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Bleeding after a bowel movement?

After I had a bowel movement I wiped with toilet paper and it has bright red blood on it, is that normal?

Female | 38 years old
Complaint duration: 7/1/0
Medications: None.
Conditions: Really bad lower back pain that goes into my neck and nothing helps for pain even prescribed naproxen and ibuprofen.

2 Answers

This type of bleeding is usually secondary to either anal fissure or hemorrhoids.
There are many reasons for rectal bleeding such as hemorrhoid, fissure due to constipation and straining. However due to the increased risk of colorectal cancer in young populations, we don’t want to miss less frequent but more serious diseases.
Please see your family doctor to refer you to a gastroenterologist for possible colonoscopy.