22 yr old Female Rectal bleeding
I hope someone can provide a similar experience with this or some sort of advice even though this is reddit. I have had a history of wiping after using the bathroom and seeing small amounts of blood. This occurs maybe once a month. However, the past two days I have had constant rectal bleeding.
The blood isn’t in the stool and is just there when i wipe and is a good amount where it fills up the toilet. It’s not to the point where It’s staining my underwear it’s just when i sit down to pee etc. I am seeing that it could possibly be internal hemorrhoids as the blood is bright red which means it’s lower in the digestive tract. But I eat pretty healthy( whole foods, protein, a banana a day lol) I eat fiber everyday like avocado toast and chia seed yogurt. It doesn’t feel like i’m straining when I use the restroom like hemorrhoids do.
I don’t know if this is related but a couple months ago i ate way too many almonds like a 1/2 a big bag and had a bad night of stomach pain and blood in the stool, but it subsided after a day. This episode now i believe was also caused by almonds but i had a normal serving size maybe max 20. And the bleeding has lasted for two days and is higher in volume. Sorry i know this is long just wanted to give the context. Should I go to a doctor? I don’t have insurance and live in america and healthcare is not cheap. But i obviously don’t want to wait around and it be something like colon cancer. Please help