What does blood in the stool say?
What does blood in the stool say?
Blood in the feces is a very disturbing symptom. When bloody discharge appears, you should immediately consult a doctor. The causes of the appearance of blood can be very much, and only the specialist will be able to make a correct diagnosis.
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Ankle or cracks in the anus leadto the allocation of a small amount of bright red blood with feces. Blood stains only the outer surface of stool. A person feels pain during defecation. Often the disease occurs in children. Blood drops can also be found on toilet paper or underwear.
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Hemorrhoids - the next cause of the appearance of blood in thefeces. In this case, patients can feel the hemorrhoidal node and often notice the secretion of dark red (venous) blood. The amount of blood can be from small to large enough.
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Injury to the rectum may result in a smallbleeding. Traumatizing the mucosa is possible with some diagnostic procedures (for example, during a colonoscopy), and during anal sex. Blood stains feces in the form of veins and has a bright scarlet color. There is also discomfort and pain during defecation. The mucosa heals a few days after the injury, and the bleeding stops.
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If a person has a polyp in the lower partthe large intestine and erosion appeared on it, this is another reason for the appearance of blood in the feces. The blood has a bright red color, stains the stool masses in the form of veins. Other symptoms may not be.
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In inflammation of the large intestine (proctitis) in the fecal masses, blood is detected. It has a bright red color. Other symptoms of proctitis are severe abdominal pain, fever.
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Acute intestinal obstruction - severedisease, often fatal. At a late stage of obstruction, blood and feces remain from the anus. The color and consistency of feces is reminiscent of raspberry jelly (official term).
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Colon cancer is another reasonthe appearance of blood in the feces. Bleeding begins in the stage of decay or ulceration of the cancer, so the prognosis is not very favorable. The blood is bright red. Its number can be significant. Patients also experience other symptoms, such as abdominal pain, stool problems, weight loss.
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The appearance of black feces indicates bleeding from the stomach. Gastric bleeding can be a symptom of a stomach ulcer or cancer.
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Some infectious diseases, with defeatgastrointestinal tract, lead to the appearance of blood in the feces. For example, dysentery. Patients report pain in the abdomen, fever, diarrhea with an admixture of blood. Diagnosis of the disease does not require much effort.
