Found Blood In Stool. Passing Stool Four To Five Times Daily. Suggest The Treatment?

Posted on Mon, 26 Aug 2013

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Question : I passed blood when I went to stool today. Also I passed stool 4 times since morning and each time there is blood content. It also happened in the past but the quantity was less. This time round blood content is significant. Please assit for quick relief.

Also I had the tendency of passing stool for 4-5 times daily. It has become a normal thing for me. Please assist.

Answered by Dr. Dinesh Kumar Singal (23 hours later)

Brief Answer:
you need a colonoscopy.

Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX

Thanks for contacting Healthcare Magic.

You have been having frequency of stools for quite sometime, and now there is blood in it. I think you need to see a gastroenterologist and get a colonoscopy done. This will diagnose your problem. Possibly you have ulcerative colitis or may be infective colitis.

Meanwhile you can start with a combination of ofloxacin and ornidazole twice a day. This will help in case it is because of some infection.

Best wishes,

Dr Dinesh Singal

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar