Question:
I BELIEVE I MAY BE HAVING TROUBLE W/ HEMMORIODS

I'VE RECENTLY DISCOVERED BLOOD IN MY STOOL, BUT IT HURTS WHEN I SIT OR STAND, AROUND THE RECTUM AREA (LIKE INSIDE THE COLON)THIS PAIN IS ALMOST UNBEARABLE. MY STOOL HAS BEEN SOFT SO I KNOW I'M NOT CONSTIPATED! ALSO ABDOMINAL CRAMPS? PLEASE HELP CHERYL EDDINGS    — [Deactivated Member] (posted on November 11, 2004)

November 10, 2004
I don't want to be harsh but PLEASE make an appointment with your doctor as soon as possible.........blood in any place it is not supposed to be should be taken seriously and no one on this site should be giving you medical advice. Most of us are not physicians anyway and we should not be diagnosing our peers based on no physical examination, nor should we be offering medical advice. We might offer advice that was totally inappropriate to your situation and you might delay getting critical treatment as a result so please do see your doctor and I hope you will find the answer soon.
   — scbabe

November 11, 2004
i had something similiar, i had to get a colonoscopy and it showed that i had 2 fischers and hemmoroids. it hurt so bad that i couldnt sit down, i had 2 take vicoden to get any relief. my doc also said i had some disorder that made my rectal muscles cramp up all the time. i have had this problem before and after my gastric bypass. i also had blood in my stool. u should go to the doc because you dont want to get infected, if you are bleeding you probably have some kind of tear or something. u need to go to the doc asap.
   — lisa N.

November 11, 2004
I second what SC BABE says, call your doctor we are not trained to diagnose you.
   — ChristineB

November 11, 2004
Hi... you have to see a doc. I was diagnosed with fissures which is a tear in the rectal muscle. Happened cause I got dehydrated. It is the worst pain imaginable. I was given colace to keep the stool soft and a numbing cream, it took months to heal and you forever have to work to keep it from coming back. Go to your doc soon!!!!
   — Vegas_ T.

November 11, 2004
Hi, I think that you need to call your dr. I am pre-op and just so happens I went to my last visit before surgery. The Dr. specifically said that if any pain (unbearable pain) and the sight of blood. Please don't hesitate to call the Dr. asap or even go to the ER. Please!!!!!!!!! Courtney
   — courtney A.