I know this sounds weird, but have you tried touching the red stuff, maybe with like a cotton bud. I have had something similar a while ago but whilst "investigating" I discovered the red things were actually not blood despite how they looked and instead they were undigested tomato. Just a thought x

Oh I see. Yeah, then I understand the concern but I'm glad you have an appointment soon and will get to the bottom of it. I'm currently experiencing symptoms that all point to bowel cancer or crohns which isn't encouraging either, but for me there's a lot of pain in my abdomen. Perhaps just to experiment try not to eat anything red and see what happens? Anyhow I'm hoping the best for you x

Thank you! Hoping the best for you too. X

Hey, try not to stress. Easier said then done I know but if your stool looks 'streaked' with blood and your anus is stinging after your bowel movement then it may be that you have haemorrhoids. Especially if the blood is bright red then this means it's come from just within your anus and not deep within your bowel as that blood is usually dark and indicative of bleeding inside which is a lot more worrying. It sounds like fresh blood and you may just have a little haemorrhoid inside your anus that you're bursting on your bowel movement. 

Hello Maryssaa,

                           white cotton likes stuff sounds like *** could be the lining of the bowel being sloughed away.If you are constipated and only passing stools every three days that sounds a long time and a bit rough on your bowel.If the lining is removed l could see how you would  bleed and have mucous jelly on your stools as the bowel tries to heal itself.An inflamed bowel could then progress to trigger diarrhea,in effect mimicking the effects of ibs.

                           Its good you are seeing a doctor and be sure to raise all your points to ensure you get the best possible chance of a correct diagnosis.A list with bullet points of symptoms handed to them at the outset gives you them the chance to come back to you with detailed questions and means like most,you will not remember something you should have said ten minutes after the consultation finished,

                                    Good luck,

                                                       David

I partly understood what you explained, and it makes sense, but if that's the case, does this mean the worst? I used Dr. Google far too much today, my head is spinning and I can no longer make a difference between sinister and not. 

Also, thanks for the tips. I'll surely raise all my issues as I am truly worried.

Thank you so much for this answer. I'm ashamed to admit it but today I had a meltdown after seeing the stools. You just never know and the mere thought of the worse is frightening. I don't think I could qualify the streaks as bright red, but those are definitly reddish and not dark nor black. We'll see how it goes.

Hopefully it won't turn out to be anything sinister. Long time until Tuesday, but no other choice.

Hello Maryssaa,

                            What l was trying to convey that diet can cause a bowel issue that then has a knock on effect,so no that is not a worst case, and if so a change of diet could solve the issues.Aside from having had bowel cancer l also have reared a good few millions of pigs,who have a very similar bowel to humans,and have dealt with issues arising from incorrect diets, What looks like insignificant changes can lead to big effects,which lead to strress ,which leads to greater problems                                                                           

What you are currently describing sounds more like inflamed bowel than cancer,you just need to establish the cause of the inflammation,

Hopefully all's well for you. Thank you for taking the time to explain further.

I did change my diet 3 months ago - more protein, less carbs which also meant little fiber. At the beginning, the only day when I 'ate normally' was Sunday. For two months, aside from constipation - which wasn't exactly a surprise given my eating habits, I had no other problems.

After adding Saturday to 'normal eating days' the problems with 'the white suff' began.. and then the rest.

I really hope it won't turn out to be something bad, but I guess I'll have an ideea after my appointment. I should also stay away from Dr Google, but it's not that easy.