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Teenager. Bright Red Bleeding During Passing Stools, Pain , Pinkish Area. Any Ointment?

im 16yrs old for a week or two ive been bleeding when i use the restroom (bright red) but not much i didnt pay close attention since i know this tends to happen during bowel movements . but today it was hurting more than usual so i decided to look ,and its pink where its been hurting and i dont know what to make of this ,,,,should i need to worry or just put some ointment???
Wed, 24 Jul 2013
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Hello and welcome to HCM,

At your age, blood in stools occurs due to many reasons like bacterial infection, solitary rectal ulcer, inflammatory bowel disease, small intestinal ischemia, mesenteric artery occlusion, intussuseption to name a few causes.

You need to consult a gastroenterologist.
A stool- routine examination and culture is required to look for any evidence of infection.
In the absence of infection, a colonoscopy is needed.
This investigation involves examining the large intestine.
Any abnormal area is sampled or biopsied.
The tissue from that area is seen under the microscope. Solitary rectal ulcer can be diagnosed by this investigation.
The other investigations include barium study in which a contrast substance is introduced into the large intestine to look for any abnormality.

So, investigations have to be done to diagnose the problem.
management can be planned only after the correct diagnosis is made.

Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja P Wahal
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Teenager. Bright Red Bleeding During Passing Stools, Pain , Pinkish Area. Any Ointment?

Hello and welcome to HCM, At your age, blood in stools occurs due to many reasons like bacterial infection, solitary rectal ulcer, inflammatory bowel disease, small intestinal ischemia, mesenteric artery occlusion, intussuseption to name a few causes. You need to consult a gastroenterologist. A stool- routine examination and culture is required to look for any evidence of infection. In the absence of infection, a colonoscopy is needed. This investigation involves examining the large intestine. Any abnormal area is sampled or biopsied. The tissue from that area is seen under the microscope. Solitary rectal ulcer can be diagnosed by this investigation. The other investigations include barium study in which a contrast substance is introduced into the large intestine to look for any abnormality. So, investigations have to be done to diagnose the problem. management can be planned only after the correct diagnosis is made. Thanks and take care Dr Shailja P Wahal