Hi,
Yes rectal bleeding can be a sign of endometriosis. Initially I was told the same thing that it was probably haemorroids. I had a laparoscopy done last october and I had endometriosis removed from both ovaries, uterus and bladder but they also found rectal endometriosis which they haven't yet removed. But every month during menstruation and sometimes in between I get rectal bleeding. It can also be extremely painful to open the bowels with shooting pains when trying to pass stools.
Try to persuade them to do a laparoscopy to find out for sure because very often endometriosis won't show up on a scan.
i have been having the rectal bleeding too. every period i feel like i am having diareha but nothing but blood and clots come out and is acopmanied by severe cramping and pain i don't know what to do seeing as my doc says to take fiber and hemmoroid suppositories. i have been doing that but it dosen't help at all and the blood is as much as a period too. i don't know if its related or not but it didn't start till after my first c section 8 yrs ago and has only gotten worse.
mompuzzled, did you have the constipation, diarrhea etc with yours?
My doc won't do a lap because he said my health plan doesn't do that anymore to find out if you have endo. They put you on the pill and if it helps, it's probably endo.
Also, were you're ribs actually sore to the touch sometimes?
I also have shooting pains in my underarms, they just started about 4 days before I started my period this time, so I don't know if it will be something that will continue or not.
Yes,I did have diarrhea and constipation,but not the rib or under arm pain.I'm not sure how that could be related to endo.I know about the insurance battle.My plan wouldn't pay for the hystorec.until I tried years of horomone therapy(pills,depo.shots,etc.)I do know that my doctor said the endo.had spread to some of my other organs (liver,kidndey).He removed the endo.from them by laser at the time of my surgery.To my knowledge,there is no sure way of knowing whether or not that's what it is without lapro.surgery.I'm sorry to hear you are having pain elsewhere too.My periods were very painful in my lower back and abdomen.
Hey. I suffered from emdometriosis for years until finally I had a hystorectomy about 6 years ago. I've never had any rectal bleeding,but did have all the same other symptoms you decribed.Why won't your OB do lapro surgery to make sure?