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Anal itching and blood on tissue, what could this be?

I am 34 years old and I went to the GI doctor a few years ago and told him my symptoms which is my butt itching and blood on toilet tissue sometimes. He said he think it’s hemmoroids and he gave me cream for itching and cream for pain. The cream helped

Fast forward to now I went to another doctor because of the same symptoms and he said he wants to do a colonoscopy. He tried to put his finger in my butt but I couldn’t handle it so he said he’ll do a colonoscopy. I wind up eating the day before the colonoscopy so I couldn’t get the test done. Plus I was nervous about the test and don’t really want to do it anyway.

The main symptom that is bothering the most is the itching anus. I can be walking down the street and it start itching. I also sometimes have stomach pain too.

My parents were shocked that the doctor asked me to do a colonoscopy at my age. The 1st doctor said it’s hemmorroids but this 2nd doctor wanted to do a colonoscopy to make sure it’s that.

My question is what should I do? Does anyone here think it’s hemmorroids based on my symptoms? Could it be something else? Do I really need a colonoscopy
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So, the anal itching does sound like classic hemorrhoid. That itching is very common and they can bleed.  I suspect he is worrying about polyps and this is why he requested the colonoscopy.  That doctor is being very cautious and wanting to rule out anything suspicious.  Colon cancer is such that early detection saves lives and once you have the colonoscopy, you have a long time to worry about it again as it is a slow growing cancer.  Do I think you need it?  Well, I don't know.  Probably it is just a precaution and may be a bit overboard.  

There is an alternative that my doctor calls poop in a box. :>)  Basically, you get a kit, put this lining in your toilet, do your number two business into the lining, drop in some drops they provide, seal the bag and send it back to the lab.  It's pretty accurate in the 90 percentile.  The down side is that you DO have to have a coloscopy if it comes up positive on top of doing this test.  I would think for you, it would save you the colonoscopy since you really just being cautious here with this test recommendation.  Ask your doctor if you can do this.  Otherwise, the colonoscopy isn't really that bad it just sounds bad.  

What about your diet?  Can you add fiber?  Use the cream on a regular basis?  Are you constipated or strain?
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Yes I will definitely ask my doctor about the poop test you mentioned. I have some fiber in my diet yes but I also do eat pizza a lot too. Also eat pancakes in the morning often. What is the name of the poop test you was talking about?

Yea the itching is what bothers me the most. Sometimes it happens randomly while I’m walking down the street. Sometimes I have stomach pain too but not often. I take stool softener everyday so that I won’t have to worry about it hurting when I use the bathroom
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