Re: Just what I needed... butt bleeding

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Suzy,

Same exact symptomps I had with the fissure!! I told the doctor

it was pinkish blood as well. And the burning is from the anus. I

was never constipated and never had any problems back there, and I

still got the fissure. Definitely go to a proctologist! I know it's

not fun, but the procedure was not bad - I did not have pain and I

had a sigmoidoscopy done on me. My procto did not know the cause -

he says most people get it from hard stool passage, but I did not

have that. He said stress too, but I still don't buy that. I think

that I got this from antibiotics.

Anyways, my procto first put me on hydrocortisone. Totally did not

help me - only thing that helped me was nitroglycerin. So, if it's a

fissure and the HC does not help you, ask him for the nitro. Also,

right now, sit in warm water several times a day for 10-15 minutes.

One other thing that is supposed to help is to put vaseline there

before a BM - some kind of lubricant, so that the fissure does not

tear every time you have a BM. Hope everything is OK - am thinking

of you.

seema

> Oh, great. Just what I needed. I didn't think I

> could feel any lower, and then I started having rectal

> bleeding (bright pinky-red blood on t/p and b/m) with

> bowel movements. I'll have to call my doc tomorrow

> and, I suppose, see someone to figure out what's

> causing the bleeding - hemorrhoids? Fissure? Arrgh!

> Now I'm wondering just how much of my rectal burning

> is caused by DV, and how much is caused by some

> physical rectal problem. Although I must say the

> burning I feel with this bleeding stuff feels

> different than the usual burning. Usually I feel

> burning around my crack, but this is definitely

> centered around the anus.

>

> Sorry for the details. I know lots of you will know

> where I'm coming from!

>

> Suzy

>

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[Guest guest]

thanks for the reassurance, Seema! I'll try the

vaseline thing and the sitz baths. Today's b/m (sorry

to be graphic!) was fine - no blood on the t/p and no

blood on the stool, either. God, I feel so weird:

not only *inspecting* my stools, but *writing about

it*, too! <LOL> Did you always have bleeding, or did

it come and go?

I'm gonna call my doc Tuesday. If she feels I need to

see a procto, rather than come in and see her, I'm

hopeful she can recommend a doctor who is familiar

with vulvodynia! It sure seems more-than-coincidental

that so many of us have rectal problems, isn't it?

Like you, I am befuddled by this. I eat about 30

grams of fiber a day, drink lots of water, never get

constipated, etc. Everything I've read on the web

says I should *not* get rectal problems, but here I

am. Sigh.

Thanks so much again.

Suzy

--- seema_sura@... wrote:

> Suzy,

> Same exact symptomps I had with the fissure!! I

> told the doctor

> it was pinkish blood as well. And the burning is

> from the anus. I

> was never constipated and never had any problems

> back there, and I

> still got the fissure. Definitely go to a

> proctologist! I know it's

> not fun, but the procedure was not bad - I did not

> have pain and I

> had a sigmoidoscopy done on me. My procto did not

> know the cause -

> he says most people get it from hard stool passage,

> but I did not

> have that. He said stress too, but I still don't

> buy that. I think

> that I got this from antibiotics.

>

> Anyways, my procto first put me on hydrocortisone.

> Totally did not

> help me - only thing that helped me was

> nitroglycerin. So, if it's a

> fissure and the HC does not help you, ask him for

> the nitro. Also,

> right now, sit in warm water several times a day for

> 10-15 minutes.

> One other thing that is supposed to help is to put

> vaseline there

> before a BM - some kind of lubricant, so that the

> fissure does not

> tear every time you have a BM. Hope everything is

> OK - am thinking

> of you.

>

> seema

>

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[Guest guest]

Suzy,

The bleeding did come and go. Sometimes, it would be about once a

week. Is your doc a primary doctor? Just because whenever I asked

Dr. (gyn) whether I should go see a procto, he said no and told

me to keep using hydrocortisone. When I took matters into my own

hands and saw the proctologist myself, then he saw that I had a

fissure. By the way, I know what you mean - I thought to myself, I

can't believe I'm talking about stool with my boyfriend!

Seema

> > Suzy,

> > Same exact symptomps I had with the fissure!! I

> > told the doctor

> > it was pinkish blood as well. And the burning is

> > from the anus. I

> > was never constipated and never had any problems

> > back there, and I

> > still got the fissure. Definitely go to a

> > proctologist! I know it's

> > not fun, but the procedure was not bad - I did not

> > have pain and I

> > had a sigmoidoscopy done on me. My procto did not

> > know the cause -

> > he says most people get it from hard stool passage,

> > but I did not

> > have that. He said stress too, but I still don't

> > buy that. I think

> > that I got this from antibiotics.

> >

> > Anyways, my procto first put me on hydrocortisone.

> > Totally did not

> > help me - only thing that helped me was

> > nitroglycerin. So, if it's a

> > fissure and the HC does not help you, ask him for

> > the nitro. Also,

> > right now, sit in warm water several times a day for

> > 10-15 minutes.

> > One other thing that is supposed to help is to put

> > vaseline there

> > before a BM - some kind of lubricant, so that the

> > fissure does not

> > tear every time you have a BM. Hope everything is

> > OK - am thinking

> > of you.

> >

> > seema

> >

>

>

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