Blood in poop

tina dasilva
tina dasilva Member Posts: 641
in Colorectal Cancer #1
Hey guys queston Jorge is to start his 4th week of radation tomorrow and he just had a little blood in his poop is this bad should we be scared or worried thank you so very much hugs to all .Tina

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  • tootsie1
    tootsie1 Member Posts: 5,044 Member
    #2
    I'd check on it
    I'm of the opinion that blood in the poop should ALWAYS be checked out. Call the doctor just to check, okay?

    *hugs*
    Gail
  • tina dasilva
    tina dasilva Member Posts: 641
    #3
    tootsie1 said:

    I'd check on it
    I'm of the opinion that blood in the poop should ALWAYS be checked out. Call the doctor just to check, okay?

    *hugs*
    Gail

    Gail
    Gail for sure we go in the morning for radiation and chemo and I will be asking thank you hugs
  • plh4gail
    plh4gail Member Posts: 1,238 Member
    #4
    Yep I agree, I don't like
    Yep I agree, I don't like blood in the poop. Dr needs to know for sure.

    Gail
  • Buzzard
    Buzzard Member Posts: 3,043 Member
    #5
    plh4gail said:

    Yep I agree, I don't like
    Yep I agree, I don't like blood in the poop. Dr needs to know for sure.

    Gail

    Tina..before you get all skeered listen to this......
    While I was doing radiation I had a want for cashews and pecans. So I decided to eat a handful of them. This was about in my 4th or 5th week of radiation. When they decided to come out (this is when I still had my normal features) they cut me like shards of glass and I bled like a stuck hog. It took me a week and steroids and pain pills to get over that little scenario. So, it may very well be something he passed that cut him inside. Nuts, seeds, anything that does not decompose through the intestine completely could tear or cut on its way out. Radiation will make it as tender and super sensitive to everything that passes the gate. Hopefully that's all it is but be sure the Dr knows as well........buzz
  • Buckwirth
    Buckwirth Member Posts: 1,258 Member
    #6
    Talk with the Doctor
    But bleeding during treatment is not uncommon for rectal cancer, so you should not get to worried about it.

    I had some spotting right up until I joined those who can stand up for all their toilet functions.

    Blake
  • herdizziness
    herdizziness Member Posts: 3,624 Member
    #7
    Buzzard said:

    Tina..before you get all skeered listen to this......
    While I was doing radiation I had a want for cashews and pecans. So I decided to eat a handful of them. This was about in my 4th or 5th week of radiation. When they decided to come out (this is when I still had my normal features) they cut me like shards of glass and I bled like a stuck hog. It took me a week and steroids and pain pills to get over that little scenario. So, it may very well be something he passed that cut him inside. Nuts, seeds, anything that does not decompose through the intestine completely could tear or cut on its way out. Radiation will make it as tender and super sensitive to everything that passes the gate. Hopefully that's all it is but be sure the Dr knows as well........buzz

    And as Pepecn can attest
    Popcorn which causes diarrhea (pepecn learned that one the same as a few of us) can also cause the same problem as the nuts. (Just so you know)
    But again, talk to the doc in the morning.
    Thinking about you two.
    Winter Marie
  • lisa42
    lisa42 Member Posts: 3,625 Member
    #8
    radiation can cause it
    Radiation can cause the rectum to be overly sensitive to anything hard in the stools- including the stools themselves. Definitely mention it to the doc, but don't get overly worried. I was even told radiation can cause the blood vessels to be close to the surface of the tissue and when the stool rubs over it, it can bleed easily. Not saying that's what it is- he'll have to talk to the doc and have it checked out, but just saying it can be for a number of reasons so don't get too alarmed.

    Take care-
    Lisa
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    #9
    lisa42 said:

    radiation can cause it
    Radiation can cause the rectum to be overly sensitive to anything hard in the stools- including the stools themselves. Definitely mention it to the doc, but don't get overly worried. I was even told radiation can cause the blood vessels to be close to the surface of the tissue and when the stool rubs over it, it can bleed easily. Not saying that's what it is- he'll have to talk to the doc and have it checked out, but just saying it can be for a number of reasons so don't get too alarmed.

