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Can Cancer Caused Bleeding And Diarrhea Be Cured With Antibiotics?
Question: 6 days ago had
arrhea lik
e water for an hour followed by one bowel movement of red
bloody stool. dr. gave antibiotics took 2 and no more blood or diarrhea ache on right side occasional ache throughout intestines lots of gas. if cancer would 2 antibiotics stop the diarrhea and blood dr,told eat white rice and potatoes juice, jello brorh no more,blood
arrhea lik
e water for an hour followed by one bowel movement of red
bloody stool. dr. gave antibiotics took 2 and no more blood or diarrhea ache on right side occasional ache throughout intestines lots of gas. if cancer would 2 antibiotics stop the diarrhea and blood dr,told eat white rice and potatoes juice, jello brorh no more,blood
Brief Answer:
Such symptoms were caused by infection.
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Thank you for the query.
Cancer caused bleeding and cancer caused diarrhea can not be stopped with antibiotics. So your symptoms were most likely caused by bacterial infection.
However similar symptoms can be caused by colon cancer. It could be just a coincidence that the symptoms has stopped with antibiotic intake. Some colon cancers bleed only from time to time.
Here is what you should do:
- if you have had colonoscopy few years ago, you should not worry about colon cancer and no need to do anything
- if you havent had colonoscopy ever or it was done about 5 years ago or later, you should have it repeated
Hope this will help. Feel free to ask further questions.
Regards.
Such symptoms were caused by infection.
Detailed Answer:
Hello!
Thank you for the query.
Cancer caused bleeding and cancer caused diarrhea can not be stopped with antibiotics. So your symptoms were most likely caused by bacterial infection.
However similar symptoms can be caused by colon cancer. It could be just a coincidence that the symptoms has stopped with antibiotic intake. Some colon cancers bleed only from time to time.
Here is what you should do:
- if you have had colonoscopy few years ago, you should not worry about colon cancer and no need to do anything
- if you havent had colonoscopy ever or it was done about 5 years ago or later, you should have it repeated
Hope this will help. Feel free to ask further questions.
Regards.
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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