Bloody Mucous?

Bleeding hemmroids can also cause your symptoms and can be caused by diarrhea.  My hemmroids ahve never hurt, but they have only ever bled when I was constipated.  But if you are constantly on the toliet, that can put a lot of strain on them and may cause them to bleed, same as if you were constipated. 

There are several people on here who have had rectal fissures, ulcers, and all sorts of things above and beyond your basic hemmroids.  I'm sure they'll be able to tell you what can cause them and what can help heal them. 

Hello Lula. I usually post on the UC forum, but this topic caught my eye. I think it is a really good idea that you've been referred to a GI specialist. I don't want to cause you any worry but when I first started experiencing symptoms they began as yours (D with mucous and blood). I had barium enema tests, blood tests, fecal tests, etc. and wasn't diagnosed with UC until I had my first colonoscopy in Aug 2005. Before the colonoscopy my primary doc had me believing that my problems were hemmroids (internal or external) because all my tests were fine. But thankfully I did go to a GI and was diagnosed. Perhaps you have ulcerative proctitis (a condition similar to colitis though the extent of the disease is limited to the rectum). The reason I say this is because you stated that the blood you are noticing is bright red which usually means it's "newer" blood (for lack of a better phrase) and happens only with a bm. By no means am I trying to diagnose you or anything, but I thought my story might be helpful, and if nothing else, at least a bit informative. Good luck with your GI appointment and let us know how everything goes.

Karen

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• Diagnosed with Left-Sided Colitis and Proctitis in Aug 2005
• 400mg of Asacol (4X3daily)
• Canasa Suppositories (twice daily)
• Hydrocortisone enemas
• Rowasa enemas
• Acidophilus, Vitamins, Lily of the Desert Aloe Vera Juice