    Take care-
    Lisa

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  • tina dasilva
    tina dasilva Member Posts: 641
    #10
    unknown said:

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    thanks guys
    thanks guys . you guys are awesome people i just love you guys .i dont know what i would do without yous hugs tina
  • pepebcn
    pepebcn Member Posts: 6,331 Member
    #11
    herdizziness said:

    And as Pepecn can attest
    Popcorn which causes diarrhea (pepecn learned that one the same as a few of us) can also cause the same problem as the nuts. (Just so you know)
    But again, talk to the doc in the morning.
    Thinking about you two.
    Winter Marie

    Hahahaha! yes i can attest!
    Is it fresh and very little, blood? are you sure are not roids? l got roids very often while in chemo, i don't know whether it is 5fu, irino, or avastin, but very often so if he is in 24H chemo it woudnt me surprise to be something to do with roids! Any way check with docs!.
    Hugs!
  • plh4gail
    plh4gail Member Posts: 1,238 Member
    #12
    Well, I've learned something
    Well, I've learned something new on this one. I never had any blood and sure no constipation. Way too much diarrhea but no blood. Blood from the bottom scares me cause that was my problem at diagnosis. Thanks for the lesson :)

    Gail
  • Buzzard
    Buzzard Member Posts: 3,043 Member
    #13
    plh4gail said:

    Well, I've learned something
    Well, I've learned something new on this one. I never had any blood and sure no constipation. Way too much diarrhea but no blood. Blood from the bottom scares me cause that was my problem at diagnosis. Thanks for the lesson :)

    Gail

    Not a problem !!!
    Now, that'll be $39.95 for the office visit and I will take a check from you... :) ....LOL

    Love all of ya.........Dr buzz
  • plh4gail
    plh4gail Member Posts: 1,238 Member
    #14
    Buzzard said:

    Not a problem !!!
    Now, that'll be $39.95 for the office visit and I will take a check from you... :) ....LOL

    Love all of ya.........Dr buzz

    Let's see....um....the check
    Let's see....um....the check is in the mail?.......lol

    I just read my post again.....I soooo should have said no blood after my treatments started because there was way so much before! That's why it skere's me. Yikes.

    Love and hugs, Gail
  • keystone
    keystone Member Posts: 134 Member
    #15
    My husband had blood during
    My husband had blood during radiation but his cancer is in his rectum. The radiation oncologist told us a small amount of blood was normal.
  • Sundanceh
    Sundanceh Member Posts: 4,392 Member
    #16
    Buzzard said:

    Not a problem !!!
    Now, that'll be $39.95 for the office visit and I will take a check from you... :) ....LOL

    Love all of ya.........Dr buzz

    Hey Buzz
    Your price has gone up in the last couple of years, LOL:)

    Used to be 39.95 - "Payable in Skittles" :)

    Have I got a memory or what?

    Take care, Dr:)
  • Annabelle41415
    Annabelle41415 Member Posts: 6,742 Member
    #17
    Yup
    I've had it and still do especially when going to the bathroom many times. Last January after insisting on a flex scope because of the blood you could see what seemed like hundreds of blood vessels right at the surface and bright red. My surgeon said this was due to the radiation and as of this year he still isn't concerned about it. Better to get it checked out because just getting a peace of mind is worth it.

    Kim
  • Buzzard
    Buzzard Member Posts: 3,043 Member
    #18
    Annabelle41415 said:

    Yup
    I've had it and still do especially when going to the bathroom many times. Last January after insisting on a flex scope because of the blood you could see what seemed like hundreds of blood vessels right at the surface and bright red. My surgeon said this was due to the radiation and as of this year he still isn't concerned about it. Better to get it checked out because just getting a peace of mind is worth it.

    Kim

    Sundance............
    Price went up because of my re occurence...more Dr bills means I need more money for co pays....Skittles just wasn't cuttin it....I figure $39.95 is still a bargain based on the economy these days......OK fine, $20 and a Snickers...Hows that ? and yeah, great memory with me, but let the wife ask you to mow the lawn...bet ya forget to do that don't ya ? Huh Huh ?...Thats what I thought...selective memory, all men have it, most married men use it..........LOL..........Take care...buzz
  • Buzzard
    Buzzard Member Posts: 3,043 Member
    #19
    Annabelle41415 said:

    Yup
    I've had it and still do especially when going to the bathroom many times. Last January after insisting on a flex scope because of the blood you could see what seemed like hundreds of blood vessels right at the surface and bright red. My surgeon said this was due to the radiation and as of this year he still isn't concerned about it. Better to get it checked out because just getting a peace of mind is worth it.

    Kim

    Tina and Jorge......
    sorry bout the hi jack, its Craigs fault...hehe....

    Truly how is Jorge doing and what did he find with the issue he was having ?

    buzz

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