Lately I have been stooling blood. Bright red blood. It hasn't been this bad before now. It started out as spotting blood after constipation.

Following the constant constipation, I went to a clinic and was given some drugs to help soften the stool and make me use the loo frequently.

However, one time, I was sick, and most of my medications were taken on empty stomach as I don't feel hungry. I took a drip and after the drip, I was feel serious stomach ache. The stomach ache was so bad that I was given antacid which helped to cure it.

During that time, I had also rarely used the toilet so the constipation was back. I went to the clinic again for medication and I was given drugs. The drugs are supposed to make me stool and soften the stool. Which worked.

But...

After taking the drugs, I noticed I'm pooping blood a lot.

I keep going back and they tell me it's hemorrhoids or pile but I think it's something else like GI bleeding or peptic ulcer.

I would like to know if anyone experienced this and what direction to go about proper testing, treatment and scanning. I live in Port Harcourt.

Here are some information that might help with prognosis:

- I sit a lot in front of the computer. I'm talking about from like 6am to about 12am or 1am in the midnight with little breaks in between and no physical activity. I suspect this might be the cause of the constant constipation.

- I feel full without eating and experience loss of appetite. I can go a full day without feeling hungry, yet feel full and belching.

Mods, please this is an emergency. Please move to front page. I can't start this year like this. I don't want to wait until it's too late.

I am a soakaway , grave and pit toilet digger and most times I harvest palm fruit and coconut for people in my village, though the money I received from doing all these is so meagre, but I have no other choice than to keep doing it.

I am saying all these for you to see that I have zero knowledge about anything relating to medical issues. I believe those with the knowledge will help you out.

Hospital.

Hospital straight, but it might probably be ulcer

You have missed alot of food/mealtime because of sitting infront of the computer. So your stomach keeps telling you that you are okay.

Oga, take alot of fruits and vegetables, you will be fine.

Nah those nutrients go still heal your bile and pile.

These ones telling you hospital no know how far. The doctor cannot still feed you. If you take all his drugs on empty stomach, your sickness continues.

I was once glued to electronics and fell into this kind of serial ill health. Stop using staying infront of computer as excuse.

You went for treatment, then they gave you drugs and you were taking drugs on empty stomach. Taking some drugs on empty stomach is dangerous and can cause ulcer. You have added ulcer to your sickness. What happens to eating non citrus fruits like watermelons, cocumbers, bananas, paw paw, etc, you can be feeding on fruits before taking your drugs. You are playing with your health.

HelpAFriend:
Lately I have been stooling blood. Bright red blood. It hasn't been this bad before now. It started out as spotting blood after constipation.

Following the constant constipation, I went to a clinic and was given some drugs to help soften the stool and make me use the loo frequently.

However, one time, I was sick, and most of my medications were taken on empty stomach as I don't feel hungry. I took a drip and after the drip, I was feel serious stomach ache. The stomach ache was so bad that I was given antacid which helped to cure it.

During that time, I had also rarely used the toilet so the constipation was back. I went to the clinic again for medication and I was given drugs. The drugs are supposed to make me stool and soften the stool. Which worked.

But...

After taking the drugs, I noticed I'm pooping blood a lot.

I keep going back and they tell me it's hemorrhoids or pile but I think it's something else like GI bleeding or peptic ulcer.

I would like to know if anyone experienced this and what direction to go about proper testing, treatment and scanning. I live in Port Harcourt.

Here are some information that might help with prognosis:

- I sit a lot in front of the computer. I'm talking about from like 6am to about 12am or 1am in the midnight with little breaks in between and no physical activity. I suspect this might be the cause of the constant constipation.

- I feel full without eating and experience loss of appetite. I can go a full day without feeling hungry, yet feel full and belching.

Mods, please this is an emergency. Please move to front page. I can't start this year like this. I don't want to wait until it's too late.

Blood in stool means there is bleeding somewhere in your digestive tract, and the bright-red colour of the blood indicates the bleeding is coming from your lower gastrointestinal tract. It could be caused by constipation, haemorrhoids, colon cancer, medication side effects.

I also don't think this is haemorrhoids or peptic ulcer. Haemorrhoids usually don’t last long and are often easy to treat. In some cases, rectal bleeding can be a symptom of a serious disease like colorectal cancer. Proper examination shouldn't be delayed.

Although the constipation could be due to various causes, it could still be traced to getting little or no physical activity or eating a diet that is low in fibre. It's quite important you start staying as active as possible and try to get regular exercise. If not, a worse health condition can show up next time.

You can go for the following tests at a reputable hospital:
A colonoscopy test to see inside your large
intestine and check out symptoms like bleeding,
and possible signs of colon cancer.
A flexible sigmoidoscopy to diagnose bowel problems and colon cancer.
Delay is Dangerous.

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