Experimented With Anal Toy. Having Fatigue. Blood Test Showed Hemoglobin 12.8. Was Taking Non-steroid Antiinflammatory Medicines. Help?

Posted on Sun, 9 Jun 2013

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Question : I am a happily married man of nearly 20 years. About a month or two ago I experimented with an anal sex toy. I lubed it up well and used it a couple of times. While I felt my anal area stretched, I did not experience any pain or bleeding. However, I recently had a physical and my hemoglobin level has dropped to 12.8, It is usually around 14.5. The doctor is conducting additional blood tests and I'm to provide a fecal occult sample. I don't really have any symptoms other than some fatigue. Again, there has been no bleeding then or since. I suspect I may be losing blood to due a non-steroid antiinflammatory I was taking for a month. I am no longer taking this medication. What do you think is more likely?

Answered by Dr. Aarti Abraham (3 days later)

Hello
Thanks for your query.
There could be various causes for the drop in hemoglobin.
If there was no obvious trauma during the anal insertion that you have described, then a rectal cause of anemia and bleeding seems less likely.
Even Meloxican would not cause the drop in hemoglobin.
It could be simple dietary anemia ( Take care.

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