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Suggest Medication For An Infection Where Blood Appears In The Stools

Hi. My husband has had blood in his stools off and on for 2 weeks. He is one year out from having the whipple for pancreatic cancer. His recent scans revealed a small soft tissue area around a vein next to where his tumor was removed. Not 100% sure it is recurrence, but they think it is. He was supposed to start radiation two weeks ago, but just before that he started the blood in stool. At one point he had to be infused with two units of blood. He has now had an endoscopy, 2 colonoscopys, and an endoscopy done with the camera pill you swallow. All have come back negative. Everything looks good. So, where could the blood be coming from? Can it be related to the small spot they see around the vein? What other possible cause could there be for the bleeding. The uncertainty and unknowing is unnerving. We want to know where the blood is coming from. Any ideas?
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Hello,
Since all the tests you mention have been negative it is most likely coming from somewhere in the small intestine. The best test to detect bleeding like that is a nuclear medicine bleeding scan. It can find the source of bleeding in most cases.
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Suggest Medication For An Infection Where Blood Appears In The Stools

Hello, Since all the tests you mention have been negative it is most likely coming from somewhere in the small intestine. The best test to detect bleeding like that is a nuclear medicine bleeding scan. It can find the source of bleeding in most cases. Regards