Hi, Jessica. So sorry your test was disappointing!
We can be late for a variety of reasons. I know how tough it is when you are waiting, waiting, waiting -- and every day you get a little happier, because your period hasn't come yet. And then you get a disappointment, either from a negative pregnancy test or because you get your period, and it can be heartbreaking because your hopes were so high. Been there, done that. It's very tough.
Rectal bleeding -- just a bit -- is a sign of some sort of irritation, but not a sign of pregnancy. It can be caused by quite a few different things, the most basic being such things as constipation or hemorrhoids. Was it bright red blood or darker red? There is a slight difference based on where the blood was coming from. (Darker blood specks, for instance, might signal an ulcer). Or blood accompanied by diarhhea could be caused by a digestive disorder.
Here's a very good page on the possible causes of rectal bleeding:
My sense after reading about it is that if it goes away in a couple of days on its own, it's probably nothing to worry about. If not, perhaps call your doctor's office and run it by the nurse or nurse practitioner and see what she or he would recommend.
Hang in there on the pregnancy test. It might still come up positive if it goes a few more days. If it doesn't, something like stress very often can delay a menstrual period. Or severe dietary changes, even. It's not uncommon at all (and it seems to know exactly when to annoy us, doesn't it?)
If you get your period and you start thinking about next month or thereafter, you might want to consider taking your temperature daily with a basal body thermometer. After charting it for a month or two, you'll get good at knowing just when you're about to ovulate, and when you already have. Here's another post where I explain how BBT works:
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Hi, Jessica. So sorry your test was disappointing!
We can be late for a variety of reasons. I know how tough it is when you are waiting, waiting, waiting -- and every day you get a little happier, because your period hasn't come yet. And then you get a disappointment, either from a negative pregnancy test or because you get your period, and it can be heartbreaking because your hopes were so high. Been there, done that. It's very tough.
Rectal bleeding -- just a bit -- is a sign of some sort of irritation, but not a sign of pregnancy. It can be caused by quite a few different things, the most basic being such things as constipation or hemorrhoids. Was it bright red blood or darker red? There is a slight difference based on where the blood was coming from. (Darker blood specks, for instance, might signal an ulcer). Or blood accompanied by diarhhea could be caused by a digestive disorder.
Here's a very good page on the possible causes of rectal bleeding:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/rectal-bleeding/DG00015
My sense after reading about it is that if it goes away in a couple of days on its own, it's probably nothing to worry about. If not, perhaps call your doctor's office and run it by the nurse or nurse practitioner and see what she or he would recommend.
Hang in there on the pregnancy test. It might still come up positive if it goes a few more days. If it doesn't, something like stress very often can delay a menstrual period. Or severe dietary changes, even. It's not uncommon at all (and it seems to know exactly when to annoy us, doesn't it?)
If you get your period and you start thinking about next month or thereafter, you might want to consider taking your temperature daily with a basal body thermometer. After charting it for a month or two, you'll get good at knowing just when you're about to ovulate, and when you already have. Here's another post where I explain how BBT works:
https://www.empowher.com/community/ask/basal-body-temperature-question-trying-conceive
Take care, and write back when you know more.
April 28, 2009 - 9:12amThis Comment
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