bowel issues

Hello, 

I am 16 years old and over the last year or 2 i have had constant struggles when going to the bathroom such as having a hard time doing a poo and every so often when i wipe there is a lot of bright red blood in my stool and when i wipe. it isn’t just little sprinkles of blood it’s pool of blood and i’m really concerned 

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  • Hello and thanks for posting

    It can be a worry to see some blood on the toilet tissue and after having a poo but there can be many reasons for this and most will be harmless.

    At your age any cancer would be extremely rare and is most likely because you have strained to pass the stool causing a little tear.

    Try to make sure you are eating plenty of fibre and drinking enough water to prevent constipation.

    If the bleeding continues or you remain worried do speak to a parent or trusted adult about this and if needed they can arrange a doctors appointment so you can be assessed properly. 

    I hope things improve soon. 

    Kind regards,

    Celene

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  • Hello and thanks for posting

    It can be a worry to see some blood on the toilet tissue and after having a poo but there can be many reasons for this and most will be harmless.

    At your age any cancer would be extremely rare and is most likely because you have strained to pass the stool causing a little tear.

    Try to make sure you are eating plenty of fibre and drinking enough water to prevent constipation.

    If the bleeding continues or you remain worried do speak to a parent or trusted adult about this and if needed they can arrange a doctors appointment so you can be assessed properly. 

    I hope things improve soon. 

    Kind regards,

    Celene

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