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What Causes Blood During A Sandy Bowel Movement With Headache & Fever?
I have thyroid disease with present nodules. Today we went out to eat pizza. This evening I am experiencing light blood when having a bowel movement as well as it being what looks to be sandy in texture. I have a persistent headache, frequently going to the bathroom and a temperature of 100.4 should I be concerned enough to go to the ER?
Hi. Thanks for your query. Noted the history of thyroid disease, ate pizza followed by blood in stool, sandy stools, increased frequency of passing stool, headache and fever. Yes, you should immediately go to ER as this looks to be severe form of gastroenteritis and needs urgent clinical evaluation, examination, proper antibiotic coverage and if need be an admission for a few days for intravenous fluids and electrolytes, antibiotics. Better not to take chances. You need to be investigated and send samples of stool, blood and urine. Blood culture and stool culture helps a lot in future if something serious goes on.
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What Causes Blood During A Sandy Bowel Movement With Headache & Fever?
Hi. Thanks for your query. Noted the history of thyroid disease, ate pizza followed by blood in stool, sandy stools, increased frequency of passing stool, headache and fever. Yes, you should immediately go to ER as this looks to be severe form of gastroenteritis and needs urgent clinical evaluation, examination, proper antibiotic coverage and if need be an admission for a few days for intravenous fluids and electrolytes, antibiotics. Better not to take chances. You need to be investigated and send samples of stool, blood and urine. Blood culture and stool culture helps a lot in future if something serious goes on.