Anal bleeding. 17 years old

canuckxxx · Newbie Joined: 08 Mar 2007 Posts: 1

About a month ago i notced after a bowel movement some blood on the toilet paper(not much just a dab or two). Since then this has kept happening, although in the occassional bowel movement i don't notice any blood at all. Just today, not only did that happen, but a little blotch of blodd came out afterwards - not on the toilet paper. I am worried. Is this cancer or hemeroids and what shoud I do. What are my chances that i have cancer? Please help if you have any advice.

p.s i had a grandmother who died from colon cancer a few years ago.

Indiana Gal · Veteran Joined: 20 Feb 2007 Posts: 768

Frank blood in the stool is never normal, and could be a result of several conditions that range from mild, such as hemorrhoids, to serious, such as infection or colon cancer. Bloody stools should always be evaluated by a physician.

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Are you sure it's from your bowel movements? It could just be that you're having a really hard bowel movement and it's cutting the opening of your anus which is causing you to bleed. I've this problem myself sometimes. I've been told by my doctor to take stool softener to have softer bowel movements and to not have it cut my anus.

Either way, speak to your doctor about this, it could be something else or it could be just this. It's best to hear a doctors opinion.

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Looks like you posted this a long time ago, so I don't know if you'll see this reply.

A small amount of red blood (non-occult) in the stool is generally not serious, but if you are seeing it repeatedly and can't explain it or if it is severe, please see a doctor.

Usually this type of bleeding is due to a hemorrhoid or anal fissure (tear in the anus). I developed an anal fissure at the age of 18 (I'm a guy...this is slightly more common in women but both sexes get them) in much the way you describe -- some bleeding and then nothing. I periodically reinjured the fissure. Usually this was no big deal -- a little pain and some small amount of blood and then it would heal.

Or so I thought. About 5-6 years ago (I am now in my mid-30s) it was flaring up with increased frequency and severity. It got so bad I was literally in terror every time I needed to have a BM. I eventually had surgery for it and wow do I wish I had not waited that long (or at all) to do it.

FYI - occult blood (which usually appears in stool as a tarlike substance) is often an indicator of a more serious condition (ulcers, colon cancer, etc.)

So, I guess my point is -- if this doesn't go away or recurrs don't be afraid to see a specialist. You may save yourself a lot of pain (and/or worry).

worriedgirl13 · Newbie Joined: 02 Aug 2007 Posts: 9

If it burns and it's just a little bit it's probably hemmorrhoids... I've been having blood too, my mom says it was probably hemmorrhoids... I'm going to be checked Tuesday just to be sure that I have hemmorrhoids though because they never used to bleed.

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hey im 18 years old and i have been experiencing anal bleeding for a couple weeks. it keeps getting a little bit worse every time i have a BM. is it possible for this to be colon cancer at my age? after reading these posts I'm going to the doctor first part of the week.

thanks a lot

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I'm 24 and I've been having this problem, too. However, it only started after I brought anal play into my sex life. Never actually penile penetration, only small objects like fingers and some thin sex toys (though I'll admit, some of them are harder and less flexible than I should be using). I've not been to see a doctor because, well, to be truthful, I'd be a bit embarrassed to tell him that bit!

I usually only notice the bleeding after a BM. Sometimes it's a small dab on the TP, sometimes it's more than that. My initial thought was that I had just scratched or torn something with the sex play and had reopened it during the BM. But someone said that was a sign of cancer and now I'm worried.

Given that the problem did not start until I brought anal play into my sex life and only occurs after a BM (and not every time) and it is bright red (I've read about the differences in blood color), and there is never blood in the stool itself, it just seems to "leak" from the anus... is it most likely just a tear or something?

Any advice would be appreciated!

Anal bleeding. 17 years old

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