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Posted 7/10/2008 4:01 PM (GMT 0)

This is very awkward of me to ask... but does anyone else during their period bleed through the um bowel hole? I heard of it once and it just recently happened to me (i think).. just wondering if anyone knows of anything about this. Thanks

Posted 7/10/2008 5:05 PM (GMT 0)
Hey new, don't feel awkward to ask anything here, we've heard it all! Rectal bleeding should always be checked out by a physician. It could be something as simple as hemorrhoids or simple irritation (or even red Kool-Aid!), or it could be more serious. Are you sure it was rectal bleeding and not vaginal bleeding, since it happened during your period?
Posted 7/10/2008 7:21 PM (GMT 0)
ye im sure.. i ate something w tomato past the other day so im waiting it out till tomorrow. iv had the whole hemorrhoids thing before but its different now and also i know that i'm supposed to be getting my period now and i'm in crazy pain so i was just wondering if there was a connection... i got it checked out before i know how to control it pretty well but it just happened recently... thanks so much for answering :)

Posted 7/10/2008 9:36 PM (GMT 0)
Ooh, the tomato could definitely be the culprit! But if you're in crazy pain, you should get yourself checked out! I am sorry you are in so much pain :(
Posted 7/10/2008 11:18 PM (GMT 0)
I'm sorry you are in pain (((empathy)))

It could be the tomato, the nasty sucker! If you are still in pain I would suggest seeing the doc too,

Meg

Posted 7/11/2008 6:15 PM (GMT 0)
It could be endometriosis. Many women with endo also have IBS and, unfortunately, mistaken diagnoses are common. I was told for years that all my ab pain was from the endo, actually, I was told for many more years before that that all my ab pain was normal. Rectal bleeding during your cycle is a symptom of endo. I suggest you do some research, many doctors claim to be endo specialists but aren't.

After suddenly developing anemia unrelated to my cycles, they decided to take my complaints seriously. A few months ago a pill cam showed that I had ileitis.

I hate when doctors get lazy and blame all your symptoms on a previously diagnosed condition, they don't want to bother checking for other causes.
Posted 7/20/2008 6:49 PM (GMT 0)
Yes!  Every month on my second day I have rectal bleeding as well as vaginal.  And awful pain.

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