Should I Go See A Specialist Red Blood In My Semen?

Posted on Wed, 7 Sep 2022

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Question : Hi I’ve been fasting the last few days, Drinking Beet Juice & I’ve noticed When I Go to Urinate It’s a light pinkish Color. Also My poop was dark brown, but had red inside causing the water in toilet to change red. This morning I’ve noticed my poop a dark purple color (almost black) the toilet water would turn purple. I’ve also noticed after being intimate with my partner light red Blood in my semen (I’m not sure if this is from the beet juice) I haven’t had any of these problems until Now. Should I go see a specialist?

Answered by Dr. Dr. P. T. Patil (13 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Need to consult qualified Medical Gastroenterologist.

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for your query. Based on the facts that you have posted you seem to have internal bleeding somewhere in the intestine o large bowel which needs to be diagnosed.

Please consult qualified Medical Gastroenterologist. He may do upper G I Endoscopy and Colonoscopy along with few blood tests and Stool examination.

Thanks and Regards
Dr Patil .

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