Hi I'm also new and my husband is a functional alcoholic. The only thing I've noticed is the bleeding from rectangular. I also notice that its not only when he has a bowel movement we could be making love and he notices the bleeding. I'm really scared for him. every time I tell him to go see a doctor he has an excuse Jim fine every man goes thorough this I have hemorrhoiits and the latest is its my blood pressure. I'm really out of suggestions and I'm really depress over this situation please some advise. Thanks in advance.
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Go to an Al-Anon meeting as fast as you can, Google closest meeting.It is gorgeous families and friends of alcoholics. Find one that teaches you that it is a disease. But helps you to focus on you and get you healthy
I am currently dealing with a similar issue. He is only 31, but has been HEAVILY abusing alcohol for about 15 years. He has had prior hospital visits before because his liver was already in bad shape (his stomach swelled to the point where he looked 8 months pregnant and they had to drain fluid from his belly area) - he was diagnosed with cirrhosis and liver failure, but continued to drink as soon as he was released. After a little while, he started to become increasingly delusional, stumbling and incoherent (not from drunkenness, but from the failure of his liver). His jaundice reappeared through his skin and eyes. His tears were yellow, his urine was darkened, even his semen became yellow (graphic, I know - I am sorry). I had been through this before (minus some new symptoms), but he kept refusing help. I was dealing with delusions of him thinking I was harming him and others - things I hadn't done but in his mind I "handcuffed his dog" - weird things like that. Anyway, about 15 days ago he started bleeding HEAVILY from his rectum. I was already aware of a large hemorrhoid he had informed me about but.....there was no way this amount of blood was solely from that. This happened on two separate occasions, two days in a row. When I say "heavily" bleeding I mean if you were to imagine how a sliced open main artery bleeds - spurting, spraying, nonstop, at least level 2 hemorrhaging. I conformed to his wishes on the first day to not call an ambulance (the bleeding did eventually stop after a good 15-20 minutes), but on the second day he could not even dress himself. He said no, I called anyway - and now he has been in the hospital for almost two weeks with the following: Liver Failure, Kidney Failure, Severe Colon Infection, Gall Bladder Infection, Stool Infection. He is STILL hemorrhaging - in fact he just did again tonight. His first hemorrhage in the hospital landed him in ICU with a tube down his throat where he could not talk for a few days. He was also prepped for dialysis, which he gets daily. In case you don't know, dialysis prep is VERY painful. It consist of a large tube being jammed into your aorta and pushed down into your heart. it is not something I would wish upon anyone. Also, he NEEDS a liver transplant, but as you know, they do not give them to alcoholics. His parents are still desperately trying to secure one for him because he is so young.
This is my story and this is where your husband will end up if he does not stop. I whole heartedly believe his harassment towards you is HIGHLY influenced by his drinking. I hope he gets the help he needs.
This is my story and this is where your husband will end up if he does not stop. I whole heartedly believe his harassment towards you is HIGHLY influenced by his drinking. I hope he gets the help he needs.
he needs to get to hospital i know it happed to me im a heavey drinker he needs to take stomache tables to to contorll it
They are quite good manipulators. Having worked on a behavioral health unit, I have seen first hand the effects of alcohol and drugs have on a person. Only the alcoholic or the drug addict really want to change. You can't do it for them. It's better to live a life in peace than to tolerate their behavior. I know that first hand too, because I was once married to an alcoholic and divorced him when our daughters were young. All three of us are much better off without him. It's been 35 yrs since we've been divorced and he's still drinking to this day!! Good luck
I need to speak to you my dad's the same now am doing the same
my ex passed away, he was a alcoholic, wasn't eating good, and died. There was blood in the sink and toilet. Autopsy said he had stomach cancer? How do you know this, no previous diagnosis for stomach cancer.
I'm lost too