few months. I'm worried about any cancer or other types of intestinal worms etc..please advise.

[NanaRen]

My boyfriend had similar symptoms to yours, many years ago.  The blood and loose stools progressively got worse for him.  He was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis (very similar to Chron's disease).  And he was quite anemic by the time he went to the doctor, so be very careful of the blood loss.  In his case, he started with his primary care doctor.  When he told them he was passing a lot of blood, they immediately looked into it and thought he had Chron's.  They referred him to a gastro specialist.  He wound up with medications first, steriods, then surgery later.  Please consult a doctor as blood in a serious sign and should be addressed.  Take care.

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
Bloody stool means that there's some sort of injury or disorder located somewhere in your digestive tract. If the bloody stool is bright red, then it could be due to hemorrhoids or anal fissures. The causes of bloody stool that is more maroon in color is intestinal polyps, inflammatory bowel disease or diverticulosis (diverticulosis causes significant bleeding). Bacteria and parasitic infections can also cause these symptoms. So get stool examination done. Other causes of blood in stools are aspirin or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications and, polyps (small growths) and cancerous tumors (malignant growths of tissue).Diagnosis is by ultrasound abdomen. In some cases sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy may be needed

. Please consult a physician to find out the confirmatory diagnosis as treatment will depend on the same. Hope it helps. Take care and regards.