Has anyone else experienced bleeding from the rectum from pmr/prednisone? I know this sounds insane, but it started happening to me a couple of hours ago. Never happened before! I DO have Crohn's disease as well, but I've had that for 2-3yrs and not experienced this! Advice?
not that , but had dark discharge from womb. doc says it is thinig of the womb gave me meds to insert, and all clear now thank goodness
You need to see a doctor...ASAP. You can get other illnesses alongside PMR. Blood from rectum could be anything but you do need to get this checked out...NOW! Good luck.
My experience...internal bleeding from diverticulitis (red blood) and an esophageal ulcer(black blood)... at the same time. Had to stop Eliquis for a while, take carafate and pantoprazole, plus had an egd. Had 2 CT scans for diverticulitis.
Cannot say this was PMR or prednisone related. My cranky bod is coming up with it's own issues to complicate things.
Going to the ER yielded one CT. Later, my dr did another to make sure I was healing.
By all means, call the doctor and talk to the nurse.
Am back on Eliquis but watching for signs of internal bleeding. A bit shell shocked.
Don't forget about the possibility of hemeroids. The dr suggested that, but knew the black bleeding meant trouble. The diverticulitis caused fever, pain, bad blood counts.
Your Crohn's is so serious. The dr. will probably check that first. It might be the issue.
My motto. "When in doubt, check it out." Do take care.
MariGrace
One of the side effects of Pred. is thinning of the skin and many of us have had to wear permanent long sleeves when gardening. But these are just little minor annoyances. Bleeding from any body orifice always needs investigation. With me it was a couple of spectacular nose bleeds, something I'd never had before but easily fixed and has never returned. Put your mind at rest ASAP.
Hi lynda62707
Prednisolone will help with Chrohns disease so i don't think it is anything to do with preds. You may have an anal fissure or haemorroids. Get it checked by your doctor who can prescribe cream for these conditions.....
You do need to see a doctor as soon as possible. It could just be haemorrhoids but it might not be. Pred does tend to increase the fragility of small blood vessels and make it harder to stop bleeding once it starts - hence the amount of bruising some people experience when on pred.
A quick update....my bleeding continued for 3-4hrs. It stopped overnight. About 2hrs ago, it has slightly started again, albeit not a lg. amount. I probably should add that I've been taking an abnormally lg. amount of "Excedrin" lately due to my morning wake-ups with headaches! I actually had taken more of it about 1hr. prior to the return of the bleeding. So, I don't know😕. I'll keep monitoring it over the next few hours.
Excedrin can cause bleeding as it contains aspirin.
We're all different but I hadn't this in the spring, so stopped eating beetroot, then stopped paracetemol as I thought it might be that, then thought it be pred, or too much wine, then gave dr a sample, massive dose of antibiotics, he thought maybe diverticulitis so I went privately for a colonoscopy (yuk) now waiting for date for bowel surgery to have malignant tumour removed. I have bowel cancer and I'm 53.
go to dr tomorrow and don't delay!
Bowel cancer is common and curable so just get a diagnosis!
Omg....you've got me scared now. That's not something I've even thought about!....and I don't know why, it's always been my GREAT fear! Can't even stand to say the word! I'll call my gastro doc in awhile!
Sorry - I'm not obese, I don't smoke, I'm not an alcoholic, no family history just bad luck...x
Me too!😕
Reassure us all when you've been to the GP and it's just piles which I'm sure it is. I just don't want you to dismiss it
x
And I'm afraid I've lost all interest in my PMR pains now. I just take the pills, eat, sleep, repeat
If it's bright red blood it just means that you've burst a hemorrhoid. Definitely not something you need to rush to the ER for. You typically have this happen if you've been straining to go a lot. It can be a lot of blood and can make you kind of freaked out of it. And this being your first time would probably warrant a trip to your doctor just so he can take a look and make sure that nothing else is going on or that the Hemorrhoid that has burst doesn't need attention. Sometimes you need a few stitches but even that's pretty rare.
However if it is a dark-colored blood and the blood is actually in the stool making it appear to be black then that's a serious situation and you need to see your doctor asap.
Thanks for the info. It is bright red and seems to have subsided pretty much. I'll keep an eye on things....sure don't need to borrow trouble!
I'm so sorry to hear this. I hope you get your surgery date quickly and need no further treatment. Good luck with the operation and I wish you a speedy recovery.
xx