blood appearing in your stool?
2007-02-10 21:57:59 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
If it is bright red then possibly an anal fissure or haemorrhoid's. If dark coloured then it could be something more serious and you need to see a doctor.
2007-02-10 22:02:35 · answer #1 · answered by ANON 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Common Causes of bloody or tarry stools:-
Upper GI tract (usually black stools):
* Bleeding stomach or duodenal ulcer
* Gastritis
* Esophageal varices
* Mallory-Weiss tear (a tear in the esophagus from violent vomiting)
* Trauma or foreign body
* Bowel ischemia (a lack of proper blood flow to the intestines)
* Vascular malformation
Lower GI tract (usually maroon or bright red, bloody stools):
* Hemorrhoids
* Anal fissures
* Diverticular bleeding
* Intestinal infection (such as bacterial enterocolitis)
* Vascular malformation
* Inflammatory bowel disease
* Tumor
* Colon polyps or colon cancer
* Trauma or foreign body
* Bowel ischemia (a lack of proper blood flow to the intestines)
(MedlinePlus)
Causes for a positive fecal occult blood test are:
* 2-10%: cancer (colorectal cancer, gastric cancer)
* 20-30% adenoma or polyps
* Bleeding peptic ulcer
* Angiodysplasia of the colon
(Wikipedia)
Please see the web pages for more details on Bloody or tarry stools and Fecal occult blood test.
2007-02-10 22:13:22 · answer #2 · answered by gangadharan nair 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-02-11 18:17:41 · answer #3 · answered by Brenna 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
prob piles or an anal fissure...both easily fixed with a high fibre diet and medication if needed.go to your doctor to get this checked out because if left untreated it could get worse quickly
2007-02-10 22:10:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Various websites to check out:
http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/sym/bloody_stool.htm
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/forum.asp?articlekey=24701
Best to go to the doctor, especially if symptoms last more than a day or so.
2007-02-10 22:08:19 · answer #5 · answered by Beanbag 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not sure sorry.
go to your GP, he'll give you a blood test and hopefully fidn the cause.
hope everything is ok, x
2007-02-10 22:03:56 · answer #6 · answered by FreakGirl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
colon cancer or polyps rarely is just indigestion, see a doc.
2007-02-10 22:53:28 · answer #7 · answered by Billie R 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
exactly as Anon has said
2007-02-14 19:49:30 · answer #8 · answered by srracvuee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