Hello. Been here before, same issue, rectal bleeding (long term). Just looking for some info or advice.
I have had bleeding on toilet paper for a long time, sometimes a little bit, sometimes a bit worse, but nothing in the toilet or visibly on/in the stool. The bleeding isn't all the time, it comes and goes. It will happen for a while, then stop and I'll be fine for a while, then it will start again and so forth. I don't appear to have any other symptoms of anything. I do also suffer with fissures, or used to.
I have been to the doctor, had a finger check, all fine. Had blood tests, fine, and I've had the poo test (qFIT) which was all okay. I was recommended to maybe have a camera check and after a specialist chat at the hospital he recommended a sigmoidoscopy. He says they can address the possible haemorrhoids and have a look around.
So, is this serious? I've been told they're not concerned about anything serious seeing as all the tests were okay. The doctor said it could also be fissures on the inside. I have read about polyps but I'm sure the doctor said that would be more likely further up inside and that may have resulted in a positive poo test?
