blood on toilet paper

[Tone]

Can this happen from wiping excessively or too much? I mean, is that area easy to irritate with wiping?

[Charlie1234]

Yep! Especially if you have hemmies or (if you're a girl) I think that it can be easier to do damage during certain times of the month (hormones or something).

[marc]

Blood on the toilet paper is pretty common after going to the bathroom.
It can be due to straining too much, wiping too hard and or often,
Hemorrhoids, of having a hard stool pass through. I was told by my
GI physician that the bleeding should be investigated if there is a large
amount of blood, the blood is in the bowl or if it persists. When I was a young man
of around 25, I went to the bathroom and there was quite a bit of blood in the
bowl and on my toilet paper. I got concerned and went to a colorectal surgeon.
He gave me a flex sig and it turned out to be a massive Hemorrhoid and when I
went to the bathroom, the stool rubbed into it causing the bleeding. I would not
be overly concerned.

Marc

[shrublet]

Yep exactly what Marc said!

Small bits of blood on the toilet paper is pretty much always just a little something around the opening. The bright red blood is generally indicative of fresh blood resulting from a tear, excessive wiping, hemms, etc.

[sixpack]

ewwwww marc.  and ouch too.

Yep it is possibly hemmies.  sometimes you can have them on the inside near the anus.  I think they are called fissures then--but don't quote me.

[Whiskas]

Marc- my ex had that. Very very dramatic, but very unserious!
I often get a small smear of red blood due to enthusiastic wiping or being veggy...