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Bad Rectal Bleeding: Help!!

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Warning: this post involves gross subjects like the title indicates. If you’re easily grossed-out, you should stay away from this one. So:

I eat 3 -10 large poppy pods / day. I follow a healthy, varied vegetarian diet. I've been getting constipated (shitting once a day at best, often every 2 days, even going 3 days on occasion). I started getting a bit of rectal bleeding almost 3 months ago when I was eating 2-3 pods that I crudely crushed by hand (jagged pieces still remained each time) and mixed with yogurt. This went on for a month.

Then I started powderizing pods before eating them. That’s been going on for 2 months. Now when I shit (still every 1-3 days), the shits are huge, mostly very hard. They hurt badly, and after they get out I always feel like there’s still something hanging in there, like more shit. But when I push and wipe there's never anything. (Could it be torn skin or something?? Am I just paranoid?).

Here’s the bad part. When I wipe after those big shits (which are the only kind I take anymore), there’s a lot of bright red blood on the paper. I then press hard up there with the paper for a bit and the bleeding stops, quickly too. But this lots-of-blood thing has happened EVERY TIME I SHIT for a month now.

Is this a serious issue? How common is my problem? Is it all b/c of poppy pods? Would drinking the tea be better for it than eating grounds?

My Big Question: Is there something I can do to make it so I don’t bleed when I shit, other than stopping using pods?

I’m embarrassed to talk to the doctor about this, but if there's nothing I can do myself, I guess I’ll see her.

Any help you have would make me so much happier. Thanks a million in advance!!! I know it’s a disgusting topic, and sorry if I grossed anyone out. I really didn't mean to, I'm just scared and need advice.
 
Go to a doctor and be honest about your drug use. You can't get in trouble for it.

It's not normal to bleed from your ass even if you are using opiates, constipated, or even having lots of receptive anal sex.
 
sounds like you might have hemorrhoids... sometimes I kinda get them when I take opiates. But never anything like ass bleeding... lol that sucks. Try getting some meds for hems and what helps is eating lots of foods with fiber.
 
Never did opiates, but suffered a similar problem ended up tied to digestive issues. Saw a doctor, ended up on a pretty simple and safe medication that solved my digestive problems. However, first thing they did was insert a finger and check for tearing - which may be the case if you are taking huge dumps, it may be stretching things beyond what was intended. Either way, see a doctor first and foremost, they can help you get it addressed. Bleeding from anywhere is scary as hell, see a doctor.
 
You may have Hemorrhoids or a fissure which is a small tear in the anus from hard stool.

Lay off the opiates and eat more fiber, stay hydrated with water, and see a doctor and be honest about your opiate use.
 
Sounds like you need to really take it easy on your system and let it regulate and heal a bit.
I would take the advice suggested above, as well as perhaps stick to foods that are easy to digest. Softer and more liquid. But we aren't Drs it COULD be something more serious so it is worth getting checked out.
 
You know the cause: constipation causing bleeding. Probably hemorrhoids; they're extremely common in opiate users.

I've had this happen on and off when I've not consumed enough fiber. It'll happen once, and then for the next few days while the body heals itself, and as long as you're getting enough fiber and water (stay hydrated!) it'll go away quickly.

If you don't, you're just reopening the wound repeatedly, which is retarded.

Be safe!
 
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