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Suggest Treatment For Blood In Stools

Dr. I have had a bloody stool three times in the last year. Today was bright red. It happens one time and then everything is fine for quite a while. I am 39 years old and don t believe there is a history of this in my family. What should I do?                                                                  
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Hello,

Blood in the stool may be due to many causes like haemorrhoids or fissure or fistula or proctitis or colitis or polyp etc.

Until examination is done it is difficult to say what it is. Get it done a colonoscopy and local examination.

Use a soft diet, avoid spicy food and alcohol avoid smoking and caffeine drinks.

Eat high fibre diet, use ointment pilex locally. use syrp lactulose thirty ml after dinner for five days. If symptoms not improved please consult your doctor he will examine and treat you accordingly.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr Penchila Prasad Kandikattu , Internal Medicine Specialist
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Suggest Treatment For Blood In Stools

Hello, Blood in the stool may be due to many causes like haemorrhoids or fissure or fistula or proctitis or colitis or polyp etc. Until examination is done it is difficult to say what it is. Get it done a colonoscopy and local examination. Use a soft diet, avoid spicy food and alcohol avoid smoking and caffeine drinks. Eat high fibre diet, use ointment pilex locally. use syrp lactulose thirty ml after dinner for five days. If symptoms not improved please consult your doctor he will examine and treat you accordingly. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr Penchila Prasad Kandikattu , Internal Medicine Specialist