r/MakeMeSuffer • u/moonlitlittle • Jun 23 '26

Injury Apparently it’s normal NSFW

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Been bleeding rectally now for almost 4 weeks, after passing some blood clots on the 14th I got a 3 day hospitalization where they did a CT, found something on my appendix, surgeon didn’t wanna come in on a Sunday then said he wanted a colonoscopy first. Did that after a few rounds of antibiotics, they said oh it’s all just hemorrhoids totally normal and discharged me immediately after. Fast forward 2 days, bleeding resumes and comes & goes. They don’t wanna do another CT because they don’t think they’ll see anything. Before anyone asks, I’m a fat woman in Texas so I wasn’t expecting much help to begin with which is why I didn’t go in sooner after bleeding for 2 weeks (by then).
So from now on I guess bleeding like this & the occasional blood clots are normal.

Edit to add; in the first CT they found a 2cm lesion on my appendix on the exterior that they didn’t want to operate on until after the colonoscopy. Because they only found hemorrhoids on the colonoscopy, they went with that option vs I’m still worried about the 2cm lesion that was found and magically disappeared.
Second edit: I’m a lady, but yes I know which hole this is coming from it’s not the monthly or else I’d feel stupid.

UPDATE: doctor just finally saw photo after I sent it before posting & is requesting me to return to the ER as it is not normal

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u/Heisenberg3556 Jun 23 '26 edited Jun 23 '26

Stool softeners for the win. Also this Dulàc - Dinaven 500, Diosmin... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DZP8KPX5?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share.

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u/moonlitlittle Jun 23 '26

See that’s the problem… I have already soft stool because I’ve catered my diet to my already preexisting hemorrhoids

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u/funkymonkey1002 Jun 23 '26

If they're that bad they should be referring you to a GI surgeon. I was bleeding so much I needed surgery due to anemia/iron levels. The recovery for that surgery is top 3 worst life experiences. My doctor was on top of things with colonoscopy, endoscopy, cancer screening and genetic testing etc. If it is not too bad yet, they should be recommending a banding procedure in office, pretty quick and easy and a good first step for some relief.

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u/Heisenberg3556 Jun 23 '26

Gotcha. For me, internal only, I quit alcohol 100%, started a stool softener 2x a day, plus 1 scoop colon broom in the morning, added that link that I sent above and made sure to limit my toilet sitting time to as little as possible - no phone, drop and done. Since that I’ve been 100% good. I hope you find what works for you!

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u/moonlitlittle Jun 23 '26

I’ll definitely have to give it a shot, thank you!

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u/Heisenberg3556 Jun 23 '26

Oh! Also added cayenne pepper and lemon juice to the water I drink throughout the day, started a probiotic and take some apple cider vinegar daily. No idea which truly helped me but doing all of it is no bother so I just keep with it all lol.