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So I had a bowl movement Saturday and Monday, they were both hard to where it made my anus bleed. Not like I was dripping blood but a good enough amount to when I wiped it kinda freaked me out (and there was only blood on the toilet paper) .. is this something I should ask my doctor about? Or something I can take besides stool softeners/ stay away from to help make my bowls not so hard?

I've used A&D before to help with the soreness and that seemed to help

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Posted at Wed, Jul 19 2017

Get stool softener!

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Posted at Tue, Jul 18 2017

This used to happen to me a lot too, I started using hemorrhoidal gel to help because it hurt so bad sometimes... Even if it's not hemorrhoids it'll still help!

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Posted at Tue, Jul 18 2017

The bleeding is most likely to do with straining and from fissures. If the blood isn't black then it usually isn't anything to worry about. This is a totally normal reaction from your body, so nothing to worry about. Try miralax if it happens again!

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Posted at Mon, Jul 17 2017

Drink more water and eat more fiber.

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Posted at Mon, Jul 17 2017

drink tons of waterEat only whole foods

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