Hi everyone.
Im a 27 year old male and have been experiencing some sort of rectal bleeding over the past 8-12 months. I can’t pin point exactly when it started, it might be over a year.
The bleeding happens not at the time. I had an episode this morning where I passed a large/wide stool (with very little to no pain). There was no blood in the toilet but when I wiped there was a lot on the paper. The last episode before this was about 3-4 weeks ago which was the same thing and happened a couple of times over 2 days. The time before that was about 3 months before.
I have been to my GP once about this before about 4-5 months ago and he gave me a quick inspection with a finger to look at the anus. He said he didn’t find anything worrying and that he wasn’t concerned or worried about it being cancer. He gave me some laxatives (movicol). I used these for a week or so and it stopped at the time. I had to stop taking this though as I started getting random urges to go to toilet and feeling flushed out!
Without being too descriptive, I notice that the bleeding usually happens when I pass a reasonably sizeable stool and not smaller and softer ones. This morning for example I passed a large stool and had blood. But afterwards I passed again and I intentionally didn’t strain at all I just let things pass almost with gravity. It came out sort of ribbon like but there was no blood.
I want to see my GP again because I’m just worried that it keeps happening to me. Does this sound serious? I’ve not lost weight although recently I’ve veen through a stressful period and naturally haven’t eaten too much so lost about 3 pounds but nothing big. My habits are pretty normal and nothing major changing.
Please help i feel scared.
