Medical Question!?

Bright red blood is almost always caused by hemorrhoids or rectal bleeding - nothing serious, but it can become an annoying problem. The usual causes of rectal bleeding are constipation (large hard stools), straining too hard when using the toilet, diarrhea or excessive gas. All of these factors are usually manageable through diet changes: constipation - drink more water & increase fiber; straining - refrain from doing this, diarrhea or excessive gas - identify the foods causing the problem. If you figure out how to manage it, tell your doc what you found. If you can't figure out a way to control it you might need to try extreme diet changes like eliminating fat and gluten. Then if that doesn't work, its definitely time to try scoping.

Just get the tests done and then worry about how to fix the problem. It is stupid to even consider any suggestions for "cures" before you know the reason. You are totally asleep for those tests and they NEED to be done. Waiting until the bleeding gets bad is dangerous. Just DO IT.

Bright red blood most of the time is hemorrhoids.

A little info I think should be considered about this drug Versed ( Midazolam ) that is used for Sedation for many medical procedures..Sedation and General Anesthesia are not the same and quite a few people being given Sedation

think they are being given General Anesthesia!

There is simply no good or valid reason to ever purposely induce amnesia during a medical procedure. It is only a recent development in medical thinking that amnesia is somehow a "benefit" to the patient. On occasion some

some patients will remember a bad experience. Forgetting does not mean it did not happen!!

I feel that if people were aware of the effects of this drug they would Opt For Another Drug!

Erasing someones memory of what was done to them is wrong!!

In fact, many people who use Versed for " IV Sedation,Conscious Sedation" Twilight Sedation, during a procedure are Awake For The Entire Procedure but remember nothing, often Believing They Were "Out" the whole time.

Versed (Midazolam) is an amnestic. It is also commonly used for minor procedures like setting broken bones,colonoscopies,endoscopies, dental procedures like extractions,conscious sedation,twilight sleep, so that patients won't remember pain and discomfort.HOWEVER THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT THOSE SENSATIONS WILL NOT BE EXPERIENCED!!!!

A note from an anesthesiologist

I agree that using midazolam alone in painful situations is wrong. I've heard people getting colonoscopies and screaming, and maybe they remember, maybe they don't.

A note I got from someone on Yahoo Answers who did have a bad experience..This is very disconcerting... My sister said she heard me screaming from the waiting room but assumed it wasn't me. When we left we heard another female patient screaming. I did a lot of research since your post, thanks so much for the info.

Here is a note from a Dentist Who uses Versed

I've used Versed 1000+ times during oral surgery procedures and I've never had a complaint. It's a miracle drug because it is safe and it causes you to not remember an unpleasant experience. My answer to him is isn't it better to have not experienced the pain than to have forgot it. No wonder you have had no complaints they have no memory of the procedure.....

I feel that giving a drug for amnesia is cruel I would not want it done to me!

A strange development in medical thinking that it's okay for a patient to have

pain as long as they don't remember it and think they slept thru the procedure..

Here is a link for some info

http://www.freehelpforcancer.com/manages-meds/seda...