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father passing blood when pooping
Im worried my father is 57 abd he has been pooping blood for a while off and on he wont go to doc.last week my mom sad he passed alot of blood and can out white as a ghost please help
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My girlfriend has a similar problem, it's probably a hemorrhoid or an anal fissure. He really needs to see a doctor to fix this problem, because passing blood from any region of your body is bad, but it's probably not as serious as you might be thinking.
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Haemorrhoids can cause quite a disturbing looking blood loss. They are uncomfortable and once you have had them once they can 'pop up' at any time during your life, but you would not call them life-threatening by any means. And they can be made to shrink back using suppositories when they flare up. It is also a very common complaint. Blood will not be mixed in with the poop with if it's haemorroids. It will tend to splash and spray the bowl when you poop, it is clearly 'seperate' from the poop. If this is the case he might try suppositories from a pharmacist for four or five days and see if it helps or stops it. See a doctor if it persists, there are other remedies but you need a doctor to prescribe or arrange them. If blood is clearly mixed in with the poop don't mess about, just see a doctor soon as possible. It isn't necessarily any sort of cancer, but you need to investigate it. Hope my reply helps.
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Bright red blood does not mean he has cancer. Most of the time the reason for bright red blood means he my have a hemorrhoid that breaks when he passes stool or an anal fissure which is a tear in the anal tract.
Since the toilet bowl has water in it a tablespoon of blood looks like a lot more then it is and it can be scary. This not to say he should not see a doctor. He should if for no other reason but to find out the cause of the bleeding. For he could have an ulcer as well which does require immediate medical treatment.
If he did have something in his colon the blood would be in his stool making his stool dark black. This would be an indication of something wrong further up the colon requiring a colonoscopy.
Should it be a hemorrhoid or and anal fissure he can discuss with his doctor alternatives to surgery such as stool softeners and high fiber diet so soften his stool so as not to rupture the hemorrhoid or fissure.
Try educating your father so he knows that what is in play here is not always cancer and sticking his head in the sand is not going to make things better. The more he knows the better he can deal with it and on his own terms.
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At his age, he should be regularly checked for things such as colon cancer, of which this is a sign. Hemorrhoids are probably the most common cause of bloody stools, but you don't want to leave this sort of thing to assumptions. It's better to be safe.
Try making it as easy for him as possible to make an appointment. Say you'll make the appointment for him. Explain that it could be life-threatening. Do whatever you can to get him to the hospital, especially if this is something that hasn't happened to him before.
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