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TMI question, but need help quick - blood in stool
Okay, I just came back from a long walk and felt like I needed to poop the really soft kind of poop, if you know what I mean Anyway, when I wiped, I noticed the color was pretty red. I have multiple hemroids but they havent been bleeding up to this point. I also had pretty bad lower back pain today on my left side (which I thought was back contractions). When I checked the toilet, the stool was really red.
Is this normal "pre-labor"/hemroid stool, or should I be concerned it could be a sign of something else?? I've never had this before and its really freaking me out.
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Re: TMI question, but need help quick - blood in stool
If it is red blood, it's probably the hemorrhoids(if it was coming from that area).
Message edited 7/28/2009 2:10:05 PM.
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Re: TMI question, but need help quick - blood in stool
sounds like hemorrhoids. They can get bad.
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HomeIsWithU
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Re: TMI question, but need help quick - blood in stool
Posted by Marbo
If it is red blood, it's probably the hemorrhoids(if it was coming from that area).
Yes, it was a deep red. When I wiped it wasnt really on the outside, it was more IN the stool.
sorry, I know this is totally TMI.
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Re: TMI question, but need help quick - blood in stool
I'm sorry, I don't have any info on the hemmie portion, but I have to ask if you've had tomatoes or red peppers the past couple of days? That would do it too 
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Re: TMI question, but need help quick - blood in stool
Posted by Shorty
I'm sorry, I don't have any info on the hemmie portion, but I have to ask if you've had tomatoes or red peppers the past couple of days? That would do it too
 omg I dont know if this would do it, but I had red velvet cake last night. I didnt even THINK of that. You just saved me from the most embarrassing phone call to the OB's office EVER. I hope that's what it was and not blood!
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Re: TMI question, but need help quick - blood in stool
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Posted by Shorty
I'm sorry, I don't have any info on the hemmie portion, but I have to ask if you've had tomatoes or red peppers the past couple of days? That would do it too
omg I dont know if this would do it, but I had red velvet cake last night. I didnt even THINK of that. You just saved me from the most embarrassing phone call to the OB's office EVER. I hope that's what it was and not blood!
DING DING DING!
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Re: TMI question, but need help quick - blood in stool
my DH is a gasto doc, I think he's find this incredibly amusing!
I also *think* I remember him saying that blood in stool can't really be seen, it has to be sent to a lab. 
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Re: TMI question, but need help quick - blood in stool
Posted by momytobein2010
my DH is a gasto doc, I think he's find this incredibly amusing!
I also *think* I remember him saying that blood in stool can't really be seen, it has to be sent to a lab.
If it is from a hemmroid or a fissure (similar symptoms to a hemmroid and also very common during pg and after childbirth) it WOULD be seen mostly on the stool and on the tp.
Why do I know this? Lets just say after giving birth to my DS I developed some of these not so fun side effects and witnessed it first hand - the good news is all though it can be uncomfortable and painful it is treatable and not serious. I would just monitor it - sometimes it can be aone time thing - or hopefully it is just the cake
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Re: TMI question, but need help quick - blood in stool
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Posted by momytobein2010
my DH is a gasto doc, I think he's find this incredibly amusing!
I also *think* I remember him saying that blood in stool can't really be seen, it has to be sent to a lab.
If it is from a hemmroid or a fissure (similar symptoms to a hemmroid and also very common during pg and after childbirth) it WOULD be seen mostly on the stool and on the tp.
Why do I know this? Lets just say after giving birth to my DS I developed some of these not so fun side effects and witnessed it first hand - the good news is all though it can be uncomfortable and painful it is treatable and not serious. I would just monitor it - sometimes it can be aone time thing - or hopefully it is just the cake
its definately just the cake in my case. Lets just say, its an exact color match....
I seriously cant believe I didnt realize this earlier. I;m sitting there freaking out that I'm bleeding internally or something. Nope...I just have red cake coming out of my @ss
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Re: TMI question, but need help quick - blood in stool
Posted by HomeIsWithU
Posted by itsbabytime
Posted by momytobein2010
my DH is a gasto doc, I think he's find this incredibly amusing!
I also *think* I remember him saying that blood in stool can't really be seen, it has to be sent to a lab.
If it is from a hemmroid or a fissure (similar symptoms to a hemmroid and also very common during pg and after childbirth) it WOULD be seen mostly on the stool and on the tp.
Why do I know this? Lets just say after giving birth to my DS I developed some of these not so fun side effects and witnessed it first hand - the good news is all though it can be uncomfortable and painful it is treatable and not serious. I would just monitor it - sometimes it can be aone time thing - or hopefully it is just the cake
its definately just the cake in my case. Lets just say, its an exact color match....
I seriously cant believe I didnt realize this earlier. I;m sitting there freaking out that I'm bleeding internally or something. Nope...I just have red cake coming out of my @ss
That's why I asked if it was red. I was taught bright red is hemorrhoids and black tarry is internal bleeding. But I guess red dye could do it to!
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Re: TMI question, but need help quick - blood in stool
Posted by HomeIsWithU
Nope...I just have red cake coming out of my @ss
Side note: I LOVE RED VELVET CAKE!!!
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