Blood in stools?.Please help! - Bowel Disorders Message Board

Candi2005 · 05-02-2005, 06:35 PM

Hi Everyone, I'm new here and I've found these boards very helpful. I've always had BM's problems since being a kid and I have hemmaroids. In recent years due to me eating more fibre and oatmeal my BMs have improved with more regularity. I'm 49.

My question is: How does one know if they have blood IN the stool as opposed to it being from hemmaroids? Short of me taking a stool out and breaking it apart (YUCK) to see if there is blood in the stool how would one know? Would the water turn red when the stool hits the water? Tonight I had a very loose bowel movement, light colored and on one barely formed stool there was a teeny teeny spot of blood. It was so small I barely saw it. There wasn't any blood in the water, and there asn't any when I wiped myself. So is this considered Blood in the stool? The last time I saw this happen was over a year ago, then too there was no blood when I wiped myself. That is why I was concerned it wasn't from a hemmaroid. I would really appreciate any answers you can give me.
Thanks!
Candace

Mazrose · 05-03-2005, 02:06 PM

Well in my opinion... go to your local doctor and ask him/her! It could be more (or it could be just haemoroids). I myself went in for haemoroids only to have my doc send me to a specialist where they perfromed a local investigation with a follow up colonscopy and Bang!! Bowel cancer.! Not trying to scare you, please dont think that, just its better to get these things checked..
Goodluck.
Maz

Justawondering · 05-03-2005, 09:07 PM

I have IBS my doc said if any bleeding or blood was in my stool it would be a deep red almost black color and it would be really noticeable I think it may just be hemmroids or just a little blood from using the bathroom Good Luck and keep us posted