Scared out of my mind: stool streaked with blood.

Hi,

I have an appointment next Tuesday, but I might just lose my mind till then. Any advice, until I see the doc next Tuesday?

1.I have been dieting since 3 months ago and one month ago I started noticing white cotton/paper like stuff in the stool. This dissapeared eventually.

2. Two weeks ago, I was going to a store and while on my way there, I realized I might be having soon diarrhea. I had no possibility of going to a toilet due to the virus, so I 'held' it in. I was walking aprox 1.25 miles (2 kilometers), without a loo and I 'held' it in several times and it was a 'go back' kind of hold and I barely made it before an accident happened. After going to the toilet, the first part was solid, followed by diarrhea. I thought nothing strange of it since I was eating cherries and strawberries. But when trying to flush, I noticed a darker spot between the rest. The diarrhea continued and this time, I noticed some bright red thing between the pieces. It was very very little but it scared me a lot. I could also notice very little bright red blood on the TP. 

My mind was telling me that this was caused by the 'no loo' situation, but regardless, I started watching before I flush.

3. The next few times, I thought it was normal, but I cannot tell for sure as I didn't watch with my phone's lantern. And this brings me to the present. After eating some fish in tomato sauce, I noticed that my next stool had some strange jelly like things that bound some pieces. The jelly had a reddish tint.

4. Today as I looked again, I could see clearly with the lantern that there are some faint streaks of blood which isn't bright red, but it is not black either. I also had a softer stool after, which wasn't exactly diarrhea, with the same streaks. As you can imagine I freaked out and I'm currently out of my mind. The last few times after the BM, my anus was stinging/burning. My stools aren't narrower than usual, but the last part seems to be a shade darker than the rest.

My personal history: Female, less than a month ago I turned 30. No family history. I don't drink nor smoke. I am not obese nor fat. I think I do suffer of constipation. When dieting I go aprox once or twice per week. Lately, I have been going every 2 or three days. Most of the time is solid, but sometimes it happens to be softer - but I do chew sugarfree gum, take magnesium and eat fruits.

  • I wanted to post on this bc over the last couple of weeks I was glued to this forum worried about my girlfriend who is 27 and had been bleeding with mucus for the last 5 months, intermittently and then more consistently and heavier to the point where it was every day. Strangely she maintained a regular consistency and didn’t increase the visits to the loo. Also she had bloating and loud stomach gurgling She was recommended an urgent colonoscopy after a stool sample for occult blood. I was completely prepared for the worst and luckily she came back with procitis, the doctor was very reassuring and she’s responded q quickly to meds. The symptoms were very severe I’m amazed it was a mild case. Wish everyone the best. (Sorry if you’ve seen the same post in different threads, just wanted to post this experience to offer some reassurance)

  • Hi did you ever get this sorted? I have experienced similar thing and had multiple tests and recently had another situation where thin line of blood was found in my stool. 

  • Hi Thisdamnthing and welcome to Cancer Chat.

    I just wanted to let you know that the discussion you've posted on hasn't been active since 2020 so you may not get a reply.

    I really hope that won't happen but if you don't get a response then you could try reaching out to others on more recent discussions about this topic or starting your own discussion.

    I hope this helps and that your current symptoms turn out to be no cause for concern.

    Kind regards,

    Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator