Suggest Treatment For Blood In Stool

Posted on Sat, 18 Apr 2015

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Question : My 90 year old mother has experienced droplets of red blood while wiping after a bowel movement for about 2 weeks, She has also been alternating between constipation (treats with apple sauce) and loose stool (treats with Kaopecktate) No health issue, no meds no Real problems. What should we do?

Answered by Dr. Dr.Albana Sejdini Greca (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
avoid constipation as following. ....

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

I have gone through the medical history of your mother and understood your concerns.

As she is having alternating constipation and loose stool, then she might have developed hemorrhoids. The droplets of blood after wiping are due to laceration of rectal mucosa when passing hard stool.

Colonoscopy is advised to evaluate the changes in rectal mucosa and to determine whether hemorrhoids are the possible causes.

For the moment, I highly recommend to -
- encourage her to drink plenty of fluids
- give her more fiber rich foods

in order to avoid further constipation.

All the best!
Dr.Albana

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