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How Can Hematochezia Be Treated?
Hello..So, I started to notice a little amount of blood in my stool a few months back. It stopped so I left it alone, but recently in the last 2 days I barely pushed and the whole bowl turned red..I m wondering what type of doctor to go to. And I ve lost weight in the last year or so..but not too much. Also, I don t have to have a bm everyday. Some times it takes 3 or 4 days till I have to go, but I eat ALL the time. I just don t get it.
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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You can go to your GP first, he or she would be able to examine you, initiate the appropriate tests and refer you to a gastroenterologist for further assessment.
Blood in the stool can be due to different causes such as: (1) infection
(2) trauma to the anus
(3)cancer
(4)benign (non cancerous) growths
(5)diverticular disease- the presence of out pockets or out pouches in the colon
(6)hemorrhoids
The treatment would depend on the cause found.
I hope this helps
You can go to your GP first, he or she would be able to examine you, initiate the appropriate tests and refer you to a gastroenterologist for further assessment.
Blood in the stool can be due to different causes such as: (1) infection
(2) trauma to the anus
(3)cancer
(4)benign (non cancerous) growths
(5)diverticular disease- the presence of out pockets or out pouches in the colon
(6)hemorrhoids
The treatment would depend on the cause found.
I hope this helps
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