What is gastro-intestinal bleeding?

Answer 1

Duh, what do you think?!

Answer 2

What is it? Rectal bleeding is a type of lower GI bleeding. GI stands for gastro-intestinal. The lower GI includes the intestines (bowel) and rectum. The rectum is the last part of the intestine that ends at the anus. The anus is the opening where BM is passed from the body. Rectal bleeding occurs in the rectum.

Causes: Many things can cause rectal bleeding. Tears (rips) in the lining of the rectum or infections in the rectum can cause rectal bleeding. Hemorrhoids (hem-roids) can cause the bleeding. Hemorrhoids are swollen veins in the rectum and when one breaks it can cause bleeding. Polyps (pol-ips) can cause bleeding. Polyps are lumps of tissue that bulge out from the lining of the rectum. Cancer may also cause bleeding.

Signs and Symptoms: You may see bright red blood coming from the rectum. You may first see the blood on the toilet paper after wiping. Or the toilet water may look pink after you pass a BM. You may see blood on your BM. Blood may show up as black or bright red specks in the BM. If you are bleeding a lot, you may feel dizzy, lightheaded, or even faint.

Answer 3

Gastrointestinal bleeding or gastrointestinal hemorrhage describes every form of hemorrhage (loss of blood) in the gastrointestinal tract, from the pharynx to the rectum. It has diverse causes, and a medical history, as well as physical examination, generally distinguishes between the main forms. The degree of bleeding can range from nearly undetectable to acute, massive, life-threatening bleeding.

Answer 4

Bleeding internally of your intestines. To bad Fidel had a good doctor working on him. nurtz

Answer 5

Bleeding in your intestinal tract.

Answer 6

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