Sorry you have experienced this. I don't think that is normal, mind you I am not a doctor by any means. I think you really need to contact your doctor. Please keep us updated and hopefully it's nothing serious.

Ugh, yeah. I don't know if I should contact my gi doc or gyn. If someone has to go in there, I'd prefer it be my gi doc, since that is what they do. But the gyn might know more about endo. However, I'm supposed to start my period tomorrow so I don't want anyone going in there this week!

No normal. I have had rectal bleeding too. It can be caused by constipation which sparks hemmoroids which is harmless yet annoying

Or could be a bowel obstruction because of a colon polyp. Most polyps are harmless, but some grow too big and can completely block the intestine, and a very few are cancerous.

It's for that reason that I had a colonoscopy about 7 years ago because I too had rectal bleeding. It is not supposed to happen at our age! So push your doc to do a colonoscopy. They are not painful, and recovery is a breeze. Hope this resolves quickly.

I am so sorry to hear this is happening to you :( I think I would start with the GI doc because of the possibility of it being one of the things endowife mentioned. By process of elimination if it's not something the GI doc is particularly familiar with then you'd suspect the endo. It is close to your period which is a likely time for endo to cause rectal bleeding too, but it's a tough call.

Hope you get it resolved ASAP! Take care of yourself in the meantime...

Could be a hemorrhoid that needs to be removed surgically. Do you have constipation often? If so and it turns out to be a hemorrhoid then you need to eat more fiber and take a stool softener regularly. Definitely get this bleeding checked out. I doubt that much blood would be from endo,but I could be wrong. Endometriosis can do some mighty strange things to our body in places you wouldn't imagine.

Thanks! It happened again, so I suppose I should call the dr tomorrow. I don't want to take off to find out it is a hemorrhoid, though. I just want to know if I should worry about it or not! :-o

Ive been having alot of bleeding lately too, its started to scare me so I saw a G.I. doc and im scheduled for A endoscopy and colonoscopy. Even if its just a bad hemmoroid, I want to know whats wrong. Its awful not knowing whats happening in your own body! But the way i see it, often and heavy blood loss should be checked out. My doc checked to see if I was anemic as well. Hope you get answers soon!!

I've had streaks, but that is a bit much! Definitely time to see a doctor, and I'd say your GI should be your first choice. I wish that more GIs and Urologists knew endometriosis better. I'm about to see a GI who works closely with my new endo specialist. I feel truly blessed to have found them! The specialist I met with talked about how all three doctors (obgyn, gi, urologist) should work together towards treating endometriosis since it affects those parts of our bodies so often, and it's nearly impossible for one person to specialize in all of the them and endometriosis. It would take entirely too much schooling. It's amazing how little obgyns learn about endometriosis even. Perhaps you can find someone like the doctor I just started seeing who works with a gastroenterologist. Mine are both located in the Houston area. I wish you the best and am so sorry you're going through this. Keep us posted.

Also, when it comes to my period and them "going in there," I don't even care anymore. It's their job, and I'm broken and need to be fixed. LOL! Last time I had my period, I got "checked out." I felt gross, but I was in so much pain that I just didn't care.

I have that type of hemorrhoid too. The Doc told me it's not something to worry about, but if it became a problem he would surgically remove it. It can cause a lot of bleeding in the stool and mucus. Pretty scary sometimes! If you are concerned, definitely contact your GI specialist. My Gyno sent me to one because she doesn't deal with that area of the body. At least she's honest and doesn't pretend to treat it.

What has really helped me with rectal bleeding is (drum roll) diet. See if the GI specialist can help you with an Elimination Diet, or recommend someone to do that with you. Endo is an inflammatory condition. Reducing inflammation in our body overall can help with all secondary Endo symptoms. If the lining of our intestines is inflamed, many things can set it off even more. For instance, you may not be gluten intolerant but, if your intestines is already irritated, gluten can make it worse. Think of it as putting lemon juice on a cut.

I hope you can get this settled down soon.

Thanks everyone! It seems to have stopped for now, so I'm going to let it go, but I'll mention it to my gyn when I see her next month. I just find it odd how it correlated so much with my period this time, so that makes me wonder if it is endo related.