SHHhh, they still should consult a doctor. Don’t give people an excuse to not seek medical help.
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Etterra@discuss.online 2 months ago
Hemorrhoids: Am I a joke to you?
Paddzr@lemmy.world 2 months ago
iAvicenna@lemmy.world 2 months ago
in most places you will first need to consult an intermediary person (like a GP or family doctor) who will tell you to wait and observe for a while anyways. it is not like you go to the hospital and they immediately test you. you need to bleed out of your anus for quite a while before they take you seriously…
Paddzr@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Sounds like 100% your location issue. In UK shit is taken seriously. Try different GP and report them if you can.
I’m talking from experience too. If they’re not taking bleeding seriously, it’s fucked beyond belief.
iAvicenna@lemmy.world 2 months ago
well even if you are taken seriously there is a very high chance you will be hit by waiting times still
dbtng@eviltoast.org 2 months ago
Um … nope. I sent me to a gastroenterologist. We just talked, no physical exam. He immediately scheduled the butt probe. After that he sent me to the hemorrhoid guy who only saw me once, procedure on the first visit.
Uranus_Hz@lemm.ee 2 months ago
I freaked out when I saw blood in the toilet after a shit. Went to see my doc. He looked at my butthole and said “it’s hemorrhoids, I can see them”.
musubibreakfast@lemm.ee 2 months ago
No, that’s lightly colored blood. Mostly on toilet paper. We’re looking for dark red blood here.
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Light colored but surprisingly high volume 😬
dingus@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Yes and no. It just depends where along your GI tract the cancer is.
If the cancer is further up in your colon, the bleeding can turn your poo a dark color. BUT if you have cancer near to the “exit hole” (in your rectum or anus), it absolutely can involve bright red bleeding.
I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Anal fissures too