How much blood is too much blood?

I see blood usually at the end of a chain of bathroom trips(morning). Rarely I look in the bowl and figure even with dilution it's a decent amount (night).

I am flying solo (can't afford to get proper medical care. I know, I know) I am guessing mine is uc lite so I've been taking vitamins and eating iron rich food. Cheerios, spinach, tuna. I look like I've gotten some color back in my complexion. But I still worry.

So how much do you bleed? How do you deal with it? When do you panic?

Thanks,
Brayden

Edit: bleeding did not occur this morning

boogee9 said...
I see blood usually at the end of a chain of bathroom trips(morning). Rarely I look in the bowl and figure even with dilution it's a decent amount (night).

I am flying solo (can't afford to get proper medical care. I know, I know) I am guessing mine is uc lite so I've been taking vitamins and eating iron rich food. Cheerios, spinach, tuna. I look like I've gotten some color back in my complexion. But I still worry.

So how much do you bleed? How do you deal with it? When do you panic?

Thanks,
Brayden

Edit: bleeding did not occur this morning

I would still do everything to try to see a GI doc/physician and try asking for financial assistance from a hospital. Some hospitals will take patients without insurance or who can't afford the co-pay and waive it for them. Call the financial assistance departments at all your nearby hospitals/clinics, and you should find something.

Too much blood is generally obvious (toilet bowl is red every day) and you will have a tough time walking a few blocks. If your having small amounts of intermittent bleeding (only see on toilet paper or small amount in the stool), then you probably won't become anemic from that.

Keep a flashlight handy in the bathroom and use it to check things out after each bowel movement. I use flashlights so that I can see if there is blood and mucous when it's not as visible.

Good tips. Brought me comfort to know I walked about 5 miles today and I feel like I could play a game baseball right now.

Now with uc, when I drop the flashlight into the toilet. What's the procedure? That's a joke. Haha

Thanks everyone

boogee9 said...


Now with uc, when I drop the flashlight into the toilet. What's the procedure? That's a joke. Haha

Thanks everyone

Yeah, if you can walk 5 miles that's a good thing--but please consult with a doc anyhow!

You laugh, but I always have disposable gloves on hand when needed to inspect things

boogee9 said...
Really? Am I going to have to be that vigilant? I tend to use the paper test if the papers red the bowl needs an inspecting

I just use the flashlight while flaring---was kidding about the disposable gloves, but do use them for all the stool tests i've done. If you have UC---you will get used to it and won't think twice about it

Let's talk mucous in stool...I can't tell especially with diarrhea clouding the water...some pointers for discerning mucous?

Nah I'm not even close nothing to worry about.

Thanks, ipoop that's good info. And everyone else as well.

First (only? It's past the usual schedule) BM was bloody. The mornings seem to be more likely? Common trend?

Need common passage times. 11-72 hrs is too wide for a novice. I can't tell what is passing. What if I eat a bit of corn? Would it act as a marker or does it go much faster?