A question from Awor and Mew, why Penis and Anus bleed

Symptoms Physical
#1

I remember Paximperia wrote that his penis was bleeding.
Many here complained about anus bleedin, My Anus bleeds too.
there is another new member here who has the same complaint

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“After ten days of taking the drug I noticed blood dripping from the tip of my penis. This was something that had never occurred before in my entire life and did not coincide with a period of any sexual activity. I also experienced a numb sensation in my groin at this time.”

Awor and Mew since you are involved in the study being held behind the scene, can you tell why this is happening?
Awor did your team find the penis skin cells intact? is there any physical damage to them like mitocondrial damag?
where this blood is coming form? can you explain?

#2

i’m not a doc but i heard that penis bleeding is mainly prostate related
did u perform prostate transrect echo?

about rectal bleeding i would blame more hemorroids (if u have them) or something not fina related

but better listen mew&awor opinion

#3

I would agree with Prop’s assumptions.

#4

My penis bleed within a week from taking the drug. I think the root cause is some sort of damage to the prostate. My symptoms started upon taking the drug too, not after quiting.

#5

I have had numerous episodes of bloody stools post fin. Digestion was out of sorts and defication was difficult. It may be due to the pelvic floor muscle dysfunction that many of us have. So when the stool is lodged and hard and has difficulty emptying, you get tears in the lower digestive tract area causing the bleeding I believe.

#6

Please don’t talke about transrect ultrasound. The prostaitis and all KOS theory is bul… garbage theory. I don’t wan to talk about this. Only an idiot can discuss it.
did you read the post? bleeding is not a discharg like prostatice discharge but it is oozing from penis’ tip.

No I don’t have did not have any hemorroids. Neither in my near or in extended family.
I am sure and 100% sure it is damage to tissues in that particular region ( this is DHT rich area). Maybe it is resulting from cellular apoptosis.

#7

i also had anus-bleeding shortly after starting finasteride… maybe 2-3 weeks after. Had it a couple of times, maybe 4-5 times. I never had anus bleeding im my life before. This is related i think.

I was shocked and attributed this to finasteride at that time too.

#8

Anus skin thinning.

#9

definitely skin is much thinner there in the anus but what about penis? there is no skin at the top of penis ( I am circumcised) . To me this issue points to bleeding in the tissue some thing like ebula causes or maybe low platelets level in the blood.Some people have low platelets in blood reports. I checked my blood reports and yes I have very low platelets.

#10

Here is my 2 cents worth of theory. I don’t have bleeding except when I wipe. This was never a problem before PFS but since the withdrawal I often have “out of sorts” bowel movements that are very loose, don’t seem to finish, tenesmus, etc.

Causes are probably multifactorial but:

  • unfinished/disordered movements are pelvic floor dysfunction. MRIs are now showing many CPPS patients (I also developed CPPS about 2 years before PFS) have brains which have trouble relaxing the pelvic floor- they fail to release muscles used to hold back urine and stool. The role of 5-alpha reduced neuro steroids in this dysfunction is not yet well known.

  • the anus is easier to tear and irritate- partially due to Pelvic floor dysfunction- and partially due to dry skin. Why?

  • dry penis, anus, eyes, and rest of your skin- all these tissues need oil production. Meibomian glands in your eyelids are related to your sebum glands throughout your skin and those tissues are specialized for lubrication in penis and anus. And androgens are critical for function of sebum glands we know- critical for meibomian glands (research of DA Sullivan IIRC) and I expect a role for them for sure in penile skin (duh) and anal too. Many animals have anal oil glands and I think human anus does too though quite different from say a dog’s.

I put a light layer of A&D ointment on my anus, and travel with a portable bidet to keep clean. If I have a bad poop the acid (which was not much of a problem for first 30+ years) can really irritate for hours if not washed off right away so I use the portable bidet. I use another moisturizer on my dick as needed. I also find that certain foods, alcohol etc make defecation more painful and disordered so I tend to avoid and plan ahead so I can have at least a few good days a week.

Oh and be very minimal when you wipe. Some doctors told me 1 wipe is the max…which is usually possible if you use the portable bidet.

Good luck and try to stay positive! :mrgreen: