Results

Cause of your symptoms

It is probably from veins just inside your bottom which are commonly called ‘piles’ when they bleed.

Advice

Try the treatments outlined below for 4 weeks.

Treatments

Eat more roughage to make your stools softer and easier to pass. It is normal to strain a little when passing a motion but too much can cause bleeding.

What now?

If you get better nothing else needs to be done. However, if the bleeding persists for four more weeks or recurs after stopping treatment see your GP.

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You are below 50 years old and have rectal bleeding without pile symptoms, no change in bowel habit and no abdominal pain

Additional information if you see your GP

Your GP will probably examine your tummy and back passage and do a blood test. If these are normal you are at low risk of having serious bowel disease and it would be reasonable to advise a further period of treat, watch and wait. However, if the bleeding does not settle completely or recurs after stopping treatment it is likely you will be referred to a routine hospital clinic for investigations and local treatments to stop the bleeding.