I've experienced almost daily bleeding with bowel movements for the past 6 months. It's very little blood streaked on my stool. Sometimes it looks like a very small blood clot on the stool (smaller then a pinky finger nail.) I know I have external hemorrhoids, but what are the chances that I have internal as well? I went to the doctor and she said she didn't see any external hemorrhoids (which I have). She also did a digital rectal exam and said there was no blood after doing that, so I don't think it's the external hemorrhoids causing the bleeding. I have a colonoscopy scheduled for next week but I'm still so anxious. Do I most likely have internal hemorrhoids causing this bleeding? Is almost daily bleeding typical for hemorrhoids (keep in mind it's very little blood). I've recently increased my fiber and water intake and it seems to have helped with seeing even less blood.
NOT STRAINING
IN MY experience i had external hemmies for years and they are always there not just when you strain i would d say you have internal hemmies! DONT STRAIN add lots of water and maybe stool softners be cautious with fiber if you get to much it can cause constipation also! BEST OF LUCK
Thank you for the response! I thought the same about external vs. internal. I was very confused as to what exactly mine were until someone told me and not long after I found a very informative article stating that many external hemorrhoids are not always visable because they lay right inside the anus. At this point, I’m most concerned about the bleeding. It’s not a lot of blood but it happens daily and gives me so much anxiety.