My hypochondriac tendencies have always been bad, but this time they're somewhat justified.
Recently I started experiencing intermittent constipation, that seems to worsen with intake of vegetables and starch. Gluten seems to also irritate my gut, but I haven't had that in a whole. Recently I've became more recent again, but I always have to strain; it feels as if there's something blocking me from completely emptying my bowels, even if I don't really have that much discomfort otherwise.
The stool seems to be of a normal consistency, if a bit hard, but it exits in small balls. Today, I notcied some bright red blood woven into one of the stools, but there was none when wiping. LAter, I felt the need to move my bowels once again, but all I could yield where some small, white, fluffy yet bloody...things. Once again, no blood while wiping.
I understand this could be anything, and possibly even haemorrhoids from straining so much. Nevertheless, I'm a worrier, and these symptoms have stressed me out so much I can barely sleep anymore. If the blood worsens, or continues, I'll see a doctor; but I 'd love some idea of what this could be. For reference, I'm a 17 year old girl, active 3x per week, BMI of 28, and no family history of colon cancer. I also thought I felt some pain in my lower abdomen, near the pelvis, and back; but this could be from dead lifts that I performed yesterday, or could even be imagined, as it seems to subside if not disappear when I immerse myself in things.
Recently I started experiencing intermittent constipation, that seems to worsen with intake of vegetables and starch. Gluten seems to also irritate my gut, but I haven't had that in a whole. Recently I've became more recent again, but I always have to strain; it feels as if there's something blocking me from completely emptying my bowels, even if I don't really have that much discomfort otherwise.
The stool seems to be of a normal consistency, if a bit hard, but it exits in small balls. Today, I notcied some bright red blood woven into one of the stools, but there was none when wiping. LAter, I felt the need to move my bowels once again, but all I could yield where some small, white, fluffy yet bloody...things. Once again, no blood while wiping.
I understand this could be anything, and possibly even haemorrhoids from straining so much. Nevertheless, I'm a worrier, and these symptoms have stressed me out so much I can barely sleep anymore. If the blood worsens, or continues, I'll see a doctor; but I 'd love some idea of what this could be. For reference, I'm a 17 year old girl, active 3x per week, BMI of 28, and no family history of colon cancer. I also thought I felt some pain in my lower abdomen, near the pelvis, and back; but this could be from dead lifts that I performed yesterday, or could even be imagined, as it seems to subside if not disappear when I immerse myself in things.