Hey everyone,
I've noticed now for a week off and on, (maybe 2 or 3 times total)
With an occasional bowel movement there will be blood in my stool, and when I wipe. Maybe I'm straining too much? Is it common for J-pouchers to suffer from hemorrhoids? I'm just concerned because it was in the stool itself; along with on TP. From what I've read about hemorrhoids you should only see blood on TP, is that true??
Thank you guys.
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Hemorrhoids will deposit blood on the surface of formed stool, as well as drip blood into the toilet. With the less-formed stool of most J-pouchers the blood can seem to be mixed with the stool. Plenty of things can cause hemorrhoids, and they're pretty common, but straining to defecate will tend to make them much worse.
From what I am reading, you are not even sure this is hemorrhoids. Rectal bleeding that is persistant requires a call to your GI or surgeon, rather than guessing. While cuffitis ususally is associated with pouchitis symptoms, bleeding without other symptoms can be an early sign.
Jan 
