Bloating blood in stool
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While I know the blood in my stool is not a healthy sign, how long should there be blood present before I should be worried? My family has a history of IBD (inflamatory bowel syndrome) and I have had IBS off and on for years, but otherwise there is no family history of any types of cancer or other explanations. I am only 19 years old and I'm not sure if I should be worried or just stay calm and see if it passes?
I passed a very large stool yesterday and was unsurprised to see a small amount of blood on the outside of the stool as well as when I wiped. The stool itself was normal in colour and I’ve no other symptoms - pain, bloating etc. Can I put this down to a tear or internal haemmaroid? At what point should I get this checked, if the blood continues to appear? Assuming it resolves in a few days, should this still be checked?
I have also noticed that my stool has become harder to pass and more mucus-y. The mucus is minimal, but still noticeable in the stool. I have not noticed any blood in my stool since the initial bout. I would not be concerned by this usually, but someone I know was recently diagnosed with bowel cancer. Thanks.
You can't really notice there being blood, the stool is somewhat black though. Didn't realize there was blood in my stool until it was tested in the lab. Even then, there was only small amounts of it.
Blood from color (cancer) would be red in any case. Gut blood has black color only, if it originates from the gaster or esophagus (in any case it has to go through the gaster, where acid changes it into black). You may want to check, if your test can detect this acidic blood. If you can't get rid of a feeling it's blood, go to some lab. It may be from polyps, or from crohn's disease or...27 y. is young age for colon CA though (except if it appeared at young ages in your family).
I did ask about the blood in stool and he suggested that it can be result of be being constipated. He told me to gave it a few days.....so I trying to consume as much fibre as I can and I am drinking tons of water. Went off yesterday and there were no traces of blood in stool. Well at least I haven't seen any. Looking to see what happens today. To be quite honest I am pretty scared.
Aside from the mucus, what other symptoms present? Increased amount of mucus in stool or with other symptoms such as blood in stool and changes in bowel habits warrants further evaluation by your doctor. While mucus in stool can occur with a variety of intestinal infections, it can also be due to more serious conditions such as Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and even cancer.
If this will be negative, you may have a breath test for small intestinal bacterial overgrowth - SIBO (would go with bloating), or x-ray with barium enema to check for diverticulitis (left sided abd. pain and bloating), which both go with black dots in stool. Blood coming from stomach causes black tarry stools. This can be confirmed by Hemoccult. Iron pills or Pepto-Bismol also cause black stool.
Have gained weight cannot lose it dr said I have acid reflux.
Ok so here goes, I am a borderline hypochondriac, in the past 2 years I have had SEVERAL tests on my GI tract (Endoscopy, Upper GI X-Rays, Blood tests, pelvic ultrasound ...) but no colonoscopy because I do not have diarrhea and only mild constipation.
Well on Monday morning I had a normal BM ... in the afternoon I had a bit of a stomach ache and it was the 1st day of my menstrual cycle so when I went to the bathroom my stool came out semi thin (not as thin as a pencil but thin) and short ...
Hello my fiancé just discovered there was a dent in her head aprox a year ago she fainted and hit her head and fracturued her elbow and fell into a small seizure follow by dizziness and disorientation about Jan 2015 she began feeling stomach pain which followed by over the course of aprox 10months later came accompanied with nausea blood in stool abnormal urination bloating loss of appetite constipation etc these are all problems she is facing also she developed a bald spot in front of her head
Dilantin can elevate liver enzymes, but I think you have a liver issue, due to the swelling, bloating, and stool color. Do you notice any yellowing of your skin or eyes? If so this is jaundice, an indication of a liver problem. You need to get some liver test done, most likely the sooner the better.
A stool test is must to rule out occult (hidden) blood and parasites. Hidden blood also gives stool a dark color.
I would strongly recommend you to see a gastroenterologist (a specialist who looks after the diseases of our digestive system). It is difficult to comment beyond this at this stage. Do consult your doctor.
Hope this helps. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!
The doctor ordered me a blood and stool test and gave me stronger medicine. I still was losing weight and I got more paranoid. Two days later I had to leave on a business trip and I forgot to take my medicine with me. I came back a week latter to the doctor to get my blood and stool test the pain was there and still I could not eat anything especially in the mornings.
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