What's the Meaning of Blood in my Poop?

What does it mean if I see blood at my poop?

First, don't procure for scared. At least for teens, the reason is not absolutely serious. It could are living hemorrhoids, it could be medicine you adopt, it could be colitis, and (usually in older people) probably cancer.

If you should not be see blood, then would likely it's red, but sometimes situations are black. Blood that mixes with stomach acid turns black and means the bleeding is in store from high in the digestive tract (the stomach or duodenum). When you see unusually dark or black-colored furniture (called melena), or ones that look like tar, it may be blood that's passed straight down from your stomach out of intestines. A stomach ulcer or irritation is often the culprit. Since actually serious, see your doctor pronto.

Now if the hold is red, first a question: is it a streak outside the house the bowel movement, or blood for a toilet water, or blood thrown in with the stool (poop)?

If there's a streak outside the house the bowel movement, it's often caused by external hemroids. There may be pain associated with this type of bleeding, which is also can be seen with constipation or maybe the large stools.

If there's blood to the stool and perhaps some dripping through the toilet water, this nicotine internal hemorrhoids, which can be very painless. These, too, are tied to constipation and hard bar stools, but also with diarrhoea and straining.

You should confirm these conditions using this type of doctor, but hemorrhoids is probably the "best case" scenario and tend to be easily treated (most about the time). Occasionally a tumor (such as cancer) will present this way as neatly. Anyone over age 50 will likely be checked for colon malignancies.

If the blood is thrown in with the stool but you have no other indications, cancer is again the only way, along with colitis, diverticulitis, as well as medication effects. If you are taking aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen, or any other anti-inflammatory drug or system thinner, stopping these medicines and consulting your personal doctor is advisable. If you now have infection or inflammation (such as diverticulitis, colitis, or inflammatory bowel disease) you'd probably have some kind of symptom other than comfortably bleeding: abdominal discomfort, discomfort, gas, bloating, diarrhea. Which means, some patients just that bleeding. Either way, having blood mixed in with the stool is usually serious and you'll have this evaluated right away.

Sometimes people have diarrhoea (with or without blood) by the taking an antibiotic. This is due to antibiotic-related colitis (clostridium difficile colitis, the reason is c. diff") and obliges prompt attention. Report these symptoms to your doctor at this current time, as you'll probably require a second antibiotic to treat this problem. However, certain antibiotics may cause diarrhea themselves on without causing c. diff colitis.

Lastly, sometimes red dye or red food will look like blood, but are. Beets, red jello, and other red foods might also be confused with ldl, but don't attritube pink discoloration to food unless you know.

Copyright 2010 Cynthia J Koelker MD

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