Shitting Blood: Am I going to die?

But I've become a part time nn, so I don't think it is. Anyway, it stopped and I am fine so

This is, like, the #1 questions I get when people find out I'm a nurse.

Wait, coffee, whiskey, and sriracha can cause that? I live off of those three things!

check yr next poo

might have to start a poo log?

ENBB is probably right: bright red blood means the blood is likely coming from somewhere perianal, not from your gut (which would make your shit black). which likely means: hemorrhoids. yr not gonna die, so don't go rushing to the ER. make an appt with your GP if yr concerned, or sit (lol) it out.

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pp had this and it turned out to be colon cancer requiring a colon resection and 6 months of chemo. it probably IS hemorrhoids but you're going to be pissed (oh and dead) if its not and you left it too late to fix.

sorry dont mean to be scary but its an easy enough check. just go to the doc.

check this:

TMI: Colon Cancer

aaaaaaaaaand this is why i should stop posting about medicine on the internet

eep

I went to the doctor and it cleared up. Is pp ok? Oh man ilxers shouldnt be dying, we are better than that.

he is at the 2.5 years post-all clear diagnosis point. they dont consider you 'cured' until 5 years have passed but he is just peachy so far.

Yay, high fives all around.

or i guess high 2.5s

it's so good to be reminded that pp is doing well. my father just got diagnosed this week, so it's scary and :( right now but i do know most people get past this, even though the treatment itself is pretty awful.

hey hey estela

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thank you <3

um, so this just happened

try not to worry because it will most likely be fine but do get it checked out.

I'm not too worried. Kind of morbidly curious. If it doesn't go away within a couple days I will go to the doctor (I don't even know how though, I have no insurance).

bright red or dark red? if it's the former, nothing to worry about unless it persists

Corey - read through the last revive if you want - some good advice there but essentially Estela OTM. It's prob nothing (esp if it's bright red blood) but if it continues you'll want to get it checked out just in case.

actually it's blood and mucus (I'm sorry, this is really gross) :(

I started this thread and didn't die, so good omens. Hope you are ok c-dog.

US Navy SEALs breaking into the mansion where I am staying: Am I going to die?

probably

woke up at 5 am burning up with fever. Hope to god I don't have an infection.

Awwww corey. There's every chance that these two things could be totally unrelated but if I were you'd I'd go to the doc today if poss. I know that's tough without insurance but you're in Chicago, right? Is there some kind of a free care clinic you could go to?

^^^^. please take care of yourself, corey

yes, please do.

I knew a guy who shat blood. It turned out to be caused by drinking alcohol and chasing with aspirin (or tylenol, i forget). You didn't do that, did you?

Either way, go and see a professional. They are better equipped to Dx you than a crowdsourced response from "I Love TMI" ever could.

xps I think so. I have no idea if they deal with this sort of thing, though.

Re: alcohol, no. I hardly ever drink, and my diet is pretty good.

Cor - if they don't they'll at least be able to give you advice on where to go/who to see next.

GO TO A DOCTOR

do you have hemorroids?

I don't know. I had (really uncomfortable) sex a couple nights ago for the first time in several months, so that might have something to do with it.

Nothing else has happened in Buttland so I guess I'm okay for now.

any abdominal pain? are you moving your bowels more than usual?

you do need to see a doctor immediately

that post wasn't meant to be sequential, btw

Oh well that sort of changes things. I was going to ask but figured you'd have mentioned it if you had. Assuming you were the anal receptive partner then that could absolutely have something to do with the bleeding esp if it was "really uncomfortable" at the time.

It would probably still be a good idea to get checked out but I realize that without insurance that might not be possible right away. :/ Take care of yourself Corey.

That was obv x-post

Thanks. It's super embarrassing. :\ I freaked out initially, but I think I will be fine. Bodies are weird.

just a bit of fecal blood, let's be cool

i've got a hot towel compress waiting in my bed so i'll just say this

Worst opening to a limerick ever:

There once was a man who shit blood...

take it to the relevant thread imo

It was only beets.

Did you get it looked at by dr dre

you're not going to die

This, at least, seems unlikely.

so had this fun surprise just an hour ago. it was bright red, didn't notice if it was in the stool or not but there was some in the water of the toilet and a lot on the paper. recently was very dehydrated and there were hard stools passed, one which may have caused a tear as there was trace bleeding after it (and it was painful), but since then, I've hydrated and gotten to feeling better.

not asking here in place of going to the doc (I already am expecting my doc will want a follow-up after my last blood work anyway), but mostly just curious, is this something I can go to my PCP and have em check rather easily or should I see a specialist if I decide to?

last time I went to my PCP for something similar she basically violated my rectum and it felt weird for days (and couldn't find a fissure or external roid). but that was 5 years ago.

also if there's something visual that is a horror story that I should be aware of let me know, otherwise I'll just make a JIC appt after this weekend if it persists.

sorry, that should have said "something visual that, if I see it, is a horror story that I should act on"

pcp is fine